Nutrition Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease

<p>Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death worldwide in which genetic and environmental factors seem to play a determinant role. In fact several lifestyle (i.e. dietary physical inactivity) factors and nutritional-related diseases (i.e. obesity type 2 diabetes) are strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases. Moreover genome-wide association studies have also identified numerous genomic loci that determine susceptibility to cardiovascular events. Therefore nutrition and genetics seem to interact in predisposing an individual to cardiovascular diseases. This book provides a presentation of recent advances in knowledge on nutrition genetics and cardiovascular disease coming from diverse scientific disciplines.</p>