>>VIC MICOLUCCI: AS ALWAYS, WE’RE TRYING TO HELP YOU LIVE HEALTHY RIGHT NOW. IT’S
AMERICAN HEART MONTH AND
ADOPTING HEALTHIER HABITS TO
BETTER HEART HEALTH IS VERY
IMPORTANT. BUT IT’S NOT
NECESSARILY THE EASIEST THING
TO DO. ACCORDING TO A NEW
SURVEY BY THE CLEVELAND
CLINIC, ALMOST HALF OF
AMERICANS SAY HEALTHY FOOD IS
MORE EXPENSIVE AND IT’S THE
NUMBER ONE REASON WHY THEY
DON’T EAT HEALTHY. PLUS, 23%
OF PEOPLE SAY PREPARING
HEALTHY MEALS IS DIFFICULT AND
GET THIS ONE IN 10 AMERICANS
THINK FAST FOOD IS A HEART
HEALTHY DIET. THAT’S NOT THE
CASE. JOINING US THIS MORNING
TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THESE
FINDINGS AND WAYS THAT WE CAN
CREATE BETTER HEART HEALTH.
DOCTOR DENNIS BRUEMMER, STAFF
CARDIOLOGIST AT CLEVELAND
CLINIC. GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME THIS MORNING.
ABSOLUTELY. SO DHAKA.
OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME SOME
KEY POINTS TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SAYING IN THESE SURVEYS. IT IS
EXPENSIVE. A LOT OF TIMES TO
GET THAT FRESH FOOD AND IT
DOES TAKE EXTRA WORK AS
COMPARED TO THAT PROCESS. FOOD
THAT WE CAN JUST THROW IN THE
MICROWAVE NEW KIT, SO TO SPEAK
AND THEN EAT IT. LET’S TALK
ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF EATING
WHOLE FOODS EATING HEALTHY.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THE DIET IS
WHAT WE CONSUME AND WHAT FUELS
FUELS YOUR HEART. AND IT MAKES
THINK AND FUNCTIONS. SO IT’S
VERY IMPORTANT TO CONSUME A
HEALTHY DIET. NOW, VICE VERSA,
AND I’M HEALTHY DIET IS
ASSOCIATED WITH ESSENTIALLY
ANY CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
FACTORS AS DID NOT PRESSURE
OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY TYPE 2
DIABETES, HIGH CHOLESTEROL. SO
THOSE RISK FACTORS ARE VERY
FREQUENT WITH NOT ASSOCIATED
WITH AN UNHEALTHY DIET. SO
CHANGING LIFESTYLE AND
SWITCHING TO MORE HEALTHY FOOD
CHOICES IS IS VERY IMPORTANT
FOR YOUR AND YOU MIGHT PAY
MORE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: ON THE FRONT
END AT THE GROCERY STORE. BUT
EVENTUALLY YOU COULD SAVE A
LOT OF MONEY WITH MEDICAL
BILLS.
>> WELL, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN,
THE DIET IS A LONG-TERM
INVESTMENT IN YOUR HEALTH AND
YOUR LIFE. SO. IT WILL
EVENTUALLY PAY OFF, BUT NOT
NECESSARILY IS A HEALTHY DIET.
ALWAYS MORE EXPENSIVE. THERE
ARE MANY WAYS TOO, MAKE SMALL
CHANGES THAT TO INTEGRATE INTO
YOUR DAILY LIFE THAT ARE HEART
HEALTHY. FOR EXAMPLE, PEOPLE
CAN SHOP AND BALK. PEOPLE CAN
MAKE A PLAN TO PLANNED FOR THE
WEEK. PEOPLE CAN GO TO STORES
THAT SO LESS EXPENSIVE FOODS.
FROZEN FOODS ARE FINE NOW. SO
THERE ARE MANY RECIPES ONLINE
THAT CAN HELP TO PREPARE LOW
COST HEALTHY DIET, WHICH WE
WOULD CONSIDER MEDITERRANEAN
DIET, FOR EXAMPLE. YEAH, DOC,
I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE IN THIS SURVEY.
>> THEY ASK THE PEOPLE ABOUT
MEDITERRANEAN DIETS, LOW CARB,
LOW FAT. WHAT DO YOU
RECOMMEND? WHAT IS THE BEST
FOR FOR MOST PEOPLE?
>> YEAH, I THINK THERE’S A
COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT THE
LOW CARD OR LOW FAT DIETS ARE
MORE HEALTHY. IN FACT, THE
ONLY DIET THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN
IN PROVING TO BE HEART HEALTHY
IS WHAT WE CALL A
MEDITERRANEAN DIET. I WILL BE
A DIET ENRICHED IN FRUITS AND
VEGETABLE. THE GROOM’S OLIVE
OIL, NUTS AND GRAINS. AND TOM,
THE PROTEIN COMPONENT. AND
THAT I WOULD BE MORE FISH AND
LEAN PROTEIN LIKE CHICKEN, RED
MEAT. HE’S ONLY RARELY
CONSUMED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
DIET ONCE A MONTH OR SO. SO
THIS IS A HEALTHY, TIGHT THAT
IS BEGIN BEEN SHOWN TO BE
ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED
HEART AND OBVIOUSLY WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT DIET IN THIS
SEGMENT, BUT YOU GOT TO.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: A COUPLE IN
THAT EXERCISE, EVEN IF IT’S
JUST MODERATE IS TO HELP OUT
TO MAKE EVERYTHING WORK. WELL,
RIGHT.
>> YES, IT’S IT’S ALL
TOGETHER. AND I THINK IT’S
IMPORTANT AS A FAMILY TO SIT
DOWN AND SAY WE WANT TO MAKE A
CONSCIENTIOUS EFFORT AND WE’RE
GOING TO INTO 2 SMALL STEPS.
WE’RE GOING TO CHANGE OUR
DIETS. WE’RE GOING TO START TO
BECOME MORE ACTIVE. WE
RECOMMEND 30 MINUTES OF
MODERATE INTENSITY ACTIVITY
PER DAY. BUT IT’S ALSO I THINK
A VERY IMPORTANT FOR PATIENTS
OR PEOPLE WHO ARE RISK, FOR
EXAMPLE, HALF WEIGHT PROBLEMS
TO GET SCREENED FOR RISK
FACTORS DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE
THESE MAY BE PREVENTABLE. YOU
KNOW, FOR A LONG TIME CAN
CERTAINLY REDUCE THE RISK OF
HEART PROBLEMS. DOCTOR DENNIS