| Nutrition: Diet and heart diseases go hand in hand. | | | | difference. A good diet will maintain the optimal level of |
| Nutritious food plays a very important role in | | | | thickness in blood and avoid blockages. |
| maintaining good health. Poor eating habits can lead to | | | | • Cardiovascular disease - This type of disease |
| several diseases. Here, we shall discuss about the | | | | may affect the blood vessels or the heart itself. |
| common heart ailments and the role of nutritious food | | | | • Ischemic heart malfunctions - This kind of heart |
| in preventing heart related disorders. | | | | disorder reduces the blood supply to your organ. |
| Types Of Heart Diseases | | | | • Heart failure - It is also known as congestive |
| There are almost eight types of diseases and not all | | | | cardiac failure and is caused due to structural or |
| conditions can be controlled with a healthy food. | | | | functional disorder. |
| Though nutritious food is important for the overall well | | | | • Valvular Heart Disease - This disease affects |
| being, but nutrition, diet, and heart ailments may not | | | | the valves of the heart. They fail to perform their |
| have a direct link with each other. Some of the heart | | | | function and may result into severe heart problem. |
| malfunctions may require surgery. For instance, valvular | | | | • Inflammatory heart malfunction - It causes the |
| heart disease can be cured only with surgery. Even a | | | | inflammation of heart muscles or its tissue. |
| balanced food cannot help in treating this condition. | | | | • Hypertensive heart malfunctions - High blood |
| Listed here are the different types of heart ailments. | | | | pressure is the common cause of this type of disease. |
| • Coronary Heart Disease - CHD as it is commonly | | | | Here, nutrition, diet, and heart ailment can be linked |
| known is caused by the narrowing of arteries that | | | | since controlling blood pressure through diet can |
| carry blood. This reduces the flow of blood in the | | | | prevent a heart disorder. |
| heart. This condition may require medication or surgery. | | | | A healthy food will not only keep a check on your |
| • Cardiomyopathy - This type of disease is | | | | heart, it can also prevent several other ailments. |
| commonly known as heart attack. It is caused due to | | | | Nutritious food is good for your internal as well as |
| blockage in the arteries. The blockage may occur due | | | | external well being. A balance food will improve the |
| to various reasons. One of the most common reasons | | | | quality of your skin and hair improves drastically. |
| is high levels of fat in the blood that thickens the blood | | | | Remember the adage - what goes in, comes out. It is |
| and disrupts its flow. Nutrition, diet, and disease is linked | | | | applicable here as well; a good diet will keep diseases |
| in this kind of condition. A balanced diet with low | | | | at bay. |
| cholesterol and fat content can make a lot of | | | | |