OBJECTIVES.: We sought to describe the various cardiovascular complications that
occurred in the Lyon Diet Heart Study (a secondary prevention trial testing the protective …

Background—The Lyon Diet Heart Study is a randomized secondary prevention trial aimed
at testing whether a Mediterranean-type diet may reduce the rate of recurrence after a first …

There is substantial evidence that several variants of the Mediterranean diet reduce the
incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and perhaps other chronic conditions. Recently …

Background and Objectives: A major limitation of dietary trials is that double blind design is
not feasible. These trials are therefore prone to biases. The Lyon diet heart study is a single …

Background: Although an important secondary prevention trial reported an impressive
protection by a Mediterranean dietary pattern on reinfarction and cardiovascular death …

This issue of Circulation contains an article1 that I believe deserves special attention from
cardiologists and physicians. It reports the 46-month mean follow-up findings on the original …

ObjectivesTo discuss present knowledge about Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular
diseases. DesignReview of existing literature. Setting and ResultsEpidemiological studies …

Background: It has been suggested that adherence to a Mediterranean diet reduces all
causes of mortality, especially death rates due to coronary heart disease. In this review we …

There are now several scientific studies that relate this traditional dietary pattern with the
incidence of coronary heart disease, various types of cancer, and other diseases. The past …

To respond to the question of the best “heart-healthy” diet, we reviewed the effects of
common diets on lipids, their efficacy, advantages, and limitations. The high-protein, low …