Heart disease changes a person's lifestyle and habits, including eating habits.
Experts believe that diet plays a key role in preventing heart disease.
Lenta.ru reports which foods heart patients should avoid first, citing therapist, gastroenterologist, and doctor of medical sciences Svetlana Kanevskaya.
Salt, sugar and trans fats
Salt increases blood pressure, sugar contributes to the development of diabetes and obesity, and all these products together significantly increase the risk of myocardial infarction and death.
Processed meat
In general, all meat products that have undergone deep processing are considered the worst for the heart.
It is worth adding that they contain a lot of salt and other nitrates.
Bakery
Cookies, cakes, muffins cause weight gain and increase triglyceride levels in the blood. This is also harmful to the heart.
Sweet sodas and juices
A standard can of soda contains 10 tablespoons of sugar.
Freshly squeezed juices contain a lot of fructose, which causes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, atherosclerosis and type II diabetes.
Ice cream
It is too sweet and fatty for people with heart problems.
Chips
Potato chips contain a lot of salt, saturated fats, which also leads to the development of cardiovascular diseases.
