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The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Doctor's Best Diets for Heart Health | Dr. Neal Barnard Live Q&A

The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Physicians Committee

Carroll, Health & Fitness, Diabetes, Science, Nutrition, Vegan, Pcrm, Barnard, Weightloss, Food, Health, Recipes, Medicine, Diet

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πŸ—“οΈ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

The best diets for heart health go under the microscope.

Dr. Neal Barnard discusses the American Heart Association's heart-healthy diet rankings and shares his expert opinion on each diet mentioned.

Diets Examined

- DASH Diet

- Keto Diet

- Low-Carb Diet

- Mediterranean Diet

- Paleo Diet

- Pescatarian Diet

- Vegan Diet

- Vegetarian Diet

Additionally, he shares why he ranks a low-fat plant-based diet at the top of his list for heart health when he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up on the exam room.

0:03.2

You have his studies dating back to the 90s showing complete reversal of heart disease

0:07.5

in so many cases.

0:08.5

And I'm like, how in the world did this wind up in tier 3 when you have now decades worth

0:14.7

of evidence showing that it's really beneficial, even if a person has severely clogged arteries?

0:20.3

Well, yeah.

0:21.3

And why would a Mediterranean diabetes rate operate at higher if you look at the Prediment study,

0:25.2

which is a great study.

0:26.2

But if you look at the risk of, say, heart attack and that study really wasn't changed,

0:29.8

there was no reduction in body weight of any significant degree.

0:32.3

Cholesterol levels don't really drop.

0:34.2

So I'm not quite sure why sort of a sexy sounding but ineffective diet would rise to the

0:40.1

top of the list, but don't worry.

0:42.2

These things will change.

0:51.2

Welcome to the exam room podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee.

0:55.2

Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion, Chuck Carroll.

0:58.5

Thank you so very much for raising your health IQ with us coast to coast in the US and in

1:03.0

more than 150 countries.

1:05.7

Hi to everyone listening in Mechanics, Phil Virginia, Lake Tahoe, California, and Porto

1:12.4

Portugal.

1:13.8

Wherever you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place.

1:18.9

This is episode 44 of season 6, number 440 overall.

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