What is a Cardio-Protective Diet?

Guest: Kyla M. Lara-Breitinger, M.D.

Host: Malcolm R. Bell, M.D.

Joining us today to discuss cardio-protective diet is Kyla M. Lara-Breitinger, M.D., instructor in medicine in preventive cardiology at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota. Tune in to learn more about a cardio-protective diet.

Specific topics discussed:
· What determines a cardio-protective diet?
· Is there a best cardioprotective diet to follow out there based on scientific data?
· There are many controversies out there like the egg debate, dairy debate, ketogenic, and low-fat diets. What do you say to patients that ask you these specific questions in clinic?

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