INTERVENTION TO ALTER DIETARY CONSUMPTION TO A MEDITERRANEAN DIET IN AN AMERICAN CARDIOLOGY PATIENT POPULATION: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF COACHING DELIVERED VIA SMARTPHONE APP VERSUS TRADITIONAL COUNSELING

Abstract

Randomized controlled trials conducted in Mediterranean countries demonstrate lower cardiovascular events with change to a Mediterranean diet. We tested the hypothesis that counseling supplied through a custom smartphone app (APP) will result in better adherence to a Mediterranean diet in a non-