Heart disease diet should pay attention

What are the heart diseases

In summer, it is the season to eat barbecue, especially for men who like to eat barbecue and drink, but for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, they dare not eat barbecue. They are worried that it will bring serious harm to the body. Will not induce heart disease. Dietary principles for patients with heart disease

Avoid stimulating food and drink and stimulant drugs: chili, ginger, pepper, cigarettes, alcohol, and drinking a lot of strong tea. Taking caffeine, amphetamine and other stimulants will also bring burden to the heart. In patients with rheumatic heart disease, the heart function is poor. When, pay special attention.

Appropriate restriction of salt intake: The same principle as restricting salt is that patients with rheumatic heart disease should eat less sodium-rich foods such as bananas to avoid edema.

Slow-in beverages: Drinking a large amount of water, tea, soup, fruit juice, soda or other beverages at a time will rapidly increase blood volume, thereby increasing the burden on the heart. Therefore, do not eat too many drinks, preferably no more than 500ml at a time. When you need to drink more water, divide it into several drinks, with a little less each time, with a longer interval.

Eat small and frequent meals. Heart disease patients should not eat too much. The total caloric energy intake is divided into 4 to 5 times a day to reduce postprandial gastrointestinal overfilling and diaphragm elevation, and avoid increased cardiac workload. Supper should be eaten earlier, and should be light, and no food or water should be added after dinner.

Appropriately limit protein and heat intake. In heart failure, the daily protein can be controlled at 25-30 grams and the heat energy is 600 kcal; after 2 to 3 days, the protein can be added to 40-50 grams and the heat energy is 1000-1500 kcal. After the condition improves, protein and heat will increase gradually, but it should not be too high, so as not to increase the load on the heart.

So, what can and cannot eat for heart patients?

What to eat for heart patients

Spinach and carrots. Spinach is rich in folic acid. Studies have shown that taking folic acid can reduce the risk of heart disease by 25%; the carotene in carrots can be converted into vitamin A to keep blood vessels open and prevent stroke.

tofu. Tofu is derived from soybeans. Tofu contains soy protein. Soy protein can provide a kind of flavonoids, which can significantly reduce low-density lipoprotein levels and maintain heart health.

walnut. Walnuts contain OMEGA-3 fatty acids, this kind of unsaturated fat can strengthen the heart, and proper eating is good for the health of the body. Walnuts can be eaten raw or eaten together with others.

Fish. Compared with most meats, it contains lower fat and saturated fatty acids, which can increase the "good" cholesterol in the blood and help eliminate the "bad" cholesterol.

　　Eating barbecue can induce heart disease?

Barbecuing is carried out by high temperature. It is easy to produce a blood compound in the food. This compound will reduce the elasticity of the cells, thereby increasing the risk of heart disease. It is also the cause of heart disease. If you stay in a depressed state for a long time, it can also cause heart disease. So in summer, try to reduce the number of barbecues, pay attention to nutritional balance, and avoid strenuous exercise.

　　What are the dietary taboos for patients with heart disease?

　　 1. Strictly control salt intake

The main components of salt we usually eat are chlorine and sodium. The sodium ions in the body have the effect of hydrating tissues in the body. They are mainly excreted from the body through urine. If the concentration of sodium ions in the blood is too high, a large amount of water will be retained. In the body, this leads to edema throughout the body, which increases the burden on the heart. In severe cases, it can also cause heart failure. Therefore, the diet should be light and avoid eating salted food, salted fish, salted eggs, etc. food.

　　 2. Don’t eat too much sweets

It is not allowed to eat chocolate for patients with congenital heart disease. The main ingredients of chocolate are sugar and fat. The calories are very high, and the protein and fat contained in it are very low. If you eat chocolate often, it will easily lead to stomach indigestion, constipation, and constipation. Loss of appetite, while it contains a lot of caffeine and other ingredients, it is easy to cause brain excitement, affect rest, and cause serious harm to brain development.

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　　 3. Can't eat more canned drinks and cold drinks

When entering the supermarket, we will see many canned beverages and a wide variety of them. Most of the beverage ingredients contain saccharin, pigments, spices, and water. They contain almost no nutrients. Generally, the digestive function of patients with congenital heart disease is relatively weak. If you eat these foods, it will stimulate the contraction of gastric mucosal blood vessels, reduce the secretion of gastric juice, thereby affecting the digestion process of food in the gastrointestinal tract, weakening the sterilization ability in the digestive tract, and easily infecting the gastrointestinal tract disease.

　　 4. Don't tonic blindly

Some people always think that patients should eat more food tonic, so that the body can recover quickly, such as drinking ginseng soup for children, ginseng does have the effect of nourishing qi, promoting fluid, and strengthening the body, but it may be possible if it is taken improperly. It can cause irritability, loss of appetite, nose bleeding, etc.

Tips

Heart disease patients should control their intake of sugar and salt in their diet, stay away from spicy and irritating foods, quit smoking and alcohol, maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, avoid emotional excitement, and cannot do heavy physical labor. , Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and never let the body be overworked.