Cardiovascular Disease

Professor Keith Frayn is Emeritus Professor of Human Metabolism at the University of Oxford. He has published extensively in the area of metabolic regulation, including the textbook Human Metabolism: a Regulatory Perspective.

Sara Stanner is Science Director at the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF). She edited the first edition of Cardiovascular Disease: Diet, Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors and other BNF Task Force books.

Foreword


Terms of Reference


Task Force Membership


About the companion website


1. The Aetiology and Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease
Professor Keith N. Frayn and Sara Stanner


2. Lifecourse Nutrition
Professor Caroline Fall


3. Metabolic Syndrome Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Physical Activity and Genetic Factors
Professor Keith Frayn, Dr Stacey Lockyer and Sara Stanner


4. Lipid-Related Factors
Professor Leanne Hodson


5. Inflammation-Related Factors
Professor Parveen Yaqoob and Professor Gordon Ferns


6. Adipose Tissue-Derived Factors
Dr Vidya Mohamed-Ali and Mashael AlJaber


7. Vascular Dysfunction
Professor Gordon Ferns and Professor Sumantra Ray


8. The Haemostatic System Coagulation, Platelets and Fibrinolysis
Professor Coen Stehouwer


9. Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
Professor Richard Bruckdorfer


10. Vitamins and Cardiovascular Disease
Professor Robert Clarke


11. Influences of the Human Gut Microbiome
Professor Julie Lovegrove and Dr Gemma Walton


12. Physical Activity Where Are We Now?
Professor Marie Murphy, Professor Steven Blair and Bridget Benelam


13. Diet and Cardiovascular Disease Where Are We Now?
Professor Judy Buttriss and Sarah Coe


14. Conclusions of the Task Force


15. Recommendations of the Task Force


16. Cardiovascular Disease: Answers to Common Questions


References


Index