Certain diets can reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.
Moscow's chief nutritionist Antonina Starodubova spoke about this.
The expert named four diets for heart and brain health in a conversation with the publication Argumenty i Fakty .
What diets are good for the heart and brain
First, the Mediterranean diet. It involves eating a lot of seafood and plant foods.
Prevents the development of heart and vascular diseases, reduces the risk of repeated strokes and heart attacks.
Secondly, the DASH diet is very beneficial for the cardiovascular system.
It is a combination dietary approach that involves reducing salt intake and increasing vegetable and dairy intake.
Starodubova named the Scandinavian diet as another diet that is beneficial for the cardiovascular system.
It involves eating foods that are available in the European region: cold-water fish, eggs, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, berries, apples, pears, and pine nuts.
This dietary system reduces mortality not only from cardiovascular diseases, but also from cancer and diabetes.
The nutritionist also spoke about the MIND diet, developed to preserve the youthfulness of the brain.
This is a combination of the DASH diet and the Mediterranean diet. The main foods are vegetables, leafy greens, berries, nuts, olive oil, whole grains, legumes, seafood, poultry.
