Cardiovascular Diseases and Functional Foods

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including stroke, heart failure, hypertension, rheumatic heart disease, hypertension, rheumatic heart disease and peripheral arterial disease, are the most common and the leading cause of mortality. Although the causes of CVDs include smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, hyperlipidemia and diabetes, nutrition plan is an important factor. It was thought that functional foods should be included in the nutrition plan for the treatment and prevention of CVDs, and studies were conducted in this direction. Studies show that functional foods have positive effects on CVDs through mechanisms such as lowering blood lipid levels, reducing plaque formation, improving arterial health with antioxidant effects, and inhibiting platelet aggregation. In addition, these foods are also used in the treatment of other chronic diseases such as cancer, hypertension and asthma. In conclusion, the inclusion of functional foods in a healthy eating plan may be an effective approach to reduce cardiovascular risk factors. This review summarizes the results of clinical studies that support the effectiveness of various functional foods in reducing and treating CVD risk.

Keywords

• Cardiovascular
• functional foods
• nutrition
• health

Kardiyovasküler Hastalıklar ve Fonksiyonel Besinler

Abstract

Kardiyovasküler hastalıklar (KVH), inme, kalp yetmezliği, hipertansiyon, romatizmal kalp hastalığı, periferik arter hastalığı gibi birçok hastalığı kapsayan günümüzde en sık görülen ve en büyük mortalite sebebi olan hastalık grubudur. KVH'lerin nedenleri arasında sigara kullanımı, fiziksel inaktivite, obezite, hiperlipidemi ve diyabet bulunsa da beslenme planı önemli bir etkendir. Fonksiyonel besinlerin KVH’lerin tedavisi ve önlenmesi için beslenme planında yer alması gerektiği düşünülmüş ve bu yönde araştırmalar yapılmıştır. Araştırmalar, fonksiyonel besinlerin kan lipid seviyelerini düşürme, plak oluşumunu azaltma, antioksidan etkileri ile arteriyel sağlığı iyileştirme ve trombosit agregasyonunu engelleme gibi mekanizmalarla KVH'ler üzerinde olumlu etkileri olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, bu besinler kanser, hipertansiyon ve astım gibi diğer kronik hastalıkların tedavisinde de kullanılmaktadır. Sonuç olarak, fonksiyonel besinlerin sağlıklı bir beslenme planına dahil edilmesi, kardiyovasküler risk faktörlerini azaltmada etkili bir yaklaşım olabilir. Bu derleme, farklı fonksiyonel besinlerin KVH riskini azaltma ve tedavi etme konusundaki etkinliğini destekleyen klinik bulguları özetlemektedir.

Keywords

• kardiyovasküler
• fonksiyonel besinler
• beslenme
• sağlık

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