5 common foods to avoid for a healthy heart

1 < p>The health of the heart depends on heredity for only a quarter, and for three quarters – on our lifestyle. And every bite of “harmful” food today increases the risk of a heart attack or heart attack in the future. But if the heart is ready to forgive some foods – not even the most useful ones – then there is food that is better to delete from your diet forever. For our own health and longevity.

Processed meat

Bacon, ham, sausage and sausages are common, but, unfortunately, very dangerous food. Oncologists and cardiologists unanimously recognize these products as harmful and carcinogenic. It's all about saturated fat, which is abundant in such meat products, as well as sodium, which is used to increase the shelf life of the meat. Both of these are literally deadly for our heart – so we should think about whether such risks are justified for the sake of momentary pleasure?

Red meat

Do you see a juicy steak with mushrooms or a pork chop? Cardiologists see salt, cholesterol and saturated fat literally knocking the heart and blood vessels out. It is clear that doctors are not beasts (well, at least most of them) and do not require you to completely give up red meat: they simply call for reducing its share in the diet to three or four portions per month.

Potato chips and ready popcorn

Both of these can even be useful for our heart, but only under one condition: you prepare these delicacies yourself. And do not add salt to them. The fact is that almost all of us significantly exceed the safe dose of salt every day, because of which we risk our hearts again and again – unfortunately, in the literal sense of the word. Try to avoid foods with hidden salt and reduce the amount in the meals you prepare yourself.

Diet drinks

Sweet sodas and juices (even fresh) are bad for the heart because they are sugar concentrate, but even worse are the so-called diet drinks, in which a sugar substitute is used. Regular consumption of “zero” drinks seriously increases the risk of heart disease – as well as the risk of cancer and dementia.

Instant noodles

Who among us did not eat instant pasta in school or college? If we had known how much salt they contained (almost half of the daily allowance), we would probably have given them up even then. Do you need more arguments? Please! Almost all types of instant noodles are deep-fried – what could be worse for our blood vessels? Try to never eat it again – for your own good!