What foods should you eat for heart health?
Unfortunately, there is no specific food that must be included in the diet to maintain heart health.
A balanced, varied diet, consuming sufficient amounts of fiber while limiting simple sugars and saturated fats are the basic rules that must be followed to prevent cardiac problems.
Cardiologist Alexandra Demkina told us what foods you need to eat for heart health.
However, heart health is inextricably linked to vascular health. It is atherosclerosis, which affects the arteries and leads to their narrowing up to complete blockage, that is the main cause of death.
To prevent atherosclerosis, we recommend foods rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: they reduce inflammation and help normalize cholesterol levels in the blood.
This includes fatty fish (mackerel, halibut, salmon), high-quality vegetable oils (olive, flaxseed, pumpkin), nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews), avocado.
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