By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaMar 21 2024Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention, and Health, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the Get Heart Smart program in improving cardiovascular health.
The Mediterranean Diet promotes a high diet of unsaturated fats, fruits, leafy greens, wholegrain cereals, seeds, nuts, plant-origin proteins, moderate animal-based protein consumption, and minimal sweet intake. The researchers enrolled 31 adults in the four-week GHS program formulated by the East Elgin Family Health Team dieticians based on referrals from healthcare practitioners or by themselves. Due to COVID-19, 16 participants attended the program virtually.
The team conducted in-person sessions between May 2019 and March 2020 and provided educational handouts to the participants. They performed two-way repeated-measures analyses of variance to investigate GHS program effectiveness using data obtained between May 2019 and March 2023.