The role of dietary interventions in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases

This article presents a brief review of the scientific literature examining the role and importance of dietary interventions recommended for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases. The features of the Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet and some others are described. Data on their effect on blood pressure, blood glucose, and body mass index are presented. The main obstacles to the widespread use of these dietary interventions are noted, which include cultural characteristics of consumers, higher cost of the proposed diets, the need to spend more time on food preparation, to control the size of portions eaten.