The 'poor family' type of food repels death due to cardiovascular disease

New research from Norway found a poor home-eating style that brought a multitude of health benefits, even saving lives of cardiovascular patients through an intermediary effect on the gut.

A recent work at Heart Failure 2019 - the European Heart Association's scientific conference shows that eating a little more simply can save your life. Unlike studies that show that unhealthy eating patterns can directly weaken the cardiovascular system, the work of the University Hospital Oslo (Norway) finds another pathway with a medial point of bacterial flora. in your gut . In other words, eating patterns that cause you to have digestive problems can also affect your heart.

Adding fiber, reducing meat is good for your intestinal bacteria and is good for the cardiovascular system - (artwork from the internet).

"We found a way to connect the diet - microbial activity in the gut - cardiovascular disease," said Dr. Cristiane Mayerhofer, the lead researcher.

Specifically, a diet high in fiber, reducing meat is not only good for your intestines but also benefits the cardiovascular system. For heart failure patients - cardiovascular problems are more common in people over 65 and sooner if you lack control of conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol . - this type of food can even repel variables trying to cause death like a stroke, or making the illness so severe that a heart transplant or death is required.

The team said in the past, they have published a paper demonstrating the link between the reduction of biodiversity of the intestinal bacteria and heart failure. In the new study, they continued to find the underlying cause of the weakened bacterial system: a low-fiber diet.

The results are derived from the sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene of bacteria in fecal samples of 350 volunteers, including some heart failure patients and some healthy people to control.

In addition, scientists found high levels of trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) in many heart failure patients. It is the increased TMAO that increases the risk of complications, premature death due to direct impact on the bacterial group that plays a key role in cardiovascular events. "It is wise for heart failure patients if they limit their consumption to 2-3 times normal levels" - Dr. Mayerhofer.

The good news is that fiber is often easier to find and cheaper than the more delicious meat dishes: cereals (especially whole grains), most vegetables, tubers, fruits .

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