11:01 PM
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
I wrote – Shaima Morsi
Over time, consuming large amounts of salt, sugar, saturated fat, and refined carbohydrates increases your risk of heart attack or stroke, so it is wise to focus on your overall diet.
Below we explain to you foods that shorten life and destroy the heart, which should be avoided during Ramadan, according to the “medicinenet” website.
1. Soda:
A can of soda contains more added sugar than experts recommend for an entire day, and soda drinkers tend to gain more weight and are more likely to develop obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease, so some research links it to weight gain and strokes.
2. Baked Goods:
They are usually loaded with added sugar, which leads to weight gain, and they are also linked to higher levels of triglycerides, which leads to heart disease, and their main ingredient is usually white flour, which spikes blood sugar and makes you hungrier. .
3. Processed Meat:
Processed meats are the worst types of meat for your heart, they contain high amounts of salt, and most are high in saturated fat, so they are not heart healthy.
4. White rice, bread and pasta:
Rice, bread, pasta, and white-flour snacks are missing fiber, healthy vitamins and minerals, and refined grains quickly turn into sugar, which your body stores as fat. A diet rich in refined grains causes belly fat, which studies link to heart disease and type 2 diabetes. .
5. Pizza:
Most takeout pizza contains massive amounts of sodium, fat, and calories, all of which increase your risk of heart attack.
6. Butter:
Butter is rich in saturated fats, which raise harmful cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease, so it is better to replace butter with olive oil or vegetable oil that contains heart-healthy mono and polyunsaturated fats.
7. Flavored Full-Fat Yogurt:
Yogurt is a great source of nutrition, plus eating it regularly protects you from high blood pressure. However, it’s full of added sugar, which is linked to weight gain, high blood pressure, inflammation and heart disease.
8. French Fries:
French fries from restaurants and fast food places contain a lot of fat and salt, which is bad for your heart, and one study found that people who ate french fries 2 to 3 times a week were more likely to die early.
