THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND CARDIOPROTECTION: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND CURRENT RESEARCH

Pierluca Minelli,1 Maria Rosa Montinari2 1Faculty of Medicine and Surgery “A.Gemelli”, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy; 2Department of Biological and Environmental Science Dressing Gown and Technology, University of Salento, Lecce, ItalyCorrespondence: Maria Rosa MontinariDepartment of Biological and Environmental S

Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is closely associated with an approximately five-fold increase in the risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).Impaired autonomic function of the cardiovascular Cosmetic Sets system in DM, which leads to the development of CAN, can be accompanied by coronary artery ischemia, heart r