The main purpose of nutritional therapy for angina is to improve the heart's blood flow and energy metabolism of the heart so as to reduce cardiac oxygen demand.

The main way of the blood flow improvement is to control atherosclerosis. Consumption of a small amount of saturated fat and cholesterol is the first key step. In the early period patients begin to improve diet and lifestyle and adhere to it, which is enough to prevent reversed atherosclerosis.

In the diet, not only low-cholesterol , low saturated fatty acids and high antioxidants should be contained. The main antioxidants include vitamin E, vitamin C, β-carotene (vitamin A) and selenium. Note: Large doses of these substances can lead to poisoning. For example: overdose of Vitamin D can accelerate plaque calcification.

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