Heart disease is a killer. As the leading cause of death in the United States, heart attack claims the lives of about 600,000 people a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
While the idea of a heart attack diet may sound challenging, according to the American Heart Association, a healthy diet and lifestyle can greatly reduce your risk of these conditions:
Conditions that lead to heart disease, including high blood pressure, and obesity
Other chronic health problems, including type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and some forms of cancer
The fact is, maintaining a heart healthy diet is important for everyone to maintain optimum health, fitness, and a good quality of life.
What is a heart attack diet?
Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial to avoiding obesity, which is a precursor to diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease and many other serious conditions. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that you limit your intake of foods high in calories and/or low in nutrition. This includes soft drinks and candy that contain a lot of sugar. Limiting your intake of these "empty calories" will help maintain your ideal body weight and balance out the number of calories you eat with the ones you use each day. Instead, try to incorporate healthy foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and healthy protein into your diet. Also, try to avoid saturated fats, (which cause cholesterol to build up in your arteries).
Additionally, the AHA recommends that you cut down on salt because exceeding the recommended amounts can be unhealthy and can contribute to high blood pressure. This can be tricky, because many prepared foods, such as canned soups and vegetables, and meats already contain a hidden amount of salt.
What else can I do?
A heart attack diet will greatly help reduce your risk for heart disease. Regular exercise, such as walking for at least 30 minutes a day will also help maintain good health and optimum body weight.
How do I find the right heart attack diet
If you want to eat a healthy heart attack diet, but lack the time to shop, cook and clean, bistroMD is a perfect solution.
We cook with the freshest ingredients and have over 200 recipes and a customizable menu so you should have no problem finding something to satisfy your taste buds.
Every bite you take follows this proven approach for healthy weight loss. Our program provides 1,100-1,400 calories daily with 40-50% total caloric intake from lean, adequate protein, 20-25% of calories from healthy fats, and 30-35% from complex carbohydrates.
It only takes a few weeks to start seeing results and you don’t have anything to lose, but the fat!
We have a men's and a women’s program with the option to receive five-or-seven-days’ worth of healthy meals delivered to your door.
The two programs range from $130-$160 and EATS, our essential and tasty snacks are just $1.50 per snack. Women receive two snacks per day and men receive three snacks per day.
