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Cardiac Diet

CARDIAC DIET

According to that Indian Heart Association, the public health estimates show that India accounts for approximately 60% of the world’s heart disease burden. This is despite the fact that India has less than 20% of the world’s population. Among Indians, heart disease remains the number one cause of mortality and is a silent epidemic.

In order to control this, it is essential to make nutritional modifications as well as lifestyle modifications.
Diabetes Diet

  • 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)