cardiac diet?

shawnalmil
shawnalmil Posts: 137
edited September 22 in Food and Nutrition
ok my dr told me to try a cardiac diet to lose weight. my heart is fine she just said to try it. anyway im looking them up and they dont seem healthy

here is one
http://community.babycenter.com/journal/alwaysrushin/1668825/cardiac_diet_-_lose_15lbsweek


and here is the other

http://www.cartercountymarket.com/html/cardiac.html



does this seem right to you? or am i looking at FAD diets?

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  • utes09
    utes09 Posts: 561 Member
    Honestly that diet looks very similar to what I eat on a 1200-1350 calorie diet. I don't know anything about it or the "chemical" science behind it. Just wanted to say that what they're having you eat and the calorie level isn't unheard of. Since it is probably around 1200ish for those days that would make someone lose weight quicker if they were pretty overweight.
  • xonophone
    xonophone Posts: 474 Member
    My understanding of a cardiac diet simply involves eating foods that are low-sodium, and low-fat. Salt increases blood pressure and your risk of hypertension which puts you at a high risk for heart attacks and stroke. Same with saturated fats that clog your arteries. Most cardiac docs also prefer us to limit our red meat intake to anywhere between seldom to not at all.
  • aleashago85
    aleashago85 Posts: 9 Member
    Basically what a cardiac diet is is eating foods that are low in cholesterol and saturated fats along with sodium. Those seem like fad diets.
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    You're looking at FAD diets. They aren't effective or healthy long term. And I about died when I read CANNED products in the soups for that first one because cardiologists generally recommend avoiding canned products to cut sodium in their patients to help lower blood pressure. Your doctor may have been thinking of the DASH Diet. DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. Check out these links for it:

    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf

    http://www.dashforhealth.com/ (This one wants to charge for the specifics of the plan, but if you put your info in on the page it will give you the number of servings from each category you should eat.)
  • NightOwl1
    NightOwl1 Posts: 881 Member
    It looks like a fad diet. What was your doctor's reasoning behind you trying it? Maybe it's time to look for a new doctor....
  • mariposadedios
    mariposadedios Posts: 27
    The doctor did not give you any information after recommending this diet? Usually they can provide information on the different guidelines they want you to follow.

    The links to the diets you provided are not what is typically considered a cardiac diet - like everyone else is saying those look like fad diets and don't seem healthy to me. Plus, a lot of the things they recommend on those meal plans are high in sodium - which is not a cardiac diet.

    I would be surprised if a doctor recommended following a fad diet like that.

    Cardiac diets are low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium.
  • NatalieWinning
    NatalieWinning Posts: 999 Member
    Do you think he could have meant The American Heart Association Diet? That's healthy for anyone.
  • shawnalmil
    shawnalmil Posts: 137
    You're looking at FAD diets. They aren't effective or healthy long term. And I about died when I read CANNED products in the soups for that first one because cardiologists generally recommend avoiding canned products to cut sodium in their patients to help lower blood pressure. Your doctor may have been thinking of the DASH Diet. DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. Check out these links for it:

    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf

    http://www.dashforhealth.com/ (This one wants to charge for the specifics of the plan, but if you put your info in on the page it will give you the number of servings from each category you should eat.)


    no my dr did not give me those diets she gave me a hand out of a cardiac diet that is nothing like those. i was just looking for the papoer and couldnt find it so i was looking online and these didnt seem right. i found the one she gave me and its sooo much better!
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