Cardiovascular Disease: Diet, Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors

DESCRIPTION

A comprehensive, accessible summary of the latest research in heart disease risk factors

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is a major cause of early death and disability across the world. The major markers of risk—including high blood cholesterol, smoking, and obesity—are well known, but studies show that such markers do not account for all cardiovascular risk. Written by a team of renowned experts in the field, this comprehensive and accessible book examines the evidence for emerging and novel risk factors, and their relationship with diet and nutrition.

Fully updated throughout, Cardiovascular Disease: Diet, Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors, 2^nd Edition covers everything from the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, to genetic factors, to inflammation and much more – offering invaluable advice on reducing risk factors and preventing CVD. This new edition:

·         Authoritatively reports on the link between emerging aspects of diet, lifestyle and cardiovascular disease risk

·         Focuses on novel risk factors of CVD, including the human gut microbiome and fetal and childhood origins, and how it can be prevented

·         Features recommendations for interventions and future research

·         Includes references, commonly asked questions that summarise the take-home messages, and an online glossary

Cardiovascular Disease: Diet, Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors, 2^nd Edition is an important book for researchers and postgraduate students in nutrition, dietetics, food science, and medicine, as well as for cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword vii

List of Common Abbreviations ix

About the Companion Website xi

Terms of Reference xiii

Task Force Membership xv

1 The Aetiology and Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease 1
Professor Keith N. Frayn and Sara Stanner

2 The Fetal and Childhood Origins of Cardiometabolic Disease 29
Professor Caroline Fall and Dr Kalyanaraman Kumaran

3 Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes 49
Professor Keith N. Frayn, Dr Stacey Lockyer, and Sara Stanner

4 Lipid‐Related Factors 75
Professor Leanne Hodson

5 Inflammation‐Related Factors 99
Professor Parveen Yaqoob and Professor Gordon Ferns

6 Adipose Tissue‐Derived Factors 121
Dr Vidya Mohamed-Ali and Dr Mashael AlJaber

7 Endothelial and Vascular Function 153
Professor Gordon Ferns and Professor Sumantra Ray

8 The Haemostatic System: Coagulation, Platelets, and Fibrinolysis 179
Professor Coen Stehouwer, Professor Marlien Pieters and Dr Moniek P.M. de Maat

9 Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Disease 213
Professor Richard Bruckdorfer

10 Vitamins and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease 245
Professor Robert Clarke

11 Influences of the Human Gut Microbiome 271
Professor Julie Lovegrove and Dr Gemma Walton

12 Physical Fitness and Physical Activity: Effects on Risk of Cardiovascular Disease 293
Professor Marie Murphy, Professor Steven N. Blair, and Bridget Benelam

13 Diet and Cardiovascular Disease: Where Are We Now? 311
Professor Judith L. Buttriss and Sarah Coe

14 Conclusions of the Task Force 367

15 Recommendations of the Task Force 375

16 Cardiovascular Disease: Answers to Common Questions 393

References 415

Index 511