This conversation with Professor of Cardiology José Ramón González Juanatey leaves us with a main message: cardiovascular diseases critically depend on the socioeconomic and educational level of the population, or in other words, poverty kills. The good news, however, is that 80% of these can be prevented. In this context, healthy lifestyles, with the Atlantic Diet as the main actor, gain relevance as a prevention strategy. For this reason, Dr. Juanatey highlights the importance of educating children in health, since they are the greatest driver of change in their environment.

This conversation took place within the framework of the POCTEP New Heart project, and was funded by the Atlantic Diet Foundation and the European Regional Fund – FEDER through the Interreg VI-A Spain-Portugal Program (POCTEP) 2021-2027.