Washington D.C., USA: New research has found that skipping breakfast and having dinner late is the worst eating habit and can lead to the worst outcomes after a heart attack.
According to the study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, people with these two eating habits had a four to five times higher likelihood of death, another heart attack, or angina (chest pain) within 30 days of being discharged from hospital following the treatment for a heart ailment.
This was the first study to evaluate these unhealthy behaviors in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Skipping breakfast was observed in 58%, late-night dinner eating in 51% and both behaviors in 41% of patients.
The study enrolled patients with a serious form of heart attack called ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). “One in ten patients with STEM’ dies within a year, and nutrition is a relatively inexpensive and easy way to improve prognosis,” said study author, Dr. Marcos Minicucci.
He recommended a minimum two-hour interval between dinner and bedtime. “It is said that the best way to live is to breakfast like a king. A good breakfast is usually composed of dairy products (fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese), a carbohydrate (whole wheat bread, bagels, cereals), and whole fruits. It should have 15 to 35% of our total daily calorie intake,” he added.
Source: Agencies
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