The MASALA Study

The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study

The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study is the first longitudinal study in U.S. South Asians to understand what factors lead to heart disease and guide prevention and treatment of heart disease.

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Research findings

The Positive Impact of Healthy Plant Based Diets

What have we learned about how Religion/Spirituality may affect Health in the MASALA Study?

Relation of Ectopic Fat with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score in South Asians Living in the United States (from the MASALA Study)

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MASALA Presentations at the American Heart Association Meeting (Nov 2025)

Upcoming MASALA Study Town Halls

The Brown Heart docudrama: See what we have learned about Why there is so much Heart Disease in South Asians, and How we can prevent this.

The MASALA Study highlighted in NBC News

Jasnoor Kaur's Poster Presentation at the Michigan State University Undergraduate Research Conference

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The MASALA Study

The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study

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