{"id":10942,"date":"2026-05-26T17:18:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/?p=10942"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:18:24","slug":"heart-surgeon-warns-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/?p=10942","title":{"rendered":"Heart surgeon warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A heart surgeon, Dr. Philip Ovadia, warns that refined carbohydrates may contribute significantly to chronic inflammation and plaque buildup in arteries\u2014two major factors linked to heart attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He explains that these foods can promote insulin resistance and trigger long-term inflammation, gradually harming cardiovascular health over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, surgeons often witness the consequences firsthand. Unstable plaque in arteries can suddenly rupture, blocking blood flow and leading to severe or even fatal heart events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ovadia notes that the risk isn\u2019t always obvious, as many foods labeled \u201chealthy\u201d still contain high amounts of refined carbohydrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examples include breakfast cereals, bagels, rice cakes, flavored yogurts, instant oatmeal, fruit juice, crackers, granola, and potato chips\u2014all of which can quickly spike blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Refined carbohydrates are heavily processed and stripped of fiber, causing rapid digestion and repeated insulin spikes. Over time, this may increase the risk of inflammation, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a healthier approach, he recommends focusing on whole, minimally processed foods like vegetables, fish, nuts, olive oil, legumes, and quality proteins\u2014similar to a Mediterranean-style diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also emphasizes that heart disease is influenced by multiple factors, including diet, lifestyle, genetics, exercise, stress, and sleep\u2014not just a single type of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-707.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-707.png 600w, https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-707-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A heart surgeon, Dr. Philip Ovadia, warns that refined carbohydrates may contribute significantly to chronic inflammation and plaque buildup in arteries\u2014two major factors linked to heart attacks&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10944,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10942\/revisions\/10944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}