Adherence to Mediterranean and low-fat diets among heart and lung transplant recipients: a randomized feasibility study

Adherence to Mediterranean and low-fat diets among heart and lung transplant recipients: a randomized feasibility study

Abstract Background Heart and lung transplant recipients are at a substantially increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since both low-fat and Mediterranean diets can reduce CVD in immunocompetent people at high risk, we assessed adherence among thoracic transplant recipients allocated to on...

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Main Authors: Timothy R. Entwistle, Adèle C. Green, James E. Fildes, Kyoko Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Subjects:
Mediterranean diet
Low fat diet
Dietary compliance
Randomized study
Pilot projects
Organ transplant recipients
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0337-y

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