Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis: The Use of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods.
Handb Exp Pharmacol
; 270: 271-285, 2022.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-31792678
Nutritional interventions are effective and - in theory - easy to implement primary and secondary prevention strategies that reduce several risk factors of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Yet, because of (a) the severe impact of CVD in terms of mortality, morbidity, quality of life, and economy, (b) the proved role of LDL plasma concentrations as the most critical risk factor, and (c) the obstacles found both in terms of biological effects and compliance of the patient by an exclusively dietary intervention, food supplements or nutraceuticals are now valuable resources for physicians. As regards cholesterol control, several preparations are available in the market, and we will critically review them in this chapter.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Atherosclerosis
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Handb Exp Pharmacol
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy