A person with heart or cardiovascular disease must understand well with some food menus. Heart patients must be careful in choosing food and how to manage it.

Together with a healthy lifestyle, a nutritious diet must be balanced because it can slow or slightly repair arterial damage and prevent complications.

Dr. Faris Basalamah, SpJP(K) from the Heartology Cardiovascular Center Jakarta said that eating the right foods for heart patients is useful to help reduce bad cholesterol levels in people with heart disease.

According to him, foods that are good for the heart are foods that contain lots of fiber such as from vegetables, fruits, and also foods that contain lots of antioxidants such as omega 3 and vitamin E.

"Foods that are good for the heart are foods that contain lots of fiber such as from vegetables, fruits, and also foods that contain lots of antioxidants such as omega 3 and vitamin E," said Dr. Faris told CNBC Indonesia, Monday (13/9/2021).

Furthermore, he said that such foods contain dark chocolate, almonds, green tea, legumes such as soybeans, edamame. As well as marine fish such as salmon. To reduce the risk of sudden cardiac arrest, the recommended consumption is two servings or about 150 grams per week.

While foods that should be avoided are those that contain lots of sugar, such as flour, salt, saturated fat and refined carbohydrates because they will increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

"In general, a diet that contains lots of fruit, vegetables and nuts as we see a lot in the Mediterranean Diet is considered a healthy diet and is recommended for people who want to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke," he explained.