Heart Health 1# : Pattern Heart Healthy Foods

Do we often eat carelessly did not follow the pattern of healthy eating right? If yes be careful because what we eat is not healthy, and many diseases can occur particularly on the heart. Don't underestimate heart disease. Because we have only one vital organ – which proved less attention, solely due to irregular eating habits and nutrition.

In the discussion in lately, that there are two intake proper nutrition for heart healthy. The first macro nutrients and micro nutrients. Macro nutrients such as: Obesity, fat good evil, as well as foods that contain fiber: Obesity or overweight can be detected easily. An indication of obesity is if we have an index of the body more than 25 points. The size of the normal index of body between 18.5 – 23 points. the index of body weight divided height squared (x 2) then.

The obese body does have excess fat content. Some of which precipitates under the skin tissue. But the dangerous fat soluble in the metabolism of the body. This fat will flow throughout the blood vessels, passed through the heart stopping settles there.

However it should be noted that not all the fat dissolves in the body's metabolism is dangerous. Because there are two types of fat; the first fat "evil" and "good fats. Bad fats or saturated fats, also known as we can see its content in the label content composition in fast food. Note, if the content does not exceed the threshold of our bodies hold fat, less than 7% of the ration of 25-30% fat per day.

Most of the saturated fats come from animals, such as meat and milk along with petrol. So it could be contained in beef, pork, lamb, and poultry with the skin, fat, beef, cream, butter, and cheese. Its origin could also be of plant such as palm oil, palm kernel oil and coconut oil. Moreover, the oil is heated in a high temperature that triggers the change of good fats to saturated fats. That's why we are always advised to use cooking oil just once.

Good fats or trans fat or unsaturated, is actually split into two which is not saturated fat singles and doubles. Saturated fats are not usually found in single nuts, avocados and olive oil. Portions of 11-17% of the ration of 25-30% fat per day.

While fat is polyunsaturated usually on marine fish and flax seeds. Rations for fat not saturated this double hit from 10% per day.