The 3 Grocery Foods a Cardiologist Never Buys to Protect Blood Pressure and Prevent Heart Disease
The state of our heart health has a lot to do with the foods we eat and beverages we drink on a regular basis. It all starts with the choices you make at the grocery store and the items you bring home. Shopping mainly the perimeter and filling your cart with fresh produce, whole grains , nuts, and lean proteins like chicken and fish can help you build a heart-forward diet that supports healthy blood pressure and lowers your risk of cardiovascular disease. Many of the inner aisles, however, are a different story. “The aisles I avoid are those holding ultra-processed foods: processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages, refined and packaged snacks, and salty processed foods, as these are the categories most consistently linked to cardiovascular harm,” says May Bakir, MD, FACC, triple board-certified cardiologist and founder of InfiniteHeart Health . Here’s why she stays away. Related: Cardiologist Shares 7 Subtle Heart Health Warning Signs That Men Often Mis...
