The best foods
Cardiologists said that eating healthy foods would be useless if you smoke a lot and no physically healthy and most likely to have a heart failure. They in fact advise to better diet to have a healthy body. It is also advisable to exercise more and to control calorie intake. It must be done in moderation.
We are also advised to eat fresh foods for they provide much better nutrients than those additives and preservatives which mostly want to be eaten by us, LOL. According to Dr. Kevin Campbell, world renown cardiologist, these additives and preservatives are high in sodium load a potential risk for cancer. From now on, let us avoid eating foods with additives and preservatives. Every time you buy foods try to check if there is one content MSG. Mono sodium glutamate puts humans to risk like heart failure and cancer. Let us avoid this food with label MSG.
Another bad food bad for the heart is diet soda. It has no nutritional value, and is very calorie dense. Those who are on diet soda; it is expected for this to contribute to obesity. This food slowly kills us. Let us not take this. According to cardiologists, potato is bad for the body especially if fried. It has little or no nutritional value. Potato chips also fall to category of foods that are aging us. I won’t anymore eat potato chips, too bad we will easily get old, LOL.
Oily foods are also bad for the heart for the oil becomes carcinogenic.
According to Dr. Yancy, oily food has absolutely no cardiovascular benefits. There are cooking oil labeled “Cholesterol Free” I do not know why there is contradiction. Perhaps the oil manufacturer is not a Cardiologist/ nutritionist, but rather a business man thinking only of his profit. The doctor said that bad fats disrupt the thyroid’s ability.
Wine also produces the risk of stroke by five times if drink much. The best is just small amount of wine for alcohol can trigger symptoms of stroke. Too much consumption of alcohol stops the liver from making the materials that help the blood clot. That is why, we always hear someone hospitalized due to blood clotting. Now we know the reason, and that is too much intake of wine.
Hot dogs, canned goods, energy drinks, bacon, ice cream are also foods that are harmful for the heart. Too much eating of ice cream can cause bad sickness. Eating canned goods is also not good for they contained highly saturated sodium so risky for the heart.
I have a friend, she drinks energy drink one time, and after drinking one bottle she collapses and was hospitalized, cause: cardiac arrest. In fact it was televised about the bad effects of energy drinks. I cannot longer see in TV energy drinks endorsed by celebrities.
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If you want to live too long, you have to avoid eating the foods that are declared here. Wat we need to be disease free is healthy foods, plus we need lots of discipline.This is what makes us stupid for we do not listen to our body. Our mouth does not refuse but the entire system may suffer much.
Yes food effect human heart if we take wrong and bad food because it makes heart mineral upsets anon reaching in the arteries and veins. Therefore every human being eat food fresh and full of minerals and vitamins.
Coronary heart disease is characterised by a narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis). Fatty deposits, or plaques, cling to the artery walls and can clog the arteries, making it more likely that a blood clot will form.
A heart attack occurs when a blood clot blocks one of the arteries of the heart. This prevents the flow of blood, cuts off the oxygen supply to the heart and damages or kills the heart cells.
These foods may prevent heart diseases as There is no ‘magic’ food to decrease the risk of developing heart disease. You need to eat a healthy diet and have plenty of exercise. High-salt diets increase blood pressure and the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Most of us consume more than ten times the amount of salt we need to meet our sodium requirements (salt contains sodium and chloride). However, there is evidence that plant foods – especially wholegrain cereals, legumes, nuts, fruits and vegetables – may decrease the risk of heart disease.
The foods that best protect against heart disease include:
oily fish – such as mackerel, sardines, tuna and salmon which contain omega-3 fatty acids. This type of fat has been shown to decrease triglycerides and increase HDL-cholesterol levels, improves blood vessel elasticity and thins the blood, making it less likely to clot and block blood flow
some vegetables oils – such as corn, soy and safflower, which contain omega-6 fatty acids, and those containing omega-3 fatty acids such as canola and olive oil. All of these can help to lower LDL cholesterol when used instead of saturated fats such as butter
fruit and vegetables – antioxidants in fruit and vegetables offer protection against heart disease. Fruit and vegetables are also important sources of folate, which helps lower the blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine, which appears to be linked to an increased risk of heart disease
fibre – wholegrain cereals and fruit and vegetables
Diet and cardiovascular disease
The role of diet is crucial in the development and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Diet is one of the key things you can change that will impact all other cardiovascular risk factors.
Comparisons between a diet low in saturated fats, with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, and the typical diet of someone living in the developed world show that in the former there is a 73% reduction in the risk of new major cardiac events.
Fat
Research makes it clear that abnormal blood lipid (fat) levels have a strong correlation with the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack and coronary death. In turn, abnormal blood lipids are related to what you eat. A diet high in saturated fats (e.g. cheese) and trans fats (often used in cakes, cookies and fast food) leads to high levels of cholesterol.
Saturated fats are found in animal products. Trans fats are oils that have been hydrogenated to turn them into semi-hard fats. Hydrogenated fat is found in processed food like shop-bought cakes, biscuits, stock cubes and a range of other products you buy every day. Saturated and trans fats raise cholesterol levels in the blood, which in turn can lead to atherosclerosis.
Unsaturated fats, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated are beneficial for heart health. They are present in fish, nuts, seeds and vegetables.
The essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6 are found in oily fish and in nuts and seeds. Our bodies cannot make these acids so we have to eat them to gain their benefits, which include improving cholesterol levels in the body.
But it is important to note that if your total fat intake is greater than 37% of your total calories, then even if that fat is unsaturated you increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. Saturated fat intake should not exceed 10% of total energy and for high-risk groups, like people with diabetes, total fat intake should be 7% or less of total energy.
Sodium
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. If you have a diet high in sodium you risk hypertension.
It has been estimated that a universal reduction in dietary intake of sodium by about 1g of sodium a day, about 3g of salt, would lead to a 50% reduction in the number of people needing treatment for hypertension. The same decrease would lead to a 22% drop in the number of deaths resulting from strokes and a 16% fall in the number of deaths from coronary heart disease.
Fruits and vegetables
Eating a diet high in fresh fruits and vegetables protects your heart. Low fruit and vegetable intake accounts for about 20% of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Fruit and vegetables contain components that protect against heart disease and stroke.
Wholegrain cereals
Whole grains are unrefined and do not have the bran or germ removed. They contain folic acid, B vitamins and fiber, all of which are important protectors against heart disease. Processed grains like that used to make white bread and pasta do not have the same benefits as wholegrain cereals.
Fish
In countries where fish consumption is high there is a reduced risk of death from all causes as well as cardiovascular mortality.
Nuts
Eating nuts regularly is associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease.
Soy
There is evidence that soy has a beneficial effect on blood lipid levels. Eating 47g of soy protein a day led to a 9% drop in total cholesterol and a 13% reduction in LDL cholesterol in one study of people without any heart disease.
Alcohol
If you have the occasional drink you may protect your heart, but only if you drink in moderation.