The portfolio diet has been around for about 20 years, but only recently are more people investing in this heart-focused regimen. The little-known diet has been found to reduce cholesterol and the risk of heart problems like cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD), the leading causes of death in the U.S. The key is to put your stock in plant fiber and protein while reducing food from animal sources.

What is the portfolio diet?

The diet was developed in 2003 by Dr. David Jenkins, a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto. It was named as such because it is “spreading out your risks and benefits and trying to maximize” nutritional returns, Jenkins said to The New York Times . It “discourages foods from animal sources, particularly red and pr

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