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As one of the most complex and vital organs in the human body, much focus is placed on keeping your heart healthy. Unfortunately, it's for a good reason: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), someone in the U.S. suffers a heart attack every 40 seconds. Doctors typically recommend specific diet and exercise regimens to help maintain cardiovascular health, usually focusing on what to avoid at mealtime. But according to a new study, eating one food regularly could actually slash your risk of a heart attack. Read on to see what you may want to start working into your diet.

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The latest heart health discovery comes from a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on March 30, which aimed to better understand the long-term impact avocados could have on cardiovascular disease. Researchers used data from 68,786 women aged 30 to 55 and 41,701 men aged 40 to 75 collected through dietary questionnaires every four years. At the beginning of the 30-year research period, all participants involved had reported no history of heart attack or stroke.

There were 9,185 coronary heart disease events and 5,290 strokes reported among participants throughout the study. After comparing health records and dietary data, results showed that participants who ate two servings of avocado per week—or the equivalent of one whole avocado—saw a 16 percent reduction in risk of cardiovascular disease and a 21 percent reduced risk of having a heart attack compared to participants who didn't eat avocados.

Besides noting the impact of including avocados in participants' diets, the researchers also used statistical modeling to find that replacing half a serving each day of butter, margarine, eggs, cheese, yogurt, or processed meats such as bacon also reduced the risk of heart disease by 16 to 22 percent. However, the same health benefits were not seen when avocado was swapped out for the equivalent serving size of nuts, olive oil, or other plant-based oils.

"Although no one food is the solution to routinely eating a healthy diet, this study is evidence that avocados have possible health benefits," Cheryl Anderson, PhD, chair of the American Heart Association's (AHA) Council on Epidemiology and Prevention who was not involved in the study, said in a statement. "This is promising because it is a food item that is popular, accessible, desirable, and easy to include in meals eaten by many Americans at home and in restaurants."

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Experts conclude that the findings support mounting evidence that certain eating styles can significantly impact heart health. "We desperately need strategies to improve intake of AHA-recommended healthy diets—such as the Mediterranean diet—that are rich in vegetables and fruits," Anderson told CNN.

SelonLorena Pacheco, PhD, the study's lead author and a postdoctoral research fellow in the nutrition department at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, it can be particularly easy to "replace certain spreads and saturated fat-containing foods, such as cheese and processed meats, with avocado." But even though just one-quarter of an avocado a day can reduce your risk of heart disease, she warns to be careful of negating the fruit's healthy offerings.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"I have seen some avocado toast recipes made with mayonnaise which defeats the purpose," Pacheco told États-Unis aujourd'hui. "We should be using avocado in lieu of mayonnaise."

Other research has shown that avocados aren't alone in providing heart health benefits. A 2019 Italian study published in theJournal of the American College of Cardiology analyzed the impact of chili peppers sur le risque de mort d'une crise cardiaque. Les chercheurs ont utilisé des données de plus de 22 800 participants inscrits à l'étude Moli-Sani, une cohorte de la population qui a recruté des hommes et des femmes au hasard entre mars 2005 et avril 2015. Pour l'étude de 2019, l'équipe a suivi l'état de santé des participants pendant environ huit ans environ huit ans. et comparé que les données avec leurs habitudes alimentaires. Les chercheurs italiens ont constaté que ceux qui consommaient régulièrement des piments de piment au moins quatre fois par semaine ou plus avaient un risque de mourir de 40% de mourir d'une crise cardiaque que ceux qui les mangèrent rarement.

Mais les chercheurs n'ont pas cessé de rechercher des avantages pour la santé par rapport aux crises cardiaques. Les résultats ont également constaté que les personnes qui mangeaient des piments de chili quatre fois par semaine ou plus étaient également de 60% moins susceptibles de mourir de maladies cérébrovasculaires telles que cérébral par rapport à ceux qui ne mangeaient pas régulièrement ces poivrons.

Même si des chercheurs n'avaient pas examiné précisément pourquoi les piments piments pouvaient potentiellement avoir un impact positif sur la santé cardiaque, certains experts croient que la capsaïcine, l'ingrédient actif qui donne à Chilis leur chaleur ardente, pourrait être la raison. "Quelques donnéesmontrer comment capsaicinoïdes [Une classe de composés comprenant la capsaïcine] peut avoir un impact sur la fonction plaquettaire [pour aider votre corps à former des caillures pour arrêter les saignements], les cellules tapissant les vaisseaux sanguins et la réduction de la résistance à l'insuline »,Jeffrey teuteberg, MD, un cardiologue de Stanford Health Soins, qui n'était pas impliqué dans l'étude, a déclaré à la santé quotidienne.

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