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The heart is a vital organ that works endlessly.However, heart disease until now is still the highest cause of death in the world, including in Indonesia.
Therefore, maintaining heart health is very important in everyday life.
In order to avoid heart problems, the Mayapada Hospital Tangerang Clinical Nutrition Specialist, dr.Mulianah Daya, M.Gizi, Sp.GK, shares good healthy eating tips for the heart.
According to him, the key to healthy food for the heart is to reduce the burden of the heart system (cardiovascular) by avoiding bad fats.
The bad fats include saturated fats that are found in fast food, animal fats, fried foods, butter, creamers, and processed foods.
In addition, trans fat also needs to be avoided because it can increase bad cholesterol (LDL) while reducing good cholesterol (HDL).
Not only fat, it also emphasizes the importance of limiting sugar and salt consumption.Excess sugar in processed drinks can trigger diabetes, obesity, to metabolic disorders that have a negative impact on the heart.
Meanwhile, excessive salt in packaged foods, instant sauce, and snacks can increase the risk of hypertension.Therefore, he suggested that people get used to reading the nutritional label before buying food products.
As a guide, the Ministry of Health recommends a maximum daily sugar consumption of 50 grams or 4 tablespoons, as well as a maximum salt of 5,000 mg (sodium 2,500 mg) or about 1 teaspoon per day.
On the other hand, consumption of healthy foods is the main foundation of maintaining heart health.According to Doctor Mulianah, consumption of 5-6 servings of vegetables and fruit per day is highly recommended to meet the needs of fiber, vitamins, daily minerals and reduce inflammation, maintain blood pressure, and reduce cholesterol levels.
Green vegetables (spinach, broccoli) help widening blood vessels, while fruit (avocados, berrian) is rich in antioxidants and soluble fiber that is good for the heart.
Furthermore, consumption of fatty sea fish (salmon, tuna, and sardines) 2-3 times a week both for the heart because its omega-3 content helps prevent arrhythmia and plaque buildup.
“Fish processing can be dipped, sauteed, or spices and not fried (deep fried) so as not to damage the omega-3 content in it,” he explained.
Beans (almonds, walnuts) and seeds (oats, quinoa, chia seeds, brown rice) are rich in fiber and good fats that are beneficial to control blood sugar and cholesterol.Choose olive oil, virgin coconut oil (VCO), and avocados as a source of healthy fat to protect the heart.
Maintaining heart health must also be accompanied by regular exercise, maintaining ideal body weight and sleep quality, managing stress, and periodic health checks.
“Small changes by replacing fried foods with fruits, using olive oil instead of butter, or reducing one teaspoon of salt from daily cuisine can have a significant long-term impact. But, the diet must be lived with Enjoy to be consistent and sustainable,” he explained.
A healthy diet plays an important role in preventing heart disease.However, if complaints appear like
chest pain
, immediately to the chest pain unit service in Mayapada Hospital, where the Mulianah doctor practices to ascertain the cause of pain quickly and precisely, and get optimal treatment.
In this service, examination can be given free of charge for patients with complaints of chest pain if after the initial evaluation there is no indication of heart problems.
Meanwhile, patients who are indicated to have heart disease will get a quick referral to a specialist or subspecialist for further treatment according to the medical protocol.
The Chest Pain Unit is integrated with the superior service of the Mayapada Hospital Cardiovascular Center, with the support of an experienced multidisciplinary team, able to deal with complex heart problems comprehensively and international standard, ranging from prevention and early detection, diagnosis, heart intervention, heart surgery, and heart rehabilitation.
In the event of a sudden heart attack, the 24 -hour cardiac emergency team is ready to provide primary PCI action with a door to balloon protocol less than 90 minutes.Contact 150990 or through the emergency call feature on Mayapada Hospital’s Mycare.
With mycare, you can book a doctor’s consultation and heart screening anytime, anywhere.There are also Health Articles & Tips features for info about heart health, as well as personal health features, which are connected to Health Access and Google Fit, to monitor steps, calories, heartbeats, to BMI.
Download Mycare now and get reward points in the form of discounts for various types of examinations in all Mayapada Hospital units.
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