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Four heart-threatening foods you should eliminate from your diet, according to experts

The heart is one of our most important vital organs, and it is essential to take care of it with a healthy and balanced diet.

Unfortunately, there are some foods that can have a negative impact on our heart health and that we should avoid or limit as much as possible.

In this photo gallery, we will show you four common foods that can be harmful to your heart, and explain why it would be best to avoid them to keep your heart healthy. Each indication is supported by scientific research.

Ready to find out what these heart enemy foods are?

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Four heart-threatening foods you should eliminate from your diet, according to experts.
The heart is one of our most important vital organs, and it is essential to take care of it with a healthy and balanced diet. Unfortunately, there are some foods that can have a negative impact on our heart health and that we should avoid or limit as much as possible. In this photo gallery, we will show you four common foods that can be harmful to your heart, and explain why it would be best to avoid them to keep your heart healthy. Each indication is supported by scientific research. Ready to find out what these heart enemy foods are?
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Diet soda
Diet soda is often chosen thinking it is a less harmful alternative to regular soda, but it is wrong, because it contains artificial sweeteners. A 2021 study (published in Nutrients) states that there is a strong correlation between diet soda consumption and heart disease, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. (Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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Low-fat peanut butter
As with soda, the same applies to peanut butter. Is consuming low-fat peanut butter less harmful? Unfortunately, no. In low-fat peanut butter, fats are replaced with added sugars; the problem lies in the fact that the removed fats were heart-healthy fats that are good for the heart, while instead the added sugars are related to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, according to a 2017 study published at Open Heart. (source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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Ketchup
Ketchup, as well as many other condiments we love to use, contain high amounts of added sugars and sodium. As we have already seen added sugars are related to the occurrence of heart disease, but in this case there is also sodium. Sodium increases blood pressure contributing to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. (Source: cdc.gov)
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Canned soup
Many canned soups are high in sodium, which is used to extend the life of the product, but as mentioned earlier it can be harmful: excessive consumption of sodium increases blood pressure and the risk of heart disease.
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