Our Sources
Fava's scoring framework is physician-informed and informed by published dietary guidance and peer-reviewed research.
Kidney Disease / CKD
- •KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline 2024
- •KDOQI Nutrition Guideline 2020
Heart Failure / CHF
- •AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guideline 2022
- •SODIUM-HF Trial 2022
High Blood Pressure / HTN
- •AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline 2025
Type 2 Diabetes / T2D
- •ADA Standards of Care 2026
- •ADA/KDIGO Consensus 2022
Heart Disease / CAD
- •AHA/ACC Chronic Coronary Disease Guideline 2023
- •AHA Dietary Guidance 2026
Hyperlipidemia / High Cholesterol
- •2026 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia (JACC 2026)
- •Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline — Lipid Management 2020
- •National Lipid Association Nutrition Interventions for Adults With Dyslipidemia 2023
- •The Effects of Foods on LDL Cholesterol Levels — Systematic Review (NMCD 2021)
- •PREDIMED Trial — Mediterranean Diet and Cardiovascular Events
GERD / Acid Reflux
- •ACG Clinical Guideline for GERD 2022
- •AGA Best Practice Advice 2017
SIADH / Fluid Restriction
- •New England Journal of Medicine 2023
- •JAMA Hyponatremia Review 2022
Hypothyroidism
- •American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Hypothyroidism 2014 (updated 2023)
- •Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline — Hypothyroidism 2014
General Preventive Health
- •2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- •AHA Dietary Guidance 2026
- •ACC Nutrition Guidance 2025
Medications
- •FDA prescribing information (individual drug labels)
- •ADA Standards of Care 2026
- •European Thyroid Association Guidelines 2025
- •2025 Joint Advisory — ACLM/ASN/OMA/TOS (GLP-1 therapy)
Fava is a physician-owned company, founded and led by a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation and lifestyle medicine. We work to keep content current with evolving peer-reviewed research and dietary guidance. A complete reference list will be published at fava.health/sources at launch.
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