CARDIAC DIET
In order to control this, it is essential to make nutritional modifications as well as lifestyle modifications.
You may require this diet if you have any of the following conditions:
Dyslipidemia i.e. high cholesterol, high triglycerides, etc
Narrowing of arteries seen in Coronary Angiography (CAG)
Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) i.e. insertion of a stent in arteries
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) i.e. bypass surgery
Heart transplant
Complications associated with heart disease such as poor cardiac output i.e. low pumping capacity of the heart
A well-structured diet pattern is essential to maintain heart working in a good condition for a longer period
Post-surgeries, a well-planned diet helps to improve the success rate of surgery
Positive lifestyle changes such as exercise, stress reduction techniques, control of hypertension and diabetes, and also quitting smoking may reduce the occurrence of heart disease
With correct guidance on the diet in heart problems, you can maintain several parameters in acceptable ranges including your body weight, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL (bad) cholesterol and HDL (good) cholesterol, blood pressure, etc
Once this is set in place, one can add happy and healthy years to life
Your Nutritionist can provide you different ways to tackle your cholesterol levels as well as vacation special tips and festival special recipes
A general diet may not involve careful selection as well as quantification of fats
Avoidance of saturated fats, trans fats is extremely essential for diet in heart problems
Use of high fiber foods including whole cereals, vegetables, fruits helps in lowering the complications that are arise due to high fat diet
Along with the above, cessation of smoking and limiting the use of alcohol is an indispensable part of diet in heart problems (to know more about reversing high triglycerides, click here)