Nutrition and Heart Disease with a cardiologist and former president of American College of Cardiology, Dr. Kim Williams - a podcast by Muzammil Ahmad, MSc & Cass Warbeck, BSc
from 2020-10-12T10:00
We are joined by the former president of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Kim Williams. Vegan since 2003, he has been a prominent figure in advocating for the role of a plant-based diet in the cardiology field. Dr. Williams is quite well known for his famous quote: “There are two kinds of cardiologists: vegans and those who haven’t read the data.”
We cover:
- His prowess as a tennis player & why he became vegan
- Modifiable risk factors for COVID-19
- Protecting children early
- The role of sugar, sat fat & cholesterol
- How heme iron (found in meat) oxidizes cholesterol
- His thoughts on coconut oil, fish oil, & dairy
- Reversal of heart disease
- The role of statins
- High HDL & mortality
You can connect with Dr. Williams on Twitter: @cardio10s and through his RUSH Website
Episode Resources:
- J Am Coll Cardiol 70(4) (healthy PDD)
- J Am Coll Cardiol 60(25):2631-9 (LDL Mendelian)
- Am J Epidemiology 173(3):319-329 (NHS mortality risk)
- JAMA Intern Med 174(4):516-24 (sugar and CVD)
- NEJM 378:e34 (Med diet w oil/nuts)
- J Am Coll Cardiol 70(4):411-422 (healthy vs unhealthy PBD)
- Am J Lifestyle Med 2019 (industry & cholesterol)
- IJDRP 2(1) (egg on your face)
- Am J Clin Nutr 100(1):320S-328S (PREDIMED)
- Am J Clin Nutr 110(1):24-33 (red vs white meat)
- JAMA 317(9):912-924 (diet & mortality)
- Circulation 141:803-814 (coconut oil)
- JAMA 176(10):1453-1463 (animal vs plant protein)
- Lancet 336(8708):129-33 (Ornish 1)
- JAMA 280(23):2001-7 (Ornish 2)
- J Family Prac 63(7):356-364 (Esselstyn)
- JAMA 316(22):2373-2384 (GLAGOV)
- Eur Heart J 38(32):2478-2486 (HDL & mortality)
- IJDRP 2(1) (amino acid def)
- Dr. Belardo: Green/yellow/red light nutrition
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