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  • Published on: 12 December 2023
    Environmental impact of cardiovascular prevention
    • Anna Vittoria Mattioli, Associate professor of Cardiology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena (Italy)

    Environmental impact of cardiovascular prevention
    A.V.Mattioli

    I read with great interest the review " Environmental impact of cardiovascular healthcare " recently published in Open Heart [1] and found it extremely important from the point of view of environmental impact of cardiovascular disease.
    I would like to contribute to the discussion on this topic.
    I believe that the impact on the environment must be considered when dealing with a topic of great socio-economic importance such as that of chronic cardiovascular diseases. I also believe that the impact of the prevention of cardiovascular diseases on the environment should also be considered. Cardiovascular prevention is based on the adoption of correct lifestyles which can be evaluated using the Life's Essential 8. [2]. Life's Essential 8 framework includes eight key health factors: diet, physical activity, no smoking, body mass index, blood pressure, lipids, blood sugar and sleep health. This framework provides a comprehensive approach to assessing and promoting cardiovascular health.
    With specific reference to diet, there are several studies that analyze the environmental impact of diets. [3] The Mediterranean diet has been identified as the most effective diet in cardiovascular prevention and also as the diet with the least impact on carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions. [3,4]
    It is conceivable that vegetarian and mainly vegetable-based diets also have...

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    Conflict of Interest:
    None declared.