Sep 14 2024 25 mins
Welcome to my podcast. I am Doctor Warrick Bishop, and I want to help you to live as well as possible for as long as possible. I’m a practising cardiologist, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and the creator of The Healthy Heart Network. I have over 20 years as a specialist cardiologist and a private practice of over 10,000 patients.
This podcast features a discussion between Doctor Warrick Bishop and Rebecca Luong, a qualified dietitian with expertise in cardiometabolic health and sports nutrition. They discuss the importance of diet and nutrition for healthy aging, with a focus on protein, dairy, and reducing saturated fat and sodium intake. Rebecca emphasizes the need for older adults to consume adequate protein, highlighting the benefits of whole food sources over supplements. She also shares insights about her company Heartful Flavors, which aims to provide healthy, low-sodium alternatives to traditional Asian sauces and seasonings. Overall, the conversation provides practical dietary recommendations for supporting cardiovascular and metabolic health as people age.
Takeaways:
- As we age, we need to pay more attention to our protein intake, as we lose some efficiency in protein absorption and utilization. The recommended intake increases to 1.2-1.6 grams of protein per kg of body weight.
- Protein can come from a variety of sources like meat, fish, eggs, dairy, legumes, nuts and seeds. Spreading protein intake throughout the day in 20-30g portions is recommended.
- Dairy is an important source of protein for older adults, with the recommended servings increasing to 3.5-4 serves per day.
- Whole food sources of protein are preferable to supplements, as they provide additional nutrients beyond just protein.
- Saturated fat intake should be limited to less than 10% of total energy intake, focusing on reducing sources like baked goods, pastries and discretionary foods.
- Cholesterol intake does not directly impact blood cholesterol levels, which are more influenced by saturated fat intake.
- The business "Heartful Flavors" was created to provide flavorful Asian-inspired meal options that are low in sodium and aligned with heart-healthy dietary patterns.
- Heartful Flavors uses herbs, spices, yeast, fruits and vegetables to mimic the flavors of traditional high-sodium Asian sauces and seasonings.
- Heartful Flavors provides nutritionally balanced recipes on the packaging to make it easier for consumers to prepare healthy meals.
- Heartful Flavors has received recognition, including winning the Dietitians Australia President's Award for Innovation.
Australia, like the rest of the western world, has a heart problem.
Over 9 million people around the world die from heart disease every year.
Every 10 minutes, someone in Australia suffers a heart attack. And 21 lives are lost daily because of it.
The devastating fact in all of this is…
Almost every one of those cases could have been prevented.
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