A medical study reveals “the most dangerous foods” for heart health

A recent medical study revealed that foods that contain high levels of antioxidants and vitamins greatly help control the body’s response to inflammation and reduce the risk of heart disease.

According to “CNN”, vitamins and antioxidants are found largely in vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes, whole grains, fruits, nuts and olive oil.

Eating foods and meats that have been processed and converted leads to chronic inflammation in the human body, which increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Additionally, this huge and detailed study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and included a sample of 166,000 women and 44,000 women over a thirty-year period.

The results revealed that those who consumed high levels of red and processed meat, such as sausages, bacon, and frequently sweetened products, were 28 percent more likely to have a stroke and 46 percent more likely to have heart disease.

The researcher, John Lee, indicated that this study is unique, despite the presence of much medical research on the effects of eating habits on health.

He explained that this study is unique, because it didn’t focus on just one food group, but rather included 18 food groups, and the goal was to find out the level of inflammation that results from each group separately.

The study reported that inflammation increased significantly in people who eat a lot of meat or processed meat, refined grains, and sugary drinks, including drinks that are said to target those on the diet.

The foods that cause the lowest level of inflammation are green leafy vegetables, fruit, whole grains, tea, and coffee.

The findings of this study come amid Western governments’ fears of a worsening of the obesity crisis, which is seen as a worrying health threat. According to Russia Today.

Experts say the diet, known as the “North American diet”, poses a great threat to the health of those who adhere to it, because it depends primarily on meals such as burgers, pizza and fat-saturated sandwiches along with fries, while it contains many elements nutritious and useful such as fruits and vegetables.