To maintain cardiovascular health, you should eat like this!

Nowadays, the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases seems to be increasing year by year, especially for some middle-aged and elderly men. If they do not pay attention to prevention, they may suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the end. Although there are many treatments for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, they still have a great adverse effect on life. To maintain cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health, we should start with diet.

Reasonable combination of meat and vegetables

Animal oil, fatty meat and some cholesterol-rich foods such as pig brain, pig liver, preserved eggs, fish roe, crab roe, squid, and cream in a diet based mainly on fresh vegetables contain a large amount of saturated fatty acids. Excessive intake will lead to increased blood cholesterol and promote the occurrence and development of coronary heart disease. Vegetable oils contain unsaturated fatty acids, which can lower blood cholesterol and prevent coronary heart disease. Data suggest that by strictly controlling the total amount of animal fat intake in the diet, reducing the proportion of saturated fat, and increasing the content of unsaturated fat, serum cholesterol can be reduced by about 10% and triglycerides by 30%.

Eat small, frequent meals

Control the amount of food you eat. The body's calories mainly come from protein, fat and carbohydrates. Among them, protein is mostly found in animal foods such as lean meat, fish and shrimp, poultry, eggs, milk, etc., and plant foods such as beans and bean products also have high content. Fats are mostly found in cooking oils and fatty meat. Carbohydrates are mostly found in cereals and root vegetables. If you indulge your appetite and eat more than the body needs for calories, it will be converted into fat and stored in the body, making people fat, increasing blood lipids, and causing arteriosclerosis. The Chinese medicine motto "Eating too much will hurt the stomach and intestines" means that eating too much often will damage gastrointestinal function and lead to gastrointestinal diseases. It should also be noted that long-term overeating and excess fat in the body will increase blood lipids and lead to arteriosclerosis. Therefore, we should control the amount of food we eat according to our body weight. Overweight people must reduce their calorie intake. According to estimates, 50 grams of strong flour or rice can produce 175 kcal of calories. If we consume 0.4 kg of it every day, it can produce 1400 kcal of calories. Adding a proper amount of meat, beans, vegetables and other side dishes, it is almost enough for a day's calories.