Dietary risk factors, including poor diet quality, account for a substantial proportion of cardiovascular disease (CVD) related deaths in the United States and globally. Many definitions of diet quality exist, although consistently poor diet quality is associated with increased risk of CVD. Conversely, higher diet quality is associated with lower risk of CVD across the lifespan. Therefore, high quality dietary patterns are recommended for CVD prevention and management. In this webinar, how diet quality is defined, and characteristics of high quality diets will be covered. In addition, recent epidemiological evidence on the association between diet quality and CVD risk across adulthood will be reviewed. Finally, dietary recommendations for CVD prevention and management will be summarized.