INGESTA DIETÉTICA EN PACIENTES HIPERTENSOS Y DISLIPÉMICOS CON TRATAMIENTO FARMACOLÓGICO

Abstract

Arterial hypertension (AHT) constitutes an important risk factor for the emergence of cardiac and cerebral vascular complications, and dyslipidemia is the most important risk factor in cardiovascular diseases or even the cause of a high percentage of deaths, in the which influence factors such as excessive consumption of fats and sugars, alcohol, inherited defects, some medications and diseases such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, overweight and obesity. That is why the following research aims to “Evaluate the macronutrient profile of dietary intake in hypertensive and dyslipidemic patients with pharmacological treatment who attend the ACI Integral Cardiac Care Center of the City of Portoviejo, in the period August-October 2019 " Considering that adequate food contributes greatly to each individual who maintains an ideal state of health and thus contributes to hypertensive and dyslipidemic patients receiving pharmacological treatment adopt eating habits that will serve to make their pathology bearable. Therefore, the information generated by studies on the profile of macronutrients, shows the importance of feeding in patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia, where it is intended to be an important contribution to treatment, and even more so for patients of this Center, reducing the risk of certain pathologies.