Stating that heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the world and in Turkey, experts said that a balanced and regular diet is the most important form of treatment in preventing the disease. Stating that chocolate and coffee are important for heart health, experts said that they can have positive effects if they are regular and not excessive.
On September 29, World Heart Day, Medicana Konya Hospital Cardiology Specialist Prof. Dr. Kurtuluş Özdemir said that what is more important than treatment in heart diseases is the fight against heart disease with easy methods and stated that heart disease is one of the most common causes of death in the world and in Turkey. Cardiology Specialist Prof. Dr. Özdemir said, “The issues to be done to prevent the disease are very important. Because prevention is much more important than treatment. Therefore, what we should especially emphasize is that we emphasize the absence of disease before treatment. Our slogan in this regard is 'LIVE A, B, C, D, E'. There are rules for living healthier and longer. No angioplasty, no stents, no balloons, no bypass. What needs to be done is much simpler and much more effective.”
“Exercise is the biggest treatment tool to prevent heart disease”
Explaining the causes and prevention methods of heart diseases, Prof. Dr. Kurtuluş Özdemir said, “Heart disease increases with age and we will pay attention to this. Heart control is absolutely necessary after a certain age. Weight gain is a factor that triggers heart diseases and we need to prevent this. Smoking is a serious problem in our country as it is in the world. We will definitely keep it away from people. In addition, in patients with genetic risk, risk factors such as blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol should be checked at certain intervals. For this, we recommend that tests including these risk factors be performed especially after the age of 45-50. The main cause of heart diseases is cholesterol. Especially high LDL cholesterol, which we call bad cholesterol, and low HDL cholesterol, which we call good cholesterol, is a factor that triggers heart diseases. Reducing these to the ideal level reduces the risk of heart diseases by 3 times. Apart from this, we should especially emphasize gender. Because while heart disease is more common in men at an early age, it should be very careful in heart disease disorders seen in women in later ages, especially after menopause. Therefore, we should especially emphasize this age group. Women after menopause need to be checked more frequently. Apart from that, diabetes is a very serious danger for us. Diabetes means heart disease. Therefore, we need to make a more serious analysis of those with diabetes and keep their blood sugar at an ideal level. Finally, eating habits and a regular lifestyle reduce the risk of heart disease. In this context, it is important to exercise for at least 45 minutes a day away from stress.
“We can say that coffee has more positive aspects”
Cardiology Specialist Dr. Oğuzhan Yıldırım said, “Coffee and chocolate are extremely important both cardiologically and in terms of giving happiness. Apart from that, there is a little bit of palpitations caused by coffee. But we can say that coffee has more positive aspects in terms of heart health. Dark chocolate is also more effective in terms of heart health.”
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