Lifestyle tips for preventing CVD [re-release]

22 May 2025

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About this episode

Linking in with Australia’s heart week, held in May each year, we’re re-releasing a popular episode on how to improve heart health, through diet and lifestyle.

Heart Week, which was held from 5-11 May, was a reminder for us all to take stock of our heart health and to prioritise looking after it.

We spoke with Associate Professor David Colquhoun about practical ways to help reduce the risk of heart disease – one of the leading causes of death in Australia.

Whether you’re looking to make changes yourself or to recommend changes as a health professional to your clients or patients, our conversation covers the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, findings from the renowned PREDIMED study, and the role of healthy fats found in foods like nuts.

We also discuss the impact of exercise, smoking, and stress on heart health.

About today’s guest

Associate Professor David Colquhoun is a cardiologist who has been in private practice in Queensland for more than 35 years.

He has been involved in clinical practice and research in the fields of cardiology, lipids, nutrition, diabetes, obesity, nutraceutical and psychological aspects of heart disease. His private clinical research unit, Core Research Group, is currently active in 17 trials.

A/Prof Colquhoun is on the Consultant of Consultant Specialists for the Australian Medical Association, a board member of the National Heart Foundation of Australia, and the outgoing Chair of the Preventive Cardiology Council of the Cardiac Society of Australian and New Zealand.