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Nutrition and physical activity educational intervention on CHD risk factors: a systematic review study
Fatemeh Rahmati Najarkolaei1, Eiman Ghaffarpasand2, Mohammad Gholami Fesharaki3
1Health Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. fatemeh_rahmaty@yahoo.com, Ghaffarpasand@yahoo.com, mohammad.gholami@modares.ac.ir.
Introduction:
Fast growing epidemic of chronic diseases causes many health challenges over the world. Regarding reported pros and cons, the aim of the current study is to review the effect of nutrition and physical educational intervention in decreasing cardiovascular risk factors.
Methods & Materials:
In this review study, searching has done through the English and Persian databases. Articles with other languages, lack of important information, and score 3 or less in the JADAD standard checklist were exluded from the study.
Findings:
In the primary search, 194 articles have been found.Through four stages of secondary search and further evaluation, 43 articles were selected. These articles were published between 1989 to 2013.
Conclusion:
According to these findings, the majority of articles showed a positive effect of nutrition and physical activity educational interventions on cardiovascular risk factors- blood cholesterol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as smoking cigarette in high risk patients. These results, suggest the necessity of continiuting nutrition and physical educational intervention for individuals with cardiovascular risk factors.
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