To improve the target group's knowledge and understanding of the main dietary factors for primary and secondary prevention of CVD.

The target group will:

• understand the common risk factors of CVD
• understand how to make dietary changes (choose healthier food choices) to decrease CVD risk/further CVD events and improve overall health
• know what a Mediterranean diet is, how to have a Mediterranean diet and be more aware of the benefits
• know the different types and sources of fat in the diet and their effect on cardiovascular health
• know the benefits of fibre and how to include fibre in the diet
• know the benefits of reducing salt and alcohol intake
• understand food labels.

• SIGN 149 Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease. 2017.
• SIGN 150 Cardiac rehabilitation. 2017.
• SIGN 151 Management of stable angina. 2018.
• NICE Clinical Guideline (CG181). Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification. 2014.
• NICE Guideline (NG136). Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management. 2019.
• NICE Clinical Guideline (CG172). Myocardial Infarction: cardiac rehabilitation and prevention of further cardiovascular disease. 2013.
• NICE Pathway. Cardiovascular disease prevention overview: lifestyle changes for prevention cardiovascular disease.
• Joint British Societies’ consensus recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (JBS3). 2014.
• SACN Report: Saturated fats and health. 2019.
• Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2018.
• Prospective association of the Mediterranean diet with cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality and its population impact in a non-Mediterranean population: the EPIC-Norfolk study. BMC Medicine. 2016.
• Butler T, et al (2020). Optimum nutritional strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation (BACPR). Heart.106:724–731.
• Cochrane Review: Mediterranean-style diet for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. 2019.
• Cochrane Review: Polyunsaturated fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. 2018.
• Cochrane Review: Omega-6 fats for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. 2018.
• Cochrane Review: Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. 2018.
• Cochrane Review: Dietary fibre for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. 2016.
• Cochrane Review: Exercise for people with high cardiovascular risk. 2014.
• Cochrane Review: Nut consumption for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. 2015.
• Cochrane Review: Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease. 2015.
• UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. 2016.