Affiliations: [a] Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Cattedra e Scuola di Specializzazione di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, U.O.C. di cardiologia con U.O. di cardiologia interventistica ed emodinamica e U.O. di UTIC dell' A.U.O. Policlinico “P. Giaccone”, Università di Palermo, Via del Vespro n. 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy. e-mail: odisseos86@alice.it
| [b] Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, A.U.O. Policlinico “P. Giaccone”, Medicina Interna e Malattie del Metabolismo Lipidico, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Abstract: Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease should begin with a detailed metabolic study of our patients who must follow a nutritional therapy. Recently, new guidelines ESC/EAS 2011 on the treatment of dyslipidemia have been drawn up, according to which it is possible to arrive at desirable values of cholesterol and triglycerides with a synergy between drug treatment and adequate diet therapy. At this time, Mediterranean diet has been undergoing a radical transformation: there is hyperalimentation of the Mediterranean diet in all its components. The effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet on the reduction of lipids has been demonstrated, and the problem is how to implement this diet in the general population and dyslipidemic patients. Certainly, awareness, education of their nutritional status, suitable food and portions can increase adherence to diet.
