The Concept of Functional Foods and Functional Farming (4 F) in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Review of Goals from 18th World Congress of Clinical Nutrition

RB Singh, Toru Takahashi, Sergey Shastun, Galal Elkilany, Krasimira Hristova, Abdulla Shehab, Ekasit Onsaard, Wiriya Phomkong, Hilton Chaves, Mukta Singh, Ratan K Srivastava, Munushi Srivastav, RG Singh

Abstract


The objectives of this communication are to make efforts which might ensure that the goals and targets for prevention set are adequate to address the many challenges of global malnutrition. These include both under-nutrition and obesity which are major risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD, stroke and heart failure and other chronic diseases; type 2 diabetes mellitus, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, bone and joint diseases and neurodegenerative diseases. We also find that this is an opportunity to develop an international consensus on how to approach the prevention of malnutrition, CVDs and other chronic diseases, so that there is no increase in human susceptibility to these diseases.

Keywords


Heart disease; Nutrition; Mediterranean style diet; Nutrients anti-inflammatory foods

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