[Role of life style and nutrition in the etiology, prevention and therapy of coronary disease with special reference to lipid metabolism].

Issuing from the epidemiological situation of the angiocardiopathies the importance of the factors of risk for the coronary heart disease are emphasized with special consideration of the disturbances of lipometabolism. Essential constituent in the reduction of the factors of risk, particularly obesity, hyperlipoproteinaemia and hypertension, is the change of the habits of nutrition. An increased supply of manifold unsaturated fatty acids, an adequate to the disturbances of lipometabolism type-specific restriction of the cholesterol and carbohydrate intake and a reduction of the saline supply are to be recommended. The importance of measures in the field of health education which should begin already at school age is emphasized.