Healthy eating helps prevent heart disease

A new international study has found that healthy eating not only helps prevent heart disease, but can also improve the health of people who already have it.

(Source: medify.com)

"A diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fish significantly reduces the risk of recurrent heart attacks and is also beneficial for people taking blood thinners," said Dr Mahshid Dehghan of the Hamilton Public Health Research Institute (PHRI).

Dr. Dehghan is one of the authors of the study. He and researchers around the world spent five years tracking the eating habits of more than 30,000 patients with cardiovascular disease or diabetes over the age of 55 from more than 40 countries and territories.

Results showed that people who ate more fiber and less saturated fat had a 30% lower risk of having a heart attack or stroke than those who ate less, regardless of geographic or living standards.

This finding further reinforces the role of a healthy diet in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease. According to the study results, the mortality rate from cardiovascular disease is twice as high in people who eat a lot of saturated fat, a lot of salt and have excess energy due to regularly eating processed foods, fast foods or canned foods.

According to Mr. Cory Ma, a nutritionist at the North Hamilton Community Health Center, the best diet for the elderly, heart patients, diabetics and those at high risk of these diseases is to have a lot of fiber, grains, vegetables such as green beans, soybeans, peanuts, and less red meat and white sugar.

According to statistics, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death. In 2008, this disease claimed the lives of 17.3 million people, accounting for 30% of all deaths worldwide.

The main causes of cardiovascular disease include drinking alcohol, smoking, lack of exercise and unhealthy diet.

Scientists predict that by 2030, about 23.6 million people worldwide will die from cardiovascular diseases./.

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