Abstract
In recent decades, researchers have found important changes in the health pattern and food consumption of the Brazilian population. These changes have been associated with chronic non-communicable diseases, especially cardiovascular disease. The Global Burden of Disease Study (2019), which analyzed data on chronic non-communicable diseases in 204 countries and territories between 1990 and 2019, estimated that cardiovascular disease, which is attributable to modifiable risk factors such as cholesterol level, is the main health care burden worldwide. High LDL cholesterol and [...]
Highlights
The Global Burden of Disease Study (2019), which analyzed data on chronic non-communicable diseases in 204 countries and territories between 1990 and 2019, estimated that cardiovascular disease, which is attributable to modifiable risk factors such as cholesterol level, is the main health care burden worldwide
The Mediterranean diet is the only diet that health and nutrition research has found to be Quality of Life; Diet; Cardiovascular Diseases/ prevention and control; Cardiotonic Agents/ administration and dosage; Public Health; Epidemiology; Diet, Food and Nutrition/habits
A total of 35 reference centers for CVD treatment participated in the DICA-BR study to determine the efficacy of a typically Brazilian diet for preventing and reducing risk factors for cardiac events, including hypertension and high levels of total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides, as well as changes in blood glucose, weight, and waist circumference.[3,4]
Summary
Researchers have found important changes in the health pattern and food consumption of the Brazilian population. The Global Burden of Disease Study (2019), which analyzed data on chronic non-communicable diseases in 204 countries and territories between 1990 and 2019, estimated that cardiovascular disease, which is attributable to modifiable risk factors such as cholesterol level, is the main health care burden worldwide.
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