Patrícia Regina Thomé Martins
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Healthcare Regulation
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Diet and metabolism studies
Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia
2019
Appropriate dietary recommendations represent a key part of secondary prevention in cardiovascular disease (CVD). We evaluated the effectiveness implementation nutritional program on quality diet, events, and death patients with established CVD.In this open-label, multicenter trial conducted 35 sites Brazil, we randomly assigned (1:1) aged 45 years or older to receive either BALANCE Program (experimental group) conventional nutrition advice (control group). The included unique education...
Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) accounted for 27% of deaths in Brazil 2017. Most the recorded caused by CVD would be preventable if patients controlled risk factors including inadequate diet. The Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program (Dica Br) adapted Mediterranean diet pattern to typical foods and evaluated effectiveness a nutritional program based on cardioprotective cardiovascular events death with diseases. Objectives To evaluate effect Dica Br [...]