These 4 Popular Foods Are Secretly Damaging Your Heart

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Eating healthy is easier said than done—and not surprising, when you consider that many popular foods are packed with ingredients that can harm your heart. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Americans consume too much added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium, all of which can lead to heart disease.

In addition, we also do not get enough vitamins, minerals, and fiber to keep our heart healthy. Not surprisingly, even in Indonesia the prevalence of heart disease continues to increase from year to year.

Here are some popular food which is actually secretly destroying your heart.

1. Tomato sauce

Many of us don’t think twice about dunking our fries, eggs, and hot dogs in ketchup. However, condiments like ketchup contain high amounts of added sugar and sodium.

As mentioned earlier, added sugar is a major trigger for heart disease. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), high sodium intake raises blood pressure—a significant risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

“Tomato sauce — although quite tasty — is easy to overuse, causing you to get more sugar and sodium than you’d like,” Ellis Hunnes warns.

“Added and processed sugar, can increase the risk of heart disease and other chronic conditions. Using tomato paste is a good substitute that does not contain added sugar,” he advises. You can also buy tomato sauce organic, naturally sweetened with dates, or make your own tomato sauce to limit sugar and salt intake.

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