Nutrition and cardiovascular disease - Part 1

Authors

  • José Cardoso Assistente de Medicina Interna Consultas de Diabetes, Hipertensão e Dislipidemias; Mestrando em Nutrição Clínica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa; Serviço de Medicina do Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa

Keywords:

cardiovascular risk factors, life style, food pattern, mediterranean diet

Abstract

The author briefly describes the classification
of cardiovascular risk factors and their influence on modulation of westernised life styles. Food
patterns are also concisely reported, as well as
their role in the pandemic of the “doenças do
conglomerado”. To sum up, the main food and
nutritional characteristics of the mediterranean diet, a paradigm of a healthy food pattern,
and its role in the prevention of the “doenças do
conglomerado” are also stated.

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Published

2004-06-30

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Cardoso J. Nutrition and cardiovascular disease - Part 1. RPMI [Internet]. 2004 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];11(2):70-4. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1742

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