Regular diet reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease
Quick Look
- Doctors recommend eating at the same time every day to reduce your risk of heart disease.
- Shifts in weekend eating patterns, known as 'eating lag', can have negative health effects, especially in people with a pre-existing condition, who should discuss changes in their medication with their doctor.
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Why It Matters
The article discusses doctors' recommendations for maintaining a regular diet to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, citing the concept of 'food jetlag' and the impact of shifts in food intake on the body's circadian rhythm.
It is recommended to have breakfast, lunch and dinner at the same times every day to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Shifts in eating patterns over the weekend can cause “food jetlag” and negatively impact your health.
For those who have already been diagnosed, a regular eating schedule is especially important, and any changes in your medication schedule should be discussed with your doctor.
MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. It is recommended to have breakfast, lunch and dinner at the same time every day to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, said cardiologist at the Scandinavian Health Center Valeria Bonadykova and nutritionist, gastroenterologist, therapist, specialist in working with eating behavior Yulia Krasnaya.
“The habit of having breakfast, lunch and dinner later on weekends than on weekdays can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. This regime is called food jetlag: the body reacts to a shift in food as if it were flying across time zones,” Izvestia writes, citing Bonadykova.
According to her, the body has an internal clock - circadian rhythms, in the liver, pancreas and adipose tissue, which are adjusted by food. If a person has breakfast all week at 07.00, and on Saturday at 11.00, the internal organs receive a signal at an unusual time and diverge from the main clock in the brain.
“Those who already have a diagnosis need a regular eating regimen more than others, and any changes in the medication schedule should be discussed with a doctor,” the doctor emphasized.
Krasnaya recommends not copying your daily schedule down to the minute, but maintaining the usual structure of the day.
"Shifting food by one or two hours for the sake of sleep or family dinner is a normal part of life. Try not to upend your entire routine every weekend," she said.
Bonadykova emphasized that markers of ill health of the heart and blood vessels may include pressure of 140/90 or higher, pressing pain behind the sternum when walking, shortness of breath with normal exertion and swelling of the legs in the evening, interruptions in heart function and dizziness.
Open Questions
- What specific research underlies recommendations for regular eating?
- How significant is the increase in risk with 'food jetlag' in percentage terms?
- Are there differences in recommendations for different age groups?
