Massera Daniele, Zaman Tarique, Farren Grace E, Ostfeld Robert J
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Case Rep Cardiol. 2015;2015:978906. doi: 10.1155/2015/978906. Epub 2015 Feb 10.
A 60-year-old man presented with typical angina and had a positive stress test. He declined both drug therapy and invasive testing. Instead, he chose to adopt a whole-food plant-based diet, which consisted primarily of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, potatoes, beans, legumes, and nuts. His symptoms improved rapidly, as well as his weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. Plant-based diets have been associated with improved plasma lipids, diabetes control, coronary artery disease and with a reduction in mortality. Adoption of this form of lifestyle therapy should be among the first recommendations for patients with atherosclerosis.
一名60岁男性出现典型心绞痛,运动试验呈阳性。他拒绝了药物治疗和侵入性检查。相反,他选择采用全食物植物性饮食,主要包括蔬菜、水果、全谷物、土豆、豆类、豆类和坚果。他的症状迅速改善,体重、血压和胆固醇水平也有所改善。植物性饮食与改善血脂、控制糖尿病、冠心病以及降低死亡率有关。对于动脉粥样硬化患者,应首先推荐采用这种生活方式疗法。