Avoid these foods to maintain a healthy heart-By Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: Keep your ticker healthy and strong Your heart is a finely tuned machine. To keep it ticking in top form you need to give it heart healthy fuel by choosing healthy diet. There are bad foods you should limit and consume sparingly- for diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, among others. Today, we are discussing foods that you should consume sparingly to keep your ticker healthily and wellbeing. A healthy diet and lifestyle are your best weapons to fight cardiovascular disease. Out of the three major macro nutrients, Carbs, sugars, fats, and proteins-they all could give heart problems, including salt, among others. They can influence blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol levels and inflammation, all of which are risk factors for heart disease. Proteins being building blocks were thought and considered innocent on the heart, but latest findings at the ...