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Webinars and podcasts

Ultra Processed Foods (UPFs) & Heart Health

The webinar on 'Ultra-processed Foods (UPFs) and Heart Health - What's the Evidence' was chaired by Lynne Garton from HEART UK, featuring Dr. Thomas Butler from Edgehill University. The session covered UPFs and their impact on heart health, including an examination of current evidence and practical advice for patients.

Watch the recording for expert insights into the effects of UPFs on heart health.

This webinar was part of our Diet and Lipid Networking group series,

 

Dietary Management in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

The topic of this Diet and Lipid Network meeting was the ‘Dietary Management in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation’. Lynne Garton, HEART UK Dietetic Adviser, and Dr Tom Butler, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Health at Edgehill University and Scientific Officer for the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, investigated the nutrition recommendations following a cardiovascular event, the evidence behind these recommendations and how to translate these guidelines into practice. They also answered specific questions that were raised before and during the meeting.

 

Statin Intolerance

As part of the The Diet and Lipids Networking Group we investigated the prevalence of this condition; explored statin’s side effects and possible alternative treatment options; discussed the guidelines in place for statin intolerance; addressed common objections to their use and talked about strategies to overcome these challenges.

This meeting was chaired by Lynne Garton, Dietetic Adviser at HEART UK, with expert guest, Dr Peter Penson, Head of Subject (Pharmacy) & Reader in Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Liverpool John Moores University

 

Cholesterol Denialism and the Association with Low Carbohydrate Diets

Watch Dr Alan Flannagan and Lynne Garton discuss the popular claims denying elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for CVD, the evidence – or lack of - to support these claims, the association of this with low carbohydrate diets, the evidence for low carbohydrate diets in cholesterol management and how to address these issues in practice.

 

Ultimate Cholesterol Lowering Dietary Plan©

Food choices for the dietary management of Cholesterol. Endorsed by the British Dietetic Association for CPD

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