Diet and cardiovascular health – What is the data?

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases can probably considered among the most important threat for population health in the 21 st Century. Healthy lifestyle and diet are key factors for a life free of chronic diseases. Prevention through diet and lifestyle is consequently a health priority. The accepted notion that diet has a significant influence on the development and prevention of cardiovascular disease triggers the studies supporting the benefits of healthy foods (e.g. fruits and vegetables), compared to foods considered less healthy (e.g. saturated fat). In general, for cardiovascular health is considered beneficial to add in daily diet food and nutrients which can have positive cardio protective effect. Nonetheless, the diet's success relies on the patient's ability to adhere to the diet regimen, and aspects like social setting, and ability to accommodate to lifestyle changes when giving dietary recommendations are a challenge to face with for prevention of the onset of cardiovascular and lifestyle related health conditions, which are becoming more and more common in recent years.