What is a heart healthy diet? With all the information out there and fad diets to choose from, it may not be clear how to make heart-healthy food choices.
In this video, Barbara Mintz, Vice President, Healthy Living and Community Engagement, Barnabas Health, discusses how the right food choices can lead to a healthier heart and a healthier you.
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Mayo Clinic cardiologists Stephen Kopecky, M.D., and Robert Frantz, M.D., discuss the link between diet and cardiovascular health. For more information on cardiovascular health or to request an appointment, visit http://mayocl.in/2yjEobl.
Research has shown that diet plays an important role in cardiovascular health. Through this research, it has been shown that diets such as the Ornish Diet, DASH Diet, and Mediterranean Diet can lower the risk of cardiovascular events. Research has also shown that an unhealthy diet decreases the benefit of statins.
In a video originally posted on TheHeart.org on Medscape Cardiology, Stephen Kopecky, M.D., and Robert Frantz, M.D., break down the dos and don’ts of a healthy cardiovascular diet.
Video Content Outline:
Introduction
Following In My Father’s Footsteps (1:15)
Lowering Cardiovascular Events with Diet (4:47)
Highly Processed Oils and Other Foods (8:34)
Practical Advice for Patients (11:22)
Do Statins Negate a Poor Diet (15:48)
Conclusion (18:15)
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