Skip to main content

NewsHLI Study on Diet and Heart Risks Among JACC: Advances’ Most-Read of 2024

Mar 24, 2025

New research on low-carb, high-fat diets earns a spot among the five most-read articles in one of cardiology’s leading journals.

“To our knowledge, this was one of the first studies to show an association between low-carbohydrate high-fat diets, increased cholesterol, and higher risk of cardiovascular events.”

— Dr. Iulia Iatan, HLI’s former postdoctoral fellow

What’s next?

A big moment for HLI

“This is a great recognition of the quality of cardiovascular research taking place at HLI and our centre’s leadership in the field of lipid disorders.”

— Dr. Liam Brunham, HLI’s principal investigator

Further Reading

Media Coverage

Read our previous article on this study: ‘Keto-Like’ Diet May be Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease