Born in 1945, Girona, Spain. Former head of the Lipid Clinic, Endocrinology Service, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona. Emeritus Investigator, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona. MD degree in 1968, and PhD in 1991, University of Barcelona. Postgraduate training USA (1970-1976). American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Gastroenterology, Boston (1973-75). Member of Spanish Arteriosclerosis Society, European and International Atherosclerosis Societies, American College of Cardiology, and American Society for Nutrition. Member of editorial boards of Metabolism and Nutrients. National and International awards for best scientific career in Nutrition. Publications: 450 original papers, 130 reviews, 35 editorials, and 90 scientific textbook chapters (h index 78; ORCID identifier 0000-0002-2573-1294). Awarded as a highly cited researcher globally for the period 2006-2020 (Clarivate Analytics). Research interests: nutrition in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and cognitive decline, and special interest in the Mediterranean diet and nuts. Led the nutritional intervention of the landmark PREDIMED trial of the Mediterranean diet for primary cardiovascular prevention.
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Plant sterols
Nutrition in the preve...
Blood membrane fatty a...
Genetic dyslipidemias
Cardiovascular risk as...
And vascular imaging t...
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Nutrition in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and cognitive decline with special interest in the Mediterranean diet and walnuts
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Plant sterols
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Blood membrane fatty acids
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Genetic dyslipidemias
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Cardiovascular risk assessment
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And vascular imaging techniques, especially carotid ultrasound
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Born in 1945, Girona, Spain. Former head of the Lipid Clinic, Endocrinology Service, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona. Emeritus Investigator, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona. MD degree in 1968, and PhD in 1991, University of Barcelona. Postgraduate training USA (1970-1976). American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Gastroenterology, Boston (1973-75). Member of Spanish Arteriosclerosis Society, European and International Atherosclerosis Societies, American College of Cardiology, and American Society for Nutrition. Member of editorial boards of Metabolism and Nutrients. National and International awards for best scientific career in Nutrition. Publications: 450 original papers, 130 reviews, 35 editorials, and 90 scientific textbook chapters (h index 78; ORCID identifier 0000-0002-2573-1294). Awarded as a highly cited researcher globally for the period 2006-2020 (Clarivate Analytics). Research interests: nutrition in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and cognitive decline, and special interest in the Mediterranean diet and nuts. Led the nutritional intervention of the landmark PREDIMED trial of the Mediterranean diet for primary cardiovascular prevention.
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