Easily assimilated carbohydrates negatively affect a woman's heart
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Italian experts studied the influence of some products on the state of human health. During a long experimental observation of volunteers (about 50,000 people) for eight years, it was possible to establish that regular consumption of foods with fast-digestible carbohydrates did not affect the heart of men in any way, but in women such nutrition was twice as likely to lead to heart disease.
Scientists noted that present in vegetables, cereals, fruits, whole grains, slow carbohydrates, do not have a negative effect on the female heart, so such products should be included in the diet of women. This feature is associated with the assimilation of carbohydrates by the female body. In the male body, the digestion of carbohydrates is slightly different, their blood retains nonpathogenic cholesterol longer than in the body of a woman. However, men are more at risk of gradual diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome. With their own food they themselves provoke failures in the natural work of the mechanism of protecting the vessels from blockage.
To keep the heart healthy, you must regularly undergo an examination, as well as take a careful look at nutrition. Experts recommend to exclude from the diet products whose glycemic index exceeds 70. Ideally, the diet should consist of products with a glycemic index below 55, then the risk of a pathological rise in insulin is excluded. Such nutrition will help in the prevention of obesity and cancer. A low glycemic diet will help women to maintain their health and activity.
To maintain the health of the heart and blood vessels, it is good to eat salmon or trout a couple of times a week, which will help to reduce the risk of heart attack almost threefold. Trout helps saturate the human body with fatty acids, which strengthen the heart muscle.
Berries (cherries, cherries) contain pectins that promote the removal of cholesterol. Also in the berries there is glucose to strengthen the heart muscle and coumarin, helping to prevent thrombosis in the vessels.
Dried fruits, in particular dried apricots, rich in potassium, help protect against free radicals. Also in dried apricots quite a lot of antioxidants. Only two dried apricots a day will help prevent the development of a heart attack. If you add a little dried apricots to oatmeal porridge, rich in fiber, you can get not only a tasty and healthy breakfast, but also get rid of bad cholesterol.
Black currant with baked apples is a good help to strengthen the heart muscle. This delicious dessert contains iron, glucose, antioxidants (in black currant), vitamin B, C. All this has a beneficial effect not only on the heart and blood vessels, but also on the entire body.
Almonds, walnuts, legumes, spinach, blueberries, cranberries, seeds, olive oil are an important benefit for the heart. All these products can be combined at will and cook delicious and healthy dishes, such as salad with spinach and cedar nuts.
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