Certain foods, especially those high in saturated and trans fats, can pose serious health risks to the heart. Heart disease occurs when arteries become narrow and fatty deposits cling to the walls of these arteries. This combination makes the arteries much weaker and more likely to form blood clots.
If a blood clot blocks one of the arteries to the heart or brain then you will suffer a heart attack or stroke. Several of the typical foods that we eat pose hidden but serious dangers to the heart. To protect our heart health it is important to know which foods are the biggest offenders.