Acceptability of a high-protein Mediterranean-style diet and resistance exercise protocol for cardiac rehabilitation patients: Involving service users in intervention design using a mixed-methods participatory approach

BackgroundCurrent cardiac rehabilitation (CR) practices focus on aerobic-style exercise with minimal nutrition advice. This approach may not be optimal for CR patients with reduced muscle mass and elevated fat mass. Higher protein, Mediterranean-style diets combined with resistance exercise (RE) may...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Nutrition
Main Authors:	Richard Kirwan, Lisa Newson, Deaglan McCullough, Tom Butler, Ian G. Davies, Fatima Perez de Heredia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Subjects:	cardiovascular disease resistance exercise Mediterranean diet high-protein diet sarcopenia sarcopenic obesity
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1043391/full