Change one habit: Cardiologist shares how you can reduce heart disease risk

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Eating meals after 8pm can increase the risk of suffering from a stroke by 28 percent as opposed to eating before 8pm.

 Heart diseases take the blame for highest number of deaths globally every year. Be it silent heart disease or those that have prominent symptoms, this group of conditions are potentially fatal but their prevention, management and treatment are largely centred on dietary and lifestyle choices. From heart failure to coronary heart disease to stroke, several factors contribute to the risk of heart conditions -from family history to workouts to smoking to even excessive intake of saturated and trans fats. But according to a cardiologist, there is just one simple dietary change which can make all the difference.

How to time meals for a healthier heart?

According to research, not just changing the types of food one eats but being mindful of the timing of meals can make a difference. As per a cardiologist, eating meals early in a day could mitigate heart disease risk. Doctors say that diet has a gamechanging role to play in prevention, progression and development of cardiovascular conditions.

In a French study from December 2023, scientists anaylsed the data of over 100,000 people. It was discovered that eating later in the day, the first meal, is strongly associated with a high risk of heart diseases. The findings were specific to suggest that even an hourly delay can add to the odds of suffering from cardiovascular crisis and that too by 6 per cent. This means that people who had breakfast at 9am were 6 per cent more likely to suffer from a heart condition as opposed to people who ate at 8am.

How does fasting reduce heart disease risk?

Doctors say that the same is also true for the last meal of the day. As per experts, eating the last meal of the day later at night is associated with a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. Eating meals after 8pm can increase the risk of suffering from a stroke by 28 per cent as opposed to eating before 8pm.

Experts also say that taking longer breaks between eating can help. The longer one fasts between the last and the first meal of the next day, the better it is. It helps reduce stroke risk further. This means that a long fasting duration at night can do the trick to fight cardiovascular conditions. Therefore, one must get meals as early as possible in a day and stop eating timely as well for best heart health in a long run.