Positive effects of dietary approach for the treatment of hypertension
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Society for Hypertension, elevated blood pressure is defined as the blood pressure the readings of which consistently range ≥ 140 mmHg systolic and/or 90 mmHg diastolic. Having in mind the fact that hypertension is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovasluar disease, ki...
By Maja Vuković, Biljana Mijović, Miloš Maksimović, Vesna Lazić
Vitamin D and atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular diseases rank first on the mortality list globally or 31%. The basic measure of prevention in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization is a change in risk lifestyle in terms of diet, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol consumption. Vitamin D was previously recognized as a regulator of calcium and phosph...
By Olivera Rašević, Maida Mulić, Maja Vuković, Vesna Lazić, Biljana Mijović, Miloš Maksimović
Public health significance of atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide. Recently, mortality and morbidity from CVD have shown a trend in its occurrence in earlier years, while these diseases have been associated with older age until recently. In developed countries, mortality from diseases caused by atherosclerosis has decreased over the la...
By Vesna Lazić, Biljana Mijović, Miloš Maksimović
Nutrition as risk factor for development of chronic non-communicable diseases
Chronic non-communicable diseases are diseases that arise as a response of the human body to a number of factors, the most important of which are ecological and socio-economic factors. According to the World Health Organization, their classification is based on mortality and morbidity statistics. The top four leading causes of death are as follows:...
By Vesna Lazić, Biljana Mijović, Miloš Maksimović
Ispitivanje znanja studenata medicine o faktorima rizika za metabolički sindrom
Uvod. U poslednje dve decenije neprekidno raste učestalost metaboličkogsindroma kao skupa faktora rizika za kardiovaskularne bolesti i dijabetes.Edukacija studenata o metaboličkom sindromu je od posebnog značaja zanjihov kasniji rad na njegovoj prevenciji. Cilj istraživanja je bio da ispita znanjestudenata na završnoj godini studija medicine...
By Maja Vuković, Miloš Maksimović, Srdjan Mašić, Miloš Vasiljević, Milan Kulić