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According to The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2023), “Around one third of all deaths in Italy registered in 2019 can be attributed to behavioral risk factors, such as tobacco smoking, dietary risks, alcohol consumption and low physical activity. Environmental issues like air pollution also contribute to a sizeable number of deaths each year (Figure 7)" (p. 8).
Increase Physical Activity for Better Heart Health
Increase Physical Activity for Better Heart Health
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2023) (Figure 8, p. 9)
According to Saglietto et. al (2021), “Crude prevalence of CVD in Italy is nearly twofold higher than global prevalence (12.9% vs. 6.6%), while age-standardized estimates are similar (6.2% vs. 6.3%)” (para. 3).
Image: Stanford Medicine. (2024)
Diet
Diet
Image: Cleveland Clinic (2024).
According to Ojeda-Granados et. al (2024), “Evidence suggests that simultaneous and comprehensive treatment of all cardiovascular risk factors, rather than a single factor alone, is linked to CVD burden reduction (9). Specifically, in Italy, a considerable proportion of the population smokes, is physically inactive, has a modest adherence to their traditional Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), and suffers from overweight/obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)” (para. 2).
Ojeda-Granados et. al (2024) also mentions, “good adherence to the MedDiet is associated with a 9% reduction in CVD mortality” (para. 19).
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