Formulating to Improve Heart Health

The statistics have become all too familiar. An estimated 81.1 million American adults (more than one in three) have one or more types of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes high blood pressure, coronary heart disease (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris), heart failure, and stroke. Nearly 2,300 Americans die of CVD each day, an average of one death every 38 seconds.

Because of the prevalence of CVD, it is not surprising that foods and beverages have continued to target heart health. …