title: The effects of a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern on cardiovascular disease risk.
abstract: Dietary patterns influence cardiovascular disease by inhibiting or promoting atherogenesis. Certain nutrients play key roles at different stages of this process, and the combined nutrients of a Mediterranean-style diet offer a significant source of primary and secondary disease prevention. Although current evidence does not support recommendations for or against single-nutrient supplementation, a Mediterranean-style diet should be recommended to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Current nutrition recommendations and mechanisms by which a Mediterranean-style diet impacts cardiovascular risk are described in this article.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, 760 Rose Street, HSLC 450B, Lexington, KY 40356, USA. fdbowe2@email.uky.edu <fdbowe2@email.uky.edu>
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hardin-Fanning
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D005492:Folic Acid