Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc., FAHA, senior scientist and director of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Team at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, is chair of the writing group for the American Heart Asociation scientific statement, “2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health”.

copyright American Heart Association 2021

"The way to make heart-healthy choices every day is to step back, look at the environment in which you eat, whether it be at home, at work, during social interaction, and then, identify what the best choices are. And if there are good choices, then think about how you can modify your environment so that there are good choices. And that can be something like what you stock in the house, what you have at work or avoid at work, and what you may contribute in a social situation."