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The Role of Dietary Macronutrients and Micronutrients in the Occurrence and Development of Cardiovascular Diseases

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Nursing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 4919

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Xiaohua Wang

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Guest Editor
School of Nursing, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
Interests: cardiovascular disease; metabolic diseases; nutrition; self-care; diet pattern
Dr. Yunying Hou

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Guest Editor
School of Nursing, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
Interests: cardiovascular disease; nursing psychology; evidence-based nursing; nursing education

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still the most common causes of death worldwide. So, reducing the incidence of CVD and subsequently reducing disease burden is of high public health importance. Dietary factor, as a modifiable lifestyle factor, is thought to be greatly linked to the occurrence and development of CVD. A balanced diet provides humans with reasonable macronutrients and micronutrients, which are essential for the body's metabolism, while an unhealthy diet has been shown to increase the risk of CVD.

Different diets provide different nutrients, and the interaction between different nutrients, as well as between nutrients and organisms, leads to the complexity of associations between diet, nutrients and cardiovascular diseases. Although to date, many observational and randomized controlled studies have explored the relationships between nutrients and CVD, the relationship between some nutrients and the occurrence and development of CVD is still controversial or even not covered.

The present Special Issue, titled “The role of dietary macronutrients and micronutrients in the occurrence and development of CVD”, intends to update the knowledge base and provide readers with a vast array of research seeking to help elucidate the roles of dietary macronutrients and micronutrients in the occurrence and development of CVD. Both original research and reviews (systematic or meta-analysis) will be accepted. 

Dr. Xiaohua Wang
Dr. Yunying Hou
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • cardiovascular disease
  • metabolic diseases
  • nursing psychology
  • evidence-based nursing
  • nursing education nutrition
  • self-care
  • diet pattern

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Association between Dietary Carbohydrate Intake and Control of Blood Pressure in Patients with Essential Hypertension
by Yiqing Jiang, Qin Shen, Haiying Tang, Yuanyuan Liu, Yang Ju, Ting Liu, Lingling Cui, Jingjing Li and Xiaohua Wang
Healthcare 2022, 10(11), 2245; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112245 - 9 Nov 2022
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Background: Both high and low percentages of carbohydrate diets were associated with increased mortality and new-onset hypertension. However, few studies have aggregated to explore the association between carbohydrate intake and blood pressure (BP) control in patients with hypertension. This study aimed to explore [...] Read more.
Background: Both high and low percentages of carbohydrate diets were associated with increased mortality and new-onset hypertension. However, few studies have aggregated to explore the association between carbohydrate intake and blood pressure (BP) control in patients with hypertension. This study aimed to explore the association between carbohydrate-to-energy proportion (CEP) and the rate of poorly controlled BP in patients with hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in one comprehensive hospital and one community clinic in China. Dietary CEP was obtained through two-24 h dietary recalls. According to the quintiles of CEP, the participants were divided into Q1–Q5 groups. The average of two BP values was adopted as the final BP value, and poorly controlled BP was defined as systolic BP (SBP) ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg. Results: A total of 459 hypertensive patients were recruited. In univariate analyses, CEP was associated with the control of SBP and DBP. After the covariates were adjusted for, fewer CEPs in Q1 (OR, 4.335; 95% CI, 1.663, 11.299) and Q2 (OR, 2.482; 95% CI, 1.234, 4.989) were significantly associated with higher rates of poor SBP control. Conclusions: A lower dietary CEP is a risk factor for SBP control, whereas an appropriate CEP of 56% to 66% is beneficial for BP control in patients with essential hypertension. Full article
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The Association of Planetary Health Diet with the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Related Complications: A Systematic Review
by Omorogieva Ojo, Yiqing Jiang, Osarhumwese Osaretin Ojo and Xiaohua Wang
Healthcare 2023, 11(8), 1120; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081120 - 13 Apr 2023
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Background: Nutritional interventions such as the planetary health diet, which the EAT-Lancet commission proposed, may be an effective strategy for reducing type 2 diabetes risks and its associated complications. The planetary health diet demonstrates the significant role of diet in associating human health [...] Read more.
Background: Nutritional interventions such as the planetary health diet, which the EAT-Lancet commission proposed, may be an effective strategy for reducing type 2 diabetes risks and its associated complications. The planetary health diet demonstrates the significant role of diet in associating human health with environmental sustainability and the significance of transforming food systems in order to ensure that the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement are achieved. Therefore, the aim of this review is to examine the association of the planetary health diet (PHD) with the risk of type 2 diabetes and its related complications. Method: The systematic review was conducted in line with established guidelines. The searches were carried out in health sciences research databases through EBSCOHost. The population, intervention, comparator and outcomes framework was used in order to define the research question and the search terms. The searches were carried out from the inception of the databases to 15 November 2022. Search terms including synonyms and medical subject headings were combined using Boolean operators (OR/AND). Results: Seven studies were included in the review and four themes were identified, including incidence of diabetes; cardiovascular risk factors and other disease risks; indicators of obesity and indicators of environmental sustainability. Two studies examined the association between the PHD and the incidence of type 2 diabetes and found that high adherence to the reference diet (EAT-Lancet reference diet) was correlated with a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes. High adherence to the PHD was also associated with some cardiovascular risk factors and environmental sustainability. Conclusion: This systematic review has shown that high adherence to the PHD is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and may be associated with a lower risk of subarachnoid stroke. In addition, an inverse relationship was found between adherence to the PHD and markers of obesity and environmental sustainability. Adherence to the reference diet was also associated with lower values of some markers of cardiovascular risk. More studies are needed to fully examine the relationship between the planetary health diet, type 2 diabetes and its related conditions. Full article
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