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Impact of Specific Diets and Nutritional Supplements on Cardiovascular Diseases

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Substantial evidence implicates that several aspects of diet may affect the pathogenesis and clinical progression of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Recommendations by professional medical associations include adherence to a healthy diet and lifestyle with the goal of reducing CVD risk in the general population and recurrent cardiac events in patients with CVD. Specific diets, such as the Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, and low-carbohydrate diet, have proven beneficial effects on CVD. In addition, evidence is accumulating for favorable CVD effects from certain nutritional supplements (e.g., fish oil (omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids), vitamins (B, C, D and E), folic acid, CoQ10, L-carnitine, and L-arginine). This chapter reviews the clinical evidence that may have substantial impact on preventive and therapeutic strategies for better cardiovascular health.

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Artham, S.M., Patel, D., Lavie, C.J., Milani, R.V., O’Keefe, J.H. (2022). Impact of Specific Diets and Nutritional Supplements on Cardiovascular Diseases. In: Waldstein, S.R., Kop, W.J., Suarez, E.C., Lovallo, W.R., Katzel, L.I. (eds) Handbook of Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85960-6_14

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