Dietary Habits to Protect your Heart

 If you always want to keep your heart healthy and safe from deadly diseases, then it is in your own hands.

Yes, your dietary choices affect heart health.

This was revealed in a medical study in China.

The study, by the Harbin Medical University School of Public Health, found that Western-style foods, including refined foods (white double bread, flour and bakery products, etc.), cheese and processed meats could increase the risk of heart disease.

Research has also shown that eating white potatoes or other starchy foods after meals can also play a role in heart disease.

In contrast, the use of fruits at lunch and vegetables and dairy products at dinner play a role in preventing heart disease.

People are increasingly concerned about what should be in their diet and when they should eat, the researchers said.

"Our results show a wide variety of food intake and meal times, which are very important for good health," he said.

"Eating a fruit after breakfast, fruit at lunch, and vegetables and dairy products at night are good for heart health," he added.

The study included dietary details of more than 21,000 adults who were part of a dietary survey between 2003 and 2014.

Examination of these data showed that eating a Western-style diet increased the risk of death from heart and coronary heart disease by 44%.

Similarly, prioritizing fruits for lunch reduces the risk of death from heart and coronary heart disease diseases by 34%.

According to research, eating vegetables at night reduces the risk of death from heart disease by 23% and the risk of death from any cause by 31%.

Eating more starchy foods at any given time can increase the risk of death from any cause by 50 to 52 percent and the risk of heart disease by 57 percent.

Researchers say that food intake, quantity and time are all important for good health, the right timing of the diet regulates the body's metabolism while reducing the risk of cancer and coronary heart disease.

The findings were published in the medical journal Journal of the American Heart Association.