Science & Healthcare

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease, including hypertension are the leading causes of mortality in both developed and developing countries. Experience the World of Health showed that the prevention of cardio - vascular diseases significantly reduces mortality. Prevention primarily starts with the impact of risk factors that include obesity, abdominal obesity, smoking, poor nutrition, and іnadequate physical activity.

The aim: A review of literature on the contribution of dyslipidemia, excess body weight and the nature of nutrition in the formation of cardiovascular risk in diseases of the circulatory system.

Materials and methods: Literature search was conducted in the databases Pubmed, Scopus, Ebscohost, Medline, The Socrane Library, Springer Link, Web of Knowledge (Thomson Reuters), Science Direct , Paragraph Medicine, Google academia,. The depth of the search was 30 years: from 1986 to 2016.

The inclusion criteria were: reports on randomized and cohort studies conducted on large populations; Meta-analyzes and systematic reviews. Criteria for exclusion were: articles describing single cases and a series of cases. Out of 150 literary sources, 60 were selected as analytical material for this article.

Results: Review sources revealed that the majority of authors are similar, in that the magnitude of hypertension cardiovascular risk is related to the nature of dyslipidemia and the presence and degree of excess body weight, lifestyle and nutrition of patients.

Conclusions: To effectively reduce cardiovascular risk and prevent complications in patients with arterial hypertension, at all stages of medical care, in addition to controlling lipid metabolism parameters, it is necessary to promote the formation of habits of a healthy lifestyle and rational nutrition.