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Some Of The Worst Foods For Your Heart

Read this article to know the foods that you must avoid to keep your heart healthy.

By Lekhaka

The heart is one of the most vital organs in the human body and its proper functioning is required to lead a healthy life. All the more, if you have a heart problem and suffer from heart diseases. Today in this article we shall list certain foods that have been labelled as the worst foods for your heart.

Everyone knows that maintaining an excellent diet is a healthful choice for each individual. So restraining your diet will be the key to lessening the potential danger of heart diseases as well as enhancing your symptoms if you are already affected by this disease.

worst foods for your heart

For patients with heart diseases, having a healthful diet means eating in a way that reduces the danger of complications which are normally connected with their illnesses, including heart problems and stroke.

Eating healthful includes eating a wide range of foods that encompass the entire diet spectrum of veggies, whole grains, fruits, non fatty dairy products, beans, lean meat, poultry and fish. Also there are certain food items you should avoid at all cost to keep your heart healthy. Read on to know about them.

worst foods for your heart

The first one is soda. These are packed with sugar and exert a great deal of pressure on the artery walls. Consumption of soda raises your blood sugar levels and increases your risk of cardiovascular diseases. So if you are a soda addict, think twice before you head for a can of soda the next time.

worst foods for your heart

Baked dessert goods are again very bad for your heart as they contain loads of fat and sugar. These are instrumental in clogging arteries and raising your blood sugar levels. Hence, these can cause cardiovascular diseases.

worst foods for your heart

Refined foods are very bad for your heart. These have been seen to increase cardiovascular diseases. So avoid all kinds of refined products like salad dressings, ketchup, white bread, low-fat yogurt, pasta sauces, barbecue sauces, etc.

Avoid margarine at all cost. This is a synthetic product. It is a very unhealthy trans fat that clogs the arteries of your heart. Be careful of the name hydrogenated oil. Avoid it at all cost.

Story first published: Saturday, January 7, 2017, 14:31 [IST]