Foods to be avoided after stroke

Food poststroke
Reduce fatty foods

In the cells in the body fluids and mucous membranes are flexible, because the presence of fat called cholesterol. Although cholesterol is an important biological role, but too much mengonsumsinnya is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. A diet high in saturated fat is also associated with high cholesterol, and heart health harm. Saturated fat is characterized by its main characteristic is solidifies when put at room temperature, for example, including butter, cheese and coconut oil. Cholesterol and saturated fat are usually derived from animal products, including meat and dairy. Meanwhile, trans fats are fats found in hydrogenated vegetable oils, are also very detrimental to health and should be avoided.
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Food that should be replaced

Low-fat lifestyle is not always bland and boring. Replace the food items high in saturated fat and cholesterol, with more healthful food. For example, replacing butter with light margarine, alfredo sauce with marinara sauce, and ice cream with fruit juice. By the time you make an omelet, use only the white part of the egg, and can sprinkle with a bit of cheese without fat. Eliminate trans fat intake is a big challenge, because you have to avoid most foods such as chips, cookies butter, stick margarine, and all fried foods. Trans fats are the result of the vegetable oil used to fry / heated at high temperature.
Avoid high salt

Stop the habit of rubbing salt into your food, especially after a stroke. Sodium or sodium is a substance found in table salt and in most processed foods, which makes the body retain water, so that it can increase blood pressure. High blood pressure makes the heart work harder, which is very dangerous, especially in people after stroke. People who have a history of heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, should maintain the level of intake of sodium or sodium - one of which reduce the intake of salt.
Low sodium diet

Eliminate the habit of adding table salt to food is a good start, but it is still not enough to diet really low sodium. This is because most processed foods contain a lot of sodium, and so you have to get used to read the labels on food packaging. When possible, choose foods with very low sodium or less than 35 milligrams per serving. Told with a low sodium is less than 140 milligrams per serving. Better make your own meals in the kitchen, so you can control how much salt goes into your food. Use tomato sauce, canned sauce instead. Using spices and herbs instead of adding salt.