Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular Diseases

Introduction

Cardiovascular diseases are those that involve the disturbance in the functioning of the hearty and the blood. The most common types of the cardiac diseases are hypertension and atherosclerosis. The cardiovascular diseases can affect the heart, blood circulation and its, the kidneys and the brain of the patients. The cardiac diseases have increased the pace of occurring in the last few years all over the globe and cause several deaths all around the world. The cardiac patients need to take good care of their diet, nutrition and the load of the activities they perform in order to remain healthy. There is therefore, improved importance on putting off the atherosclerosis by amending the factors, such as healthy eating, work out, and prevention of smoking.

Diet

The patient of the cardiac disease should eat the diet having as less saturated fats as possible, but, the intake of the saturated fats may not be fully prevented. The patient should eat a variety of healthy low cholesterol and light fat foods. The intake of salt and sodium must be reduced in order to keep the circulation of the blood proper. On the other hand, the use of carbohydrates and fiber should be increased. These include the potatoes, pasta, vegetables and rice. Apart this fruits are rich in fiber so the diet must include the daily intake of fruits in the daily diet. The portions of the diet taken at one time should be limited to the small quantity to avoid the overburden. It is better to take more portions with regular intervals but smaller in quantity (Reddy, 2004).

The patient should also prevent the consumption of the oily and fried foods plus the use of the margarine. The red meat and especially beef are to be avoided as much as it is possible. In terms of sweet foods, the preparations like pastries, cakes, cream and soda drinks are to avoid strictly because they are the major cause of the development of saturated fats. All the vegetables and fruits those are high in magnesium aids in the protection of the heart and the cardiac system. These include broccoli, seeds of the wheat, spinach and some other green vegetables. Apart from these the use of garlic is very good for the cardiac patients, and it also controls the blood pressures. The garlic should be used daily in the diet with low fat milk products (Reddy, 2004).

Nutrition

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