Complimentary Medicine

2. Nutritional Compounds (Cutraceuticals) and Cardiovascular Disease - risk reduction and prevention. A case for evidence-based natural interventions

About one half of the Australian population uses complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs), a large proportion of which are nutraceuticals. An estimated $2.3 billion was spent on CAMs in 2000 – nearly four times the public contribution to all pharmaceuticals. The role of these products in the health and well-being of Australians cannot be ignored. Those CAMs that are scientifically proven to be both safe and efficacious need to be considered as standards-of¬care in conventional medicine.
Two nutraceuticals – fish oil and plant sterols (phytosterols) – have emerged as safe and effective agents for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. This workshop will review the chemistry, mode of action, efficacy and safety of these agents. The emerging role of coenzyme C10 in cardiovascular health and disease will also be examined.

A/Prof Jeffrey S Cohn

Supported by Blackmores

*Workshops with multiple codes are run multiple times throughout the conference. You only need to attend one of these sessions.