Nutrition and cardiovascular disease.
The major cardiovascular diseases affecting the developed world have at their core atherosclerosis and hypertension, both of which are profoundly affected by diet and can be approached, at least in part, from a nutritional point of view, as can the increasing "epidemic" of obesity. Diet is a multi-component mixture of many nutrients, which may interact with one another. The definitive study of nutrients and their impact on cardiovascular disease can be a daunting enterprise. Many dietary risk factors contribute to these diseases in various environmental and ethnic settings. These risk factors are often in evidence in youth so that preventive measures must be initiated early in life. Although most of the information about nutritional risk factors and cardiovascular disease derives from studies in the developed world, the situation is rapidly evolving toward epidemic proportions in the developing world where a major burden on the economy and health services will be imposed.
Getz
Godfrey S
GS
The University of Chicago, Department of Pathology MC 1089, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. getz@bsd.uchicago.edu
Reardon
Catherine A
CA
D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000009:adverse effects; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008019:Life Style; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000208:ethnology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids