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Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of hospitalisation, morbidity and mortality. Nutritional factors are major contributors to HF precursors, including hypertension, obesity, dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance/diabetes and systemic inflammation. Multiple landmark trials, including Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)1 and Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea (PREDIMED),2 have documented the…
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“All diseases begin in the gut.”
– Hippocrates (460–370 BC)
In recent years many researchers have described the relationship between the gut microbiota and many diseases, including heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and obesity.1,2 Diet is one of the major factors that influence the pattern of the gut microbiota.3 This article discusses how the gut microbiota affects heart failure.
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