Eating lots of sausages is prone to heart failure

Men who eat a lot of sausages as well as processed foods made from red meat (bacon, bacon .) are more likely to have heart failure than those who eat less.

It is the result of a newly published study by Swedish scientists after monitoring the medical records of more than 37,000 Swedish men between the ages of 45 and 79. These people do not have any history. Heart disease, heart failure or cancer. They were asked for details about their daily diet. Within 12 years of follow-up by scientists, 2,891 people were diagnosed with heart failure and 266 died of it. The study surveyed only men, researchers said that women were at the same risk if they ate a lot of processed meat.

The study is clearer evidence of potential health hazards in processed meat. People who eat more than 75 grams of processed meat per day are 24% more likely to have heart failure and twice as much risk of death than those who rarely eat. 75g is equivalent to two sausages or 4 slices of ham or 4 pieces of bacon or a small hamburger.

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Researchers also found that daily intake of unprocessed red meat did not increase the risk of heart failure. They suspect that salt and other chemicals added during processing have caused high blood pressure, leading to heart failure.

Heart failure, which often occurs after a heart attack, occurs when the heart becomes too weak to effectively pump blood throughout the body. Heart failure can lead to difficulty breathing, heart attack or sudden death. Although heart failure may not directly cause death, it can lead to death from fluid in the lungs or irregular heartbeat.

Unprocessed meat does not have food additives and often has a lower salt content. Although no link was found between heart failure and unprocessed red meat, the researchers still called for people to "restrain themselves", should only eat one or two servings a week.

Assistant Professor Joanna Kaluza (Department of Human Nutrition, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland), a member of the research team said: " To reduce the risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, they are I suggest not eating red meat prepared and limiting the amount of unprocessed red meat, at most eat 1-2 servings per week, instead, eat more fruits, vegetables, products Whole grains, nuts and fish . ".

A follow-up study of this study found that red meat increased the risk of bowel cancer - the second most common disease affecting 41,500 Britons a year. Scientists also say that red meat causes heart attack and stroke due to its high fat content. In addition, when studying women's diets, British and American scientists found that eating more red meat - whether prepared or not - increased the risk of breast cancer in women. 20%.