Poor nutrition is one of the bad habits that can aggravate the development of atherosclerosis. About this “Moscow 24” said general practitioner Tatyana Romanenko.
According to him, the predominance of red meat, high-fat foods and easily digestible carbohydrates will increase the negative effect. The doctor recommended that people with problems with blood vessels and blood lipids follow the Mediterranean diet. So, include vegetables, seafood, herbs and a minimum amount of animal fat in your diet.
“Another bad habit is smoking. “Nicotine itself can cause vasospasm, inflammation, and also worsen the symptoms of atherosclerosis,” Romanenko continued.
He also warned that ignoring the advice of the attending doctor could have a negative impact.
“Refusal to take statins (drugs that lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. – Ed.), uncorrected blood pressure, high glucose levels – all this also leads to the progression of atherosclerosis,” the therapist explained.
Cardiologist, teacher of the Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology at the RSSU Medical Faculty Vadim Zakiev previously said “socialbites.ca” shows that the increased level of lipoprotein a (one of the types of cholesterol) increases the risk of atherosclerosis even with normal levels of other types of cholesterol and the healthiest possible lifestyle.
Previously found A factor that can increase the risk of severe atherosclerosis by 1.8 times.