Friday Forums: 2010-2011
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Date: September 24, 2010
Speaker: Ramon Estruch, MD, PhD
Topic: “New Evidences on the Effects of the Mediterranean Diet on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. The PREDIMED Study.”
Wines: (1) 2008 Bodegas La Cartuja Priorat, Spain (2) 2008 Bodegas Borsao Tres Picos Camp De Borja, Aragon, Spain
Chocolates: (1) Taza stone ground dark chocolate, organic, 70% cocoa (2) Taza chocolate covered nibs, organic, 67% cocoa
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Date: December 10, 2010
Speaker: John Michael Gaziano, MD
Topic: “A New Paradigm for Cardiometabolic Disorder. Results from a Large-Scale Trial.”
Wines: (1) 2008 Crios de Susana Balbo Malbec Mendoza, Argentina (2) 2008 Clos de Los Siete Mendoza, Argentina
Chocolates: (1) California dark chocolate almond bark (2) Portugal Arcadia dark chocolate bon bons
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Date: January 14, 2011
Speaker: Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM
Topic: “Cardiovascular Health Across the Life Course: Origins, Mechanisms, Outcomes and Implications”
Wines: (1) 2006 Trefethen Double T Proprietary Red, Oak Knoll, Napa, North Coast, California, USA (2) 2009 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Chocolates: (1) Soma Chocolatemaker, Peruvian dark chocolate, “starry night” cacao with salt (2) Aohnai, Greek dark chocolate
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Date: February 11, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Lumley
Topic: “Time to Incident Hypertension or Diabetes: Measurement Error causes Bias that even Randomization doesn’t Fix”
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Date: March 18, 2011
Speaker: Simon Capewell, DSc, MD
Topic: “CVD patterns and prevention policies: where next?”
Wines: (1) 2008 Fume Blanc, Napa Valley, California, USA (2) 2007 Goose Bay Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
Chocolates: (1) Free trade 71% dark chocolate, Swiss, Trader Joe’s (2) Free trade 72% dark chocolate with almonds, US, Trader Joe’s
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Date: April 15, 2011 – Fellows Forum
Speakers and Topics:
- Caroline Boeke — “Dietary intake of methyl donors during pregnancy and global LINE-1 DNA methylation in maternal and cord blood”
- Leah Cahill — “Haptoglobin phenotype and risk of myocardial infarction”
- Benjamin Capistrant — “Does spousal caregiving increase risk of incident hypertension?: Evidence from a nationally representative sample”
- Qibin Qi — “Insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) gene variation modifies insulin resistance response to weight-loss diets in a two-year randomized trial”
Wines: (1) 2007 Massaya ‘Classic’, Bakaa Valley, Lebanon (2) 2008 Erik Banti Morellino di Scansano, Tuscany, Italy
Chocolates: (1) Taza 70% dark stone ground organic chocolate (2) Taza 67% dark organic chocolate covered nibs
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Date: May 20, 2011
Speaker: Bruce M. Psaty, MD, PhD
Topic: “Large Scale Collaborations in Epidemiology”
Wines: (1) 2003 Rollan de By Medoc, Bordeaux France Cru Bourgeois (2) 2009 Chateau Ste Michelle
“Indian Wells” Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington State, USA
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