Healthy Diet for Heart

It is important to know that the food you consume affects the heart in a major way. in order to have a healthy heart, one would need to know the kinds of food that fortify the heart. if you have other medical conditions it is best to consult the doctor to determine an eating plan that would suit your dietary needs.

Certain precautions need to be taken in matters of food -

• In your daily diet, count the number of calories you are consuming and take care to see that the day's fat intake is less than 30 percent.
  
• Out of the 30 percent of fat intake, only 10 percent must be that of saturated fatty acids.
  
• Do not consume more than 10 percent of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  
• The rest of the fat intake must be made up of monounsaturated fatty acids, around 10 to 15 percent.
  
• In a day, the intake of cholesterol must not exceed more than 300 milligrams.
  
• Salt or sodium should be restricted to approximately 3000 milligrams per day.
  
• Try not to consume foods that are filled with additives, caffeine, monosodium glutamate etc.

The lower you maintain your cholesterol, the lesser chances you would have of developing heart related conditions.