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The Lyon Diet Heart Study (LDHS) is often cited as one of the pivotal studies that helped establish the Mediterranean diet as a recognized and recommended dietary pattern for cardiovascular health.
A clinical trial conducted in Lyon, France, the LDHS showed significant reduction in cardiac death could be achieved in secondary prevention patients using a dietary intervention.
Conducted between 1992 to 1996, the study involved 605 participants who had previously experienced a heart attack (myocardial infarction).
LDHS showed an incredible 75% lower risk of cardiac death in these patients. This remarkable reduction was unexpected and led to considerable attention from the medical and scientific communities.
LDHS is interesting to dig into for several reasons. First, it’s clever methodology was able to account for some challenges of doing nutrition research. Second, the dietary intervention, whilst named as a “Mediterranean diet”, should perhaps be considered differently.
In this episode, Alan and Danny dig into all the details, highlighting some important lessons we can take from LDHS.
#370: Jake Mey, PhD, RD - Dietetics, Evidence-based Practice & Translating Science into Advice
#369: Prof. Jason Gill - Population Cardiometabolic Disease Risk: Impact of Strength, Fitness & Activity
#368: Shannon Beer – Intentional Eating, Flourishing Health & Behavioural Psychology
#367: Gabrielle Fundaro, PhD – Mindful Eating, Facilitating Health Behaviour Change & Client-centred Coaching
#366: Listener Q&A
#365: David Robert Grimes, PhD – Conspiracy Theories & Bad Information: Why Are We Susceptible?
#364: Jake Linardon, PhD - Disordered Eating: Impact of Macro Tracking & Social Media
#363: Public Health Policy vs. Personal Responsibility: Evidence vs. Ideology
#362: Alistair Monteyne – Impact of Mycoprotein & Vegan Diets on Muscle Protein Synthesis
#361: Sarah Berry, PhD – The PREDICT Study, Postprandial Metabolism & Personalised Nutrition
#360: Nick Hiebert – Micronutrients, Anti-nutrients and Non-essential Nutrients
#359: Calorie Confusion - (Mis)Understanding Energy Balance
#358: Coffee & Health
#357: Nicky Keay, MB BChir – Female Athletes: Hormones, Energy Availability & the Menstrual Cycle
#356: Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD – Plant-based Diets, Meal Timing & Meal Frequency
#355: Is Time-restricted Eating Dead?: A Closer Look
#354: Problems with the Meta-Analysis in Nutrition
#353: James Hébert, ScD – Dietary Inflammatory Index
#352: Do Diets Even Work in the Long-term? - A Look at Weight Loss Maintenance
#351: Prof. Glenn Gibson - Human Gut Bacteriology, Prebiotics & Probiotics
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