4 questions and answers about the good and the bad food for your heart

Ultra-processed foods have undergone industrial processing - to create appetite, provide a lot of energy, convenience, and keep for a long time.

Typical of this type of food are instant noodles, snacks, chips, chocolate bars, marinated cereals, cakes, fried chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza.

A follow-up study for more than 25 years found that the more foods people ate these foods, the more likely they were to develop cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular death, respectively, by 7% and 9%.

Get in the habit of limiting ultra-processed foods, and instead use more whole foods such as meat, fish, vegetables, beans, and raw nuts for your daily meals. If you need snacks and snacks, eat fresh fruit instead of snacks. And avoid milk teas, energy drinks!

Let's learn more about beneficial foods - bad for the heart through 5 frequently asked questions below!

1. Does eating fat cause hyperlipidemia?

A: The food that we eat is just the ingredients. The liver is responsible for taking these materials to convert them into an energy source for the body in the body. The liver is also where the raw materials are handled and synthesized into "fat in the blood," namely cholesterol, triglycerides (and some other substances). If you don't eat fat, the fat goes straight into the blood, causing blood lipids.

2. Why do some people eat almost no fat at all, are abstinent or vegetarian, but go to the doctor, their blood fat is still high?

A: Some people have a unique "body," with the same amount of ingredients from food intake; their liver tends to synthesize blood fat components such as cholesterol more than others. The liver also tends to increase the synthesis of lousy fat more than usual if you are overweight or obese, do not exercise, smoke, or have certain medical conditions.

3. If the fat in the blood is caused by the body, what is the need to limit food?

A: Not true. Diet still plays a part in controlling blood fat in particular and the risk of atherosclerosis in general. Eating too many calories causes overweight and obesity, which is also a cardiovascular risk factor. A healthy and balanced diet and other measures such as exercise and a balanced mental life contribute to reducing blood fat to the best extent possible.

4. If you want to prevent atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, what should you avoid?

A: The first thing you must remember to avoid is fast food (chips, fried chicken, pizza), ultra-processed foods (sausage, cheese, snack candy, chocolate, noodles), and sugary drinks (soft drinks, milk tea). These are foods that have shown to increase the risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.

You may have heard the advice to avoid eating chicken skin, seafood, and offal. These foods are not necessarily harmful to the heart as much as the above. Also, abstaining from chicken skin is a myth because the fat in chicken skin is unsaturated, not bad.

Always keep in mind the list of do and don'ts of foods!

=> HARMFUL AND SHOULD REMOVE:

- Sugar)

- Soft drinks, energy drinks, bottled juices

- Milk tea, milk coffee with sugar

=> PROFIT AND SHOULD INCREASE:

Foods are rich in omega-3, such as fresh fish, chestnuts, canola oil.

- Legumes, lentils (lentils), chickpeas (chickpeas)

- Mushrooms

- Tea

- The coffee

=> CAN BE USED BECAUSE IT MAY BE EFFICIENT:

Foods rich in vitamin B12 such as fish, beef, chicken, liver

- Wine: good if consumed in moderation (less than one drink for women and two drinks for men per day)

- Milk and dairy products such as cheese

- Fermented foods like yogurt, kimchi, miso, and natto