CARDIO PROTECTIVE

DIET
 THE CONNECTION BETWEEN DIET AND
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Diet directly affects the development of

ATHEROSCLEROSIS a lesion which can block
arteries

The underlying cause for CVD

Diet also affects blood cholestrol level ,body
weight,blood pressure ,and blood glucose level
WHAT IS HEART HEALTHY DIET

 High in omega 3 fatty acids ,found in fishes

 High fiber
 High in fruits and in green ,red ,and orange vegetables
 Low in saturated fats and transfat
 Low sodium
 Low in sugar
 Low in cholestrol
 Low in alcohol or alcohol free
 Calorie balanced to support healthy weight
GOALS OF HEART HEALTHY DIET

 Reducing over all cholestrol levels and low

density lipoproteins ,which are harm full to
the heart
 Increasing high density lipoproteins ,which
are beneficial to the heart
 Reducing harmfull lipids such as triglycerides
and lipoprotein
KEY TO CARDIOPROTECTIVE DIET

FATS AND OILS

 Limit saturated fat and transfat
 Example;meat ,cream ,butter ,fried fruits
,baked foods
 Limit the amount of cholestrol that eat less
than 200 mg per day
 Eat more omega 3 fatty acids
 Example;fishes like salmon ,tuna other foods
like wallnuts and soya bean
CHARBOHYDRATES
FIBER
AND SUGAR
 Carbohydrates are either complex or simple
 many studies report that people protect their
heart and circulation by eating plenty of fruits and
vegetables
 Different type of fibers have many specific benefits
 Insoluble fiber; healps to achieve weight loss and
reduces risk for cardiac failure
 Soluble fiber ;may healps to achieve healthy
cholestrol levels and possibly reduces blood
pressure
 SUGAR
 Doctors recommended that no more than 10
percentage of daily calories should come
from sugar
PROTEIN
 Proteins are getting from both animal and
plant sources
 Animal sources ;example meat ,fish and diary
products
 Plant sources ;example beens ,nuts and
whole grains
 Fish is probably the best source of protein
 Helps to lower
 Risk of death from heart disease
 Dangerous heart rhythms
 Blood pressure
 Tendency for blood clot
 Anti oxidant vitamins ;it protects the heart
from the formation and elimination of free
radicles
 Vitamin E ;fat soluble vitamin
 Vitamin C ;water soluble vitamin
 Vitamin K ; it stops vascular calcification
 Vitamin A;it is also an antioxidant
MINERALS
 Potassium ;potassium rich diet can improve
small reduction in blood pressure ,example
banana , tomato ,beans
 Magnesium ;it reduces blood pressure in
small level
 Calcium ;calcium reduces blood pressure
 Sodium ;sodium increases blood pressure
because it holds excess fluid in the body
creating an added burden to the heart
DASH DIET

 An eating plan designed to lower the blood

pressure
 It is a combination diet
 It is proven to lower blood pressure and may
have additional benefits for preventing
heart disease , stroke and heart failure