Heart health remains a fundamental issue for saving the lives of many people: the consumption of certain foods can help
The cardiovascular diseases they stay there leading cause of death in Italy and demonstrate how far there is still to go on the prevention topicdespite the great strides made by research in recent decades.
The 2021 ISTAT data, transmitted by the Ministry of Health, highlighted that they represent the 30.8 percent of deaths in our country, alarming data, which have led cardiologists to be increasingly active from the point of view of raising awareness and encouraging preventionsaving the lives of many people with repeated checks in time and one healthy lifestyle.
Among heart diseases, we have all ischemic pathologiesL’acute myocardial infarctionangina pectoris and cerebrovascular problems, without forgetting thehemorrhagic stroke. What few people know is that it is, in the large majority, about diseases that can be defined as preventablethat is, they can be avoided if you adopt a healthy lifestyle, practice physical activity regularly and above all pay attention todiet.
Nutrition can save your life: what foods can help your heart
At the top of the list of cardiologists, there are certainly some precautions that have now become commonplace. Avoiding alcohol, limiting the consumption of table salt, fried foods, sausages and too many sweets is essential for stay healthy and for don’t tire your heart.
More and more experts, however, advise prefer fibers. These are unavailable plant polysaccharides, which are partially or completely fermented by the bacterial flora of the colon and are very useful for maintaining the health of your body. Doctors recommend the consumption of 20-35 grams per daypreferring the insoluble ones, and precisely with a ratio of 3 to 1.
Several studies have confirmed how important they are also for heart health and to also prevent digestive system diseases. The recommended foods are, in particular, oats, dried fruit, lentils, barley, avocado, spinach and chia seeds, but in reality you can vary in a wide range of choices between fruits and vegetables.
Finally, it is good to remember to match the fibres right amount of water and which have a considerable satiating power and accelerate the intestinal motilityso they are also particularly suitable for slimming diets.
