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It started as The Framingham Heart Study. Then it expanded into the most important human health study in the world.
PAPERS:
Cover Story | The Heart Study Heard Around the World
acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2014/08/19/09/23/the-heart-study-heard-around-the-world-origins-of-framingham-and-its-continued-legacy
The Framingham Heart Study, on its way to becoming the gold standard for Cardiovascular Genetic Epidemiology
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17916250
A Century of Medical Milestones:
Editors of the Merck Manual Assess the Most Important Advances of the Last 100 Years
washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/1999/12/21/a-century-of-medical-milestones/aa35fd9f-b5cc-4586-9282-de7cd2f5723a
Factors of risk in the development of coronary heart disease--six year follow-up experience. The Framingham Study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13751193
The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network (Framingham Study) over 32 Years by Nicholas Christakis
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa066082
Nicholas Christakis: The Sociological Science Behind Social Networks and Social Influence
Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010401
Is LDL cholesterol associated with long-term mortality among primary prevention adults? A retrospective cohort study from a large healthcare system
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38548371
VIDEOS:
Should You Worry About High LDL Cholesterol?
youtu.be/OiraffPZyGQ
Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks TED
youtu.be/wadBvDPeE4E?si=0V86nUdedXoukBX0
BOOK:
A Change of Heart: How the People of Framingham, Massachusetts, Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease
amazon.com/Change-Heart-Framingham-Massachusetts-Cardiovascular/dp/0375412751/ref=sr_1_5
0:00 When we were slender
0:41 A 75-year study
1:22 Anthony Chaffee fraudster
2:11 Aseem Malhotra misinformer
4:04 Tour de Framingham Study campus
14:35 Dr. Daniel Levy interview
17:37 Obesity
19:48 Nutritional beliefs
20:55 Good science vs bad
22:22 The study that is changing the world
It started as The Framingham Heart Study. Then it expanded into the most important human health study in the world.
PAPERS:
Cover Story | The Heart Study Heard Around the World
acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2014/08/19/09/23/the-heart-study-heard-around-the-world-origins-of-framingham-and-its-continued-legacy
The Framingham Heart Study, on its way to becoming the gold standard for Cardiovascular Genetic Epidemiology
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17916250
A Century of Medical Milestones:
Editors of the Merck Manual Assess the Most Important Advances of the Last 100 Years
washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/1999/12/21/a-century-of-medical-milestones/aa35fd9f-b5cc-4586-9282-de7cd2f5723a
Factors of risk in the development of coronary heart disease--six year follow-up experience. The Framingham Study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13751193
The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network (Framingham Study) over 32 Years by Nicholas Christakis
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa066082
Nicholas Christakis: The Sociological Science Behind Social Networks and Social Influence
Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010401
Is LDL cholesterol associated with long-term mortality among primary prevention adults? A retrospective cohort study from a large healthcare system
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38548371
VIDEOS:
Should You Worry About High LDL Cholesterol?
youtu.be/OiraffPZyGQ
Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks TED
youtu.be/wadBvDPeE4E?si=0V86nUdedXoukBX0
BOOK:
A Change of Heart: How the People of Framingham, Massachusetts, Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease
amazon.com/Change-Heart-Framingham-Massachusetts-Cardiovascular/dp/0375412751/ref=sr_1_5
0:00 When we were slender
0:41 A 75-year study
1:22 Anthony Chaffee fraudster
2:11 Aseem Malhotra misinformer
4:04 Tour de Framingham Study campus
14:35 Dr. Daniel Levy interview
17:37 Obesity
19:48 Nutritional beliefs
20:55 Good science vs bad
22:22 The study that is changing the world
