According to a new Cleveland Clinic survey, 46% of Americans believe the cost of healthy food is the biggest barrier to a heart-healthy diet.
“A heart healthy diet is the cornerstone of how we lower the risk of cardiovascular disease,” said Dr. Leslie Cho, a cardiologist for Cleveland Clinic. “It’s really sad that in our economic times people feel that eating heart healthy is more expensive.”For example, you don’t need to buy organic.
“As long as we eat the rainbow of colors in your fruits and vegetables, that’s good for you and your cardiovascular health,” she explained.In fact, 10% chose a fast-food diet as the most heart-healthy, with parents being two times more likely to choose it.“Eating a diet high in trans-fat lowers our good cholesterol and eating a diet that’s very heavy in fat and fast food increases our bad cholesterol,” Cho explained.
For those looking for a certain type of diet to follow for heart health, Cleveland Clinic recommends the Mediterranean diet, which research has shown can help lower your risk for heart attack and stroke. The Mediterranean diet consists of mainly fruits, vegetables, grains, olive oil, nuts and some fish and poultry.
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