Cardiovascular disease, and other chronic illnesses, are often the result of lifestyles fueled by poor nutrition and lack of physical activity. Modifying lifestyle choices can be a powerful tool in preventing and managing chronic conditions, and physician counseling of lifestyle is part of clinical care. Nutrition, exercise, herbs and supplements are often not evidence-based, so it is important for healthcare professionals to know the evidence regarding these various approaches to lifestyle medicine.

Learning Objectives

Understand concepts including Diet and Nutrition

Improve knowledge regarding the role of Diet and Nutrition in CVD

Review the evidence regarding the use of Diet and Nutrition to treat CVD

How do we know this is a problem?

Systematic reviews and meta-analysis in nutrition research | British Journal of Nutrition | Cambridge Core

Physical Activity and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease—A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies (nih.gov) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315253/