Patients are bombarded with dietary advice for cardiovascular health. Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition in the department of nutritional sciences at Pennsylvania State University and president of the National Lipid Association, discusses with host Dr. Alan Brown how to evaluate and prescribe a variety of dietary approaches, including lipid-lowering diets, for a variety of outcomes. They look at risk factors to be evaluated in each patient, along with patient preferences and how the diet is to be implemented.