Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
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The effect of cardio protective diet rich with natural antioxidants on chronic inflammation and oxidized LDL during cardiac rehabilitation in patients after acute myocardial infarction

4^th International Conference and Exhibition on Nutrition

October 26-28, 2015 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Polona Mlakar

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Nutr Food Sci

Abstract :

Chronic inflammation, the fundamental pathogenetic process of atherosclerosis can be modified by pharmacological and nonpharmacological measures as a part of secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of our study was to determine the effect of diet (as a part of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program), rich with natural antioxidants on inflammatory markers and oxLDL, a marker of oxidative stress, closely involved in the process of chronic inflammation. 41 male patients after AMI undergoing two-week CR were divided into a diet group (supervised cardio protective diet during CR) and control group. We measured hsCRP, leucocytes, neutrophyls, IL-6, oxLDL, exercise capacity and classic risk factors before and after CR program. Patients from the diet group presented with a significant decline in classic risk factors (BMI, waist circumference, waist to hip ratio, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, blood glucose, total cholesterol, LDL, TAG) and inflammatory markers (hsCRP, leucocytes, neutrophyls) compared to control group. Furthermore, when studying non-smokers, we observed significant decline of oxLDL in the diet group. The addition of cardio protective diet rich with natural antioxidants to physical activity as a part of a CR program positively modifies not just classic risk factors and exercise capacity but also diminishes chronic inflammation markers. These effects and oxLDL decline were most prominent in non-smoking patients.

Biography :

Email: blonca.mlakar@gmail.com