Nutritionist gave tips for protecting against heart attack and stroke in the summer

Olga Kondratenko, a nutritionist, nutritionist, and expert at SOLGAR, gave five tips on Wednesday, July 8, to help protect yourself from heart attack and stroke in the summer.

In conversation with Lenta.Ru She noted that, first of all, it is necessary to maintain a sufficient level of hydration: drink 40 ml of water per 1 kg of body weight.

Secondly, it is important to adhere to a balanced diet — it is necessary to include a lot of protein and fruits in the summer diet, and it is better to limit trans fats and carbohydrates.

The specialist recommended wearing spacious clothes made of natural fabrics. The nutritionist recommended avoiding overheating and physical exertion during the hottest hours.

Kondratenko also said that it is important to control blood pressure, take medications in the presence of chronic diseases and consult a cardiologist on time if there are problems with the cardiovascular system.

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Doctors told why men are more likely to suffer from brain hemorrhage.

In turn, Pavel Khoroshev, a neurologist at the Military Medical Academy, said that strokes in young people are associated with the state of the cardiovascular system and blood quality, RT reports.

On July 6, Andrey Pronin, head of the Cardiology department at the Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology at the FMBA, told Izvestia that heart attacks and strokes in patients in Russia have "rejuvenated" by 5-10 years. This is due to chronic stress, unhealthy diet, bad habits and lack of mobility. 360.ru .

Earlier, on July 1, Sergey Boytsov, chief freelance cardiologist at the Russian Ministry of Health, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the mortality rate from myocardial infarction in Russians should decrease to 9% by 2030, the Moscow City News agency reports.