Can I eat chicken if I have myocardial ischemia?

In case of myocardial ischemia, the diet should be light and eat less high-fat and high-cholesterol foods. Chicken can be eaten appropriately, but be careful not to consume too much at one time. You can choose coarse grains, soy products, vegetables and fruits and other foods.

(1) Foods that can be eaten at will: various cereals, especially coarse grains. Soy products. Vegetables such as onions, garlic, cauliflower, mung bean sprouts, lentils, etc. Fungi and algae, such as shiitake mushrooms, fungus, kelp, seaweed, etc. Various melons, fruits and tea.

(2) Foods to eat in moderation: Lean meats, including lean pork, beef, and poultry (skinless). Fish, including most river and marine fish. Vegetable oils, including soybean oil, corn oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, fish oil, and olive oil. Milk, including skimmed milk and its products. Eggs, including egg whites and whole eggs (2 to 3 per week).

(3) Eat less or avoid certain foods

Too much food, especially high-fat food, is particularly difficult to digest and can greatly increase the burden on the heart, causing abdominal bloating and raising the position of the diaphragm, thereby restricting the normal contraction and relaxation of the heart. In addition, due to the need to digest food, more blood in the body is concentrated in the gastrointestinal tract, making the blood supply to the occlusive artery even more insufficient, thereby aggravating myocardial ischemia and hypoxia. It may even induce angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and endanger life. If you eat too much at dinner, the harm will be even greater. Because the blood flow rate is slower after falling asleep and overeating will greatly increase the blood lipids in the blood, causing them to deposit on the blood vessel walls, thereby affecting the elasticity of blood vessels and causing arteriosclerosis. Therefore, patients with coronary heart disease should avoid overeating.

(4) Paying attention to diet can better help patients recover , and dietary therapy for myocardial ischemia is also a good choice for auxiliary treatment.