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The Role of Diet in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

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Hypertension (HT) remains the main risk factor for developing coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, stroke and kidney disease [1]. Its prevalence continues to increase exponentially due to better detection and an increase in associated factors such as obesity, physical inactivity and diabetes mellitus. Data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2007 and 2010 show that HT affects 33 % (77.9 million) of people aged ≥ 20 years in the United States [2] and the prevalence is estimated to increase to 37.3 % by 2030 [3]. This trend is spreading, even in countries that traditionally have a lower cardiovascular risk, such as Spain, where, in a cohort of 11,957 persons aged ≥ 18 years, 33 % (3983 persons) had a BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg, but > 40 % were unaware of this [4]. These data alert us to the magnitude of the problem and the need for increased efforts to improve the diagnosis, treatment and, especially, the prevention of hypertensive disease.

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  1. Hypertension and Vascular Risk Unit, Hypertension, Nutrition and Aging Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS (Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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Domenech, M., Coca, A. (2016). The Role of Diet in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. In: Andreadis, E. (eds) Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39599-9_12

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