The Neurological Institute, Department of Medical Services, recommends that patients with cerebrovascular disease are at risk of recurrence if they do not take care of themselves. Eating the right foods will result in good health and help control risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes , which are the causes of the disease.
โปรโมชั่น ufabet of the Department of Medical Services, revealed that cerebrovascular disease or hemiplegia is a neurological disease that has the potential to recur if there is a lack of prevention and behavioral changes, especially regarding food, to control risk factors for the disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.
Preparing the right and appropriate food for patients will help control the factors that cause cerebrovascular disease. Patients should avoid foods in groups that provide high energy, such as foods with flour and sugar, very sweet foods, fried foods, and foods high in fat, etc. In addition, they should maintain a suitable weight because obesity or being overweight increases the risk of cerebrovascular disease.
Appropriate diet for stroke patients
Dr. Pairat Saengdit, Director of the Neurological Institute, Department of Medical Services, added that patients with cerebrovascular disease have risk factors for developing high blood pressure, high blood fat, and diabetes. Therefore, risk factors that cause recurrence of the disease should be controlled by:
1.Patients with high blood pressure should avoid foods high in sodium, such as: –
Salt –
Fish
sauce
–
Soy sauce – Stock cubes – MSG
– Pickled foods
– Processed foods
2. Patients with high blood fat should avoid or reduce foods high in saturated fat, such as:
– Lard
– Chicken fat – Coconut oil
– Coconut milk – Pork
belly – All types of animal organs – Seafood such as squid, shrimp, oysters – Eat no more than 1-2 egg yolks per week.
How to eat properly
- Choose to eat low-fat foods such as
: – Fish
– Chicken breast
– Tofu
– Low-fat milk - Avoid
– Trans fats such as margarine, white butter. - Choose cooking methods that do not use oil or use less oil, such as boiling, grilling, or baking instead of frying or stir-frying.
- You should choose to use vegetable oil instead of animal oil, such as sunflower oil, rice bran oil, olive oil, soybean oil.
- Eat foods high in fiber, such as vegetables, unsweetened fruits, brown rice, and whole wheat bread, as fiber helps reduce fat absorption.
- Patients with high blood sugar or diabetes should limit their intake of starchy and sugary foods.
- Choose to eat unpolished rice, such as brown rice and parboiled rice.
- Consume no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar per day.
- Avoid alcoholic beverages and sugary drinks.
- Avoid sweets and very sweet fruits such as durian, longan, jackfruit, custard apple, and fruit juices.
However, patients with difficulty swallowing, chewing, and swallowing should eat low-fiber foods or modify their food by blending, such as thick porridge, steamed eggs, jelly, custard, pumpkin puree, and blended soup.