Anyone who has encountered such a situation understands that a diet for atherosclerosis is not a whim of doctors, but a necessity. In this disease on the walls of arteries, substances that create a serious threat to the circulatory system are deposited. The diet for atherosclerosis of the vessels, the aorta, and the lower extremities is the same.
Cleaning diet for atherosclerosis: general information
The diet in atherosclerosis of carotid arteries, the brain and all other types of this disease presupposes, first of all, a decrease in the caloric intake of food by about 1/5 part, and not relative to what you are accustomed to eating, but from the norm for you (it is calculated from the ratio of height, weight and age, and it can be calculated with the help of special analyzers of body parameters).
Despite the fact that you are reducing the total caloric content of the daily diet, this may not be enough, and it is necessary to resort in addition to the unloading days, which should be carried out strictly on the same day of the week regularly (that is, always on Wednesdays, for example). It is better, if it is a mono-diet - a food with one product all day. Cucumbers, yogurt, apples or cottage cheese will suit you.
The diet required by atherosclerosis has its own exceptions and prescriptions. Reducing the caloric content of the diet is necessary, discarding the following components from it:
- sweets, baking, confectionery;
- sugar, honey, jam;
- White bread;
- fatty foods (only unrefined oils are allowed).
In doing so, it is necessary to limit, but not exclude the following group of products:
- brains, liver, kidneys;
- eggs and yolks in particular;
- table salt (up to 8 grams per day);
- different kinds of caviar.
It should be noted that the fat in your diet should not be more than 60 grams per day. In order to monitor this indicator, it is most convenient to start an electronic food diary, where you only need to enter products and their quantity, and which itself considers calories, proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Many sites offer this service for free.
The amount of protein in your diet can be calculated by multiplying 1.2 by your weight. That is, with a weight of 60 kg, you need to consume about 72 grams of protein per day. Most of them are proteins of animal origin, but 30% can be extracted with natural proteins. The following products are preferred for this purpose:
- low-fat meat, fish;
- egg white;
- fresh cheese, skimmed milk;
- beans, peas;
- oatmeal and buckwheat groats.
It is recommended to take ascorbic acid on a regular basis, since it is necessary for vascular health in this situation, and also take three times a day hydrocarbonate-sulfate or hydrocarbonate-sodium mineral waters. This is only necessary if there is no circulatory failure.
In addition, in your diet should include the following groups of products that will help cleanse and enrich the vitamins of the body:
- herring, crab, squid, shrimp, trepangi, mussels;
- greens, sea kale, garlic;
- bread from wholemeal flour;
- fruits, vegetables, berries, juices;
- buckwheat;
- mushrooms.
With such a diet, atherosclerosis is not terrible for you and will not cause any inconvenience.
Diet for atherosclerosis: one day menu
You will probably find it easier to navigate in all products, if there is a
- 1st breakfast : buckwheat porridge - 90 g, omelet with meat - 140 g, tea with milk.
- 2 nd breakfast : salad from sea kale - a large portion.
- Lunch : vegetable soup - a large portion, cutlets with a garnish of vegetables - 120g.
- Afternoon snack : tea from a dogrose - a glass, a roll from whole-grain flour - 50 g.
- Dinner : baked lean fish - 85 grams, vegetable garnish, tea with milk.
Such a diet will allow you not only to feel good, but also to take care of your health.