Video: Heart Disease And Diet

by admin on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 | 7 Comments

I saw this video about a doctor’s explanation of heart disease and diet and wanted to pass it on:

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the US, killing almost 700,000 people each year. Are you worried? You should be.

Changing your eating habits is the most effective action you can take to prevent or reverse this trend regardless of your family history.

Heart disease and cardiovascular disease are broad terms that include several specific conditions like coronary heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral artery disease. Coronary artery disease occurs when the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart, become narrowed due to plaque build up, and may lead to a heart attack.

Plaques are a mixture of fatty substances, including cholesterol. Blood flow and oxygen supply to the heart can be reduced or even fully blocked by the growing plaque and cause heart attacks. Plaques may also become dislodged and cause blood clots. These blood clots can block blood flow to the lungs, heart, or brain, and causing a stroke.

Peripheral artery disease is a narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the arms and legs, and is usually the result of the buildup of plaque. Painful leg muscles, numbness, swelling of the ankles and feet, and a weak pulse in the feet, are some of the signs and symptoms of peripheral artery disease.

The narrowing and buildup of plaque in the arteries of those who are suffering from coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease, as well as heart attacks and strokes is widely considered the result of genetic factors and poor diet

Especially the wrong types of fats.

The best diet to prevent coronary heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral artery disease is a question that has been a subject of much debate.

The goal everyone wants to attain is to prevent heart disease and stay healthy.

A low fat vegetarian diet, 10%-15% total fat intake. Dr. Dean Ornish has studied and written a book regarding this, called “Eat More, Weigh Less”:

This is a far lesser amount that what is on the American Heart Association’s website 25%-35% based on your personal caloric intake.

“Total fat intake (saturated, trans, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated) should be adjusted to fit total caloric needs. Overweight people should consume no more than 30 percent of total calories from fat.”

Use http://www.myfatstranslator.com to calculate your personal total caloric intake.

Reducing your fat intake from 30% to 10% will actually reverse heart disease in those who are already diagnosed with the condition and prevent heart disease.

Studies of cultures from around the world who eat as vegetarians, show that the development of heart disease is almost non-existent, unless of course, they move to the US, parts of Europe, or begin eating the average American diet.

Most people do not want to eat a vegetarian diet.

For those who don’t want to eat a vegetarian diet, there is an alternative that is very effective in the prevention of heart disease, a low carbohydrate diet.

There is no study that shows that a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates causes heart disease.

Studies done in the past linking a diet high in fat to heart disease never took into account the amount of carbohydrates each participant was eating. Researchers ignored carb intake.

High fat diets with high carbohydrates can be linked to heart disease.

Eskimos in the far northwestern parts of Alaska and the other cold regions and cultures in Africa, are the most extreme examples of cultures eating low carbs. They simply don’t have access to much more than animals for food. Heart disease is non-existent in these cultures.

Making more sense to the average American are the Mediterranean or the Asian diets.

Both of these cultures eat the same amount of protein that the average American does, but they eat more fats and less carbs than Americans do. Their risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol, or stroke, is far less than what is found in America,

Recently this has begun to change as the unhealthy American diet has begun to creep around the world.

Nonetheless, for those of you readers who appreciate the fat in food, enjoy it. Eat good fats, no transfats, and reduce the saturated fats, but also cut back on your carbs.

Make your choice, either the vegetarian diet or the low carbohydrate/ high fat diet. Start putting the latter diet plan in place and prevent or reverse any heart disease by visiting the Diet Solution Program.

Feel free to offer comments or questions on the below in the comments section.

Erik Loebl

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