DLM-SF: Scope of Guideline (2023)
Guideline Scope Characteristics
Disease/Condition(s)
Guideline Objective and Users
The objective of this EBNPG is to provide evidence-based recommendations on saturated fat intake to prevent or manage CVD. Intended users for this guideline include but are not limited to RDNs and other healthcare professionals, such as physicians, nurses, or public health care providers who work with patients, clients, or the general public to prevent or manage CVD.
Guideline Category
Management, Intervention
Clinical Specialty
Cardiology, Critical Care, Family Practice, Geriatrics, Nursing, Nutrition, Preventive Medicine
Intended Users
Intended users for this guideline include but are not limited to RDNs and other healthcare professionals, such as physicians, nurses, or public health care providers who work with patients, clients, or the general public to prevent or manage cardiovascular disease. This EBNPG is meant to inform shared decision-making for RDNs and healthcare professionals, along with their patients and clients, in acute, ambulatory, or public health settings on saturated fat intake to prevent or manage cardiovascular disease. This EBNPG may also help inform public health messaging to improve cardiovascular health.
EBNPGs should be used to guide practice and are not intended to replace clinical judgement. Healthcare professionals should consider the patient’s/client’s age, socioeconomic status, living conditions, cultural preferences, psychosocial and mental health status, health history, and other individual factors and health conditions when providing nutrition care.
Guideline Objective(s)
The objective of the Saturated Fat Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on saturated fat intake to prevent or manage CVD.
EBNPGs should be used to guide practice and are not intended to replace clinical judgement. Healthcare professionals should consider the patient’s/client’s age, socioeconomic status, living conditions, cultural preferences, psychosocial and mental health status, health history, and other individual factors and health conditions when providing nutrition care.
Target Population
The intended population is adults ≥ 18 years of age within the general population.
Target Population Description
The intended population is adults ≥ 18 years of age within the general population. The scope of the saturated fat systematic review and guideline was not limited by gender or sex, race, ethnicity, anthropometrics, or presence of co-morbidities. This EBNPG is for individuals living with and without cardiovascular disease, and the scope was not limited to adults with disorders of dyslipidemia. This EBNPG does not apply to children <18 years of age.
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