Heart-healthy diet: 8 steps to prevent heart disease
网页2024年4月4日 · These tips can help you shape up your diet as well as your heart and waistline: Use a small plate or bowl to help control your portions. Eat more low-calorie, nutrient-rich foods such as fruits and vegetables. Eat smaller amounts of high-calorie, high-sodium foods. These include refined, processed and fast foods.
Heart disease prevention: Strategies to keep your heart healthy
网页2023年8月17日 · A healthy diet can help protect the heart, improve blood pressure and cholesterol, and lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. A heart-healthy eating plan includes: Vegetables and fruits. Beans or other legumes. Lean meats and fish. Low-fat or fat-free dairy foods. Whole grains. Healthy fats such as olive oil and avocado.
Don't get tricked by these 3 heart-health myths - Mayo Clinic
网页2019年4月24日 · The argument: Coconut oil is extremely high in saturated fat — about 50 percent more than butter, even. But despite that saturated fat is known to raise cholesterol levels, linked with heart disease risk, proponents believe that some saturated fats in coconut oil (called medium-chain triglycerides) are less harmful and may actually raise levels of …
Omega-3 in fish: How eating fish helps your heart - Mayo Clinic
网页2023年8月25日 · The American Heart Association recommends eating fish rich in unsaturated fats at least twice a week. All fish are a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals. But fatty fish contain omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s and other nutrients in fish may improve heart health. They also may lower the risk of dying of heart disease.
Menus for heart-healthy eating: Cut the fat and salt - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年4月23日 · The plan should include plenty of lean protein, vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Limit high-fat foods such as red meat, cheese and baked goods. Also limit foods that are high in sodium such as sandwiches, pizza, soup and processed foods. Cut back on foods and drinks with added sugar too. Below are two days' worth of heart-healthy menus.
Red wine and resveratrol: Good for your heart? - Mayo Clinic
网页The resveratrol in red wine comes from the skin of grapes used to make wine. Simply eating grapes or drinking grape juice might be a way to get resveratrol without drinking alcohol. Red and purple grape juices may have some of the same heart-healthy pluses of red wine. Peanuts, blueberries and cranberries also have some resveratrol.
Nutrition and healthy eating Nutritional supplements
网页2023年11月21日 · By Mayo Clinic Staff. Nutritional supplements are meant to complement a healthy diet, not replace it. If you're in good health and you eat a wide variety of foods, you likely don't need supplements. But sometimes, fortified foods and dietary supplements may help provide one or more nutrients. For example, women who are pregnant or hoping to ...
Calcium supplements: A risk factor for heart attack?
网页2023年3月23日 · Answer From Rekha Mankad, M.D. There is some evidence that calcium supplements can increase the risk of heart attacks. Calcium supplements are usually taken to treat or prevent bone disease, such as osteoporosis. A review of studies found that calcium supplements increased the risk of heart disease, particularly in healthy, …
Can vitamins help prevent a heart attack? - Mayo Clinic
网页2023年7月21日 · What is known is that no vitamin can prevent heart disease if you don't control your other risk factors. These include a poor diet, smoking, high cholesterol and diabetes. Some studies suggest that certain vitamins, such as folic acid and vitamins C and E, may lower heart disease risk. But larger clinical trials haven't proved that.
Add antioxidants to your diet - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年3月29日 · Along with fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds and grains add antioxidants to the diet. Whole grains, nuts and seeds are a source for selenium, vitamin E and antioxidant phytochemicals. Unsalted nuts and seeds have protein and fats in addition to other phytochemicals. They are a nutrient dense food. Nut and seed oils also may help …
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