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It is often said that "what a doctor says is like a golden rule". But when a doctor's advice conflicts with personal preferences, people tend to prefer to trust their instincts.
People with cardiovascular disease were told by doctors that they could no longer eat steamed buns, but they still couldn't help but want to keep eating them.
Li Ming is a 50-year-old middle-aged man who used to be an excellent business consultant.
A few years ago, he suffered from high blood pressure and coronary heart disease due to excessive pressure at work for a long time.
After a period of treatment and recuperation, his condition improved, but the doctor still told him to pay extra attention to his diet.
One day, Li Ming and his wife Xiaohong went out shopping together. In the supermarket, he couldn't help but be attracted by the hot steamed buns that had just come out of the oven. The smell of steamed buns reminded him of the delicious steamed buns made by his mother in his childhood, and he couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic.
Although doctors had clearly told him that patients with cardiovascular disease were better off staying away from this high-fat and high-carbohydrate food, Li Ming couldn't help but want to try it.
"The doctor said you can't eat it, but I just want to eat one, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?" Li Ming said to his wife Xiaohong.
Xiaohong saw that her husband was so eager, so she didn't say anything, and went with him to buy a hot steamed bun. Li Ming couldn't wait to take a big bite and closed his eyes in satisfaction. Just as he swallowed his first bite, he felt a sharp chest tightness and chest pain, and the whole person collapsed on the floor of the supermarket as if he had been struck by lightning.
At this critical moment, a passing doctor happened to discover the abnormality in time and immediately gave Li Ming emergency treatment. After resuscitation, Li Ming was finally out of danger, but the doctor told him that if this happened again, the consequences would be unimaginable.
This accident undoubtedly brought great shock to Li Ming's family. His wife, Xiaohong, guiltily blamed herself for not stopping Li Ming from eating steamed buns, and Li Ming himself realized that his momentary greed almost killed his life.
As the saying goes, "Sickness comes from the mouth". Li Ming's experience undoubtedly confirms this once again. However, why does he still can't help but want to eat steamed buns even though he knows he can't eat them? In this regard, we might as well analyze it from a medical point of view:
First of all, it is necessary to understand the risk of eating steamed bread in patients with cardiovascular disease. As a high-carbohydrate and high-fat food, steamed bread poses a serious burden on heart health. Here's why:
1. High carbohydrates can cause a rapid rise in blood sugar, which can worsen insulin resistance and increase the risk of diabetes. This not only damages the heart, but also leads to other complications.
2. High fat can lead to dyslipidemia and promote the formation of atherosclerosis. This narrows and hardens blood vessels, increasing the burden on the heart and causing serious consequences such as angina pectoris and myocardial infarction.
3. In addition, steamed bread also contains a lot of refined flour, and the lack of sufficient fiber will cause intestinal peristalsis to slow down and make the digestive tract dysfunctional. Long-term consumption may cause constipation, bloating and other problems, further increasing the burden on the heart.
Based on these medical principles, experts generally believe that it is best for patients with cardiovascular disease to stay away from this high-fat and high-carbohydrate food.
So, since he knew that eating steamed buns would be so dangerous, why did Li Ming still can't help but want to eat them? In fact, there are some psychological factors at play behind this:
1. Attachment and attachment. For Li Ming, steamed buns represent the care of his mother and the warmth of his family in his childhood, and this emotional connection makes it difficult for him to let go.
2. Lack of self-restraint. For a long time, Li Ming has been constrained by work pressure and lacks good life rules and self-management skills. This makes it difficult for him to restrain his desires in the face of temptation.
3. Cognitive biases. Li Ming may have some cognitive biases, thinking that "eating once in a while is not a big deal". But in fact, for people with cardiovascular disease, even occasional consumption can have serious consequences.
To sum up, Li Ming's "porcelain" accident once again reminds us that when the doctor's advice conflicts with personal preferences, we must restrain our desires, follow the doctor's instructions, and maintain our health.
Only in this way can we truly stay away from the threat of cardiovascular disease and live a happy and healthy life.