Tips about how to treat heart disease

Published on Jul 01 2010, in the categories: heart disease

In this article, I'd like to offer some pieces of advice for those who are asking how to treat heart disease:

Patients with heart problems are advised to pay special attention to the calories in the diet, which must always meet the body's daily intake. In case the contribution exceeds the requirements, extra calories will be stored in fat tissue, which will help the long term, the increasing weight of the individual, it can become obese and linking all the risks deriving from overweight.



-Patients should avoid consumption of high calorie products of carbohydrate nature (whether sweet or sweet carbonated beverages), which are usually low in nutritional value.

Fruit and vegetables should be located between 5-6 servings per day (due to rich content in vitamins and minerals). One serving contains: an apple, banana or orange of medium size, half the bowl of mashed fruit or vegetables, cooked or chopped and a glass of fruit juice (tomatoes, carrots).

Consumption of at least 6 servings / day of grain-based products, including whole grains. They are important because of the high proportion of fiber, vitamins and carbohydrates with complex structure. Caloric intake represented by cereal adapt to needs and not affect body weight.- Fruit and vegetables should be located between 5-6 servings per day (due to rich content in vitamins and minerals). One serving contains: an apple, banana or orange of medium size, half the bowl of mashed fruit or vegetables, cooked or chopped and a glass of fruit juice (tomatoes, carrots)- Consumption of at least 6 servings / day of grain-based products, including whole grains. They are important because of the high proportion of fiber, vitamins and carbohydrates with complex structure. Caloric intake represented by cereal adapts to the needs and doesn’t affect body weight.


There are also other tips of how to treat heart disease:
- Reduce the amount of fat in your diet by limiting the products rich in cholesterol, hydrogenated oils, saturated fats, trans fatty acids in the form. In a balanced diet, fat should represent approximately 30% of total calories to the body. Lipid requirement can be calculated by reference to the body's energy consumption, thus: a need for 1600 calories, fats should be maximum 53 grams / day, at a necessary 2200 calories 73 grams are sufficient and in case of an expenditure of 2,800 calories, fat should not exceed to 93 grams / day.

Specialists insist that cholesterol consumption should not exceed 300mg/zi, especially in people with dyslipidemia. In complying with these recommendations should be known that a medium egg yolk has approximately 213 mg cholesterol.

If the patient has cardiovascular problems, it is important to establish a controlled sodium diet, which should contain up to 2400 mg of salt / day.

Exercise is important (in case there is no pathology to prevent or contraindicate achieve sporting activities such as intermittent arterial obstructive, severe congestive heart failure). The patient can start the training program through march, at least 30 minutes a day.

Limiting alcohol consumption is very important in cardiac patients. Experts recommend consuming no more than one glass of red wine daily for women and two men. Although studies have shown there is a correlation between a glass of red wine consumption and heart of its protective effect, alcohol abuse has only negative effects on health.
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