Nutritional interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk factors: an Iranian perspective

• Main Authors: Sharifi N, Amani R
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-04-01
• Series: Nutrition and Dietary Supplements
• Online Access: http://www.dovepress.com/nutritional-interventions-to-reduce-cardiovascular-risk-factors-an-ira-peer-reviewed-article-NDS

Nasrin Sharifi,1 Reza Amani2 1Department of Nutrition, 2Health Research Institute, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Paramedicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death not only in industrialized and developed countries but also in developing societies. Changes in lifestyle of the population living in developing countries, which is due to the socioeconomic and cultural transition, are important reasons for increase in the rate of CVD. This observation has led to extensive body of researches on CVD prevention. In Iran, as a developing country in the Middle East, the increasing incidence of CVD has prompted the health policy-makers to emphasize on nutritional interventions as a part of the main strategies to alleviate the condition. Hence, in this article, we aimed to review the nutritional interventions on preventing CVDs from the perspectives of Iranian lifestyles and dietary patterns using data search sources such as Medline, Google scholar, and Iran doc. Keywords: nutrition, intervention, cardiovascular disease, Iran