Mediterranean diet as an element of treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Currently, the issues of treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases are still relevant, as cardiovascular pathology remains one of the leading causes of disability and mortality in all developed countries of the world. In the Russian Federation there is a high incidence of the diseases of the circulatory system, so they have the top priority among health problems, despite a slight decrease in morbidity in recent years. The main purpose of this review is to study the experience of applying the Mediterranean diet and its components in therapy and prevention of cardiovascular pathology. Research method: we searched electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, MedLine, Science Direct and eLIBRARY.RU using the following terms: "Mediterranean diet", "cardiovascular diseases", "prevention of cardiovascular diseases", "diet therapy of cardiovascular diseases". On the basis of numerous world clinical studies analysis, it can be assumed that the Mediterranean diet is one of the most reliable and well-studied in terms of prevention of cardiovascular pathology. The aim of this review is to draw the attention of the medical community to such a long-known, extensively studied, scientifically confirmed, accessible and simple way of rationalizing daily nutrition as the consumption of elements of the Mediterranean diet in the daily one. Further wide informing of patients about this way of nutrition from different specialists (general practitioners, cardiologists, nutritionists, gerontologists and others) is required.