Linking Diet and Preservation of a Healthy Cardiovascular System
The professionals at a marine catering company can play a key role in preserving the cardiovascular system of each crew member on any catered vessel. Eight factors contribute to maintenance of healthy hearts and elastic veins and artieries. One quarter of those factors reflect the significance of a healthful diet. No expert on catering for ships should overlook the fact that the crew members deserve to be fed healthful fare. Since heart disease ranks as one of the problems that are most apt to push a man to see a physician, those factors that contribute to cardiovascular health deserve careful review.
Furthermore, because diet plays a key role in the maintenance of heart health, employees in the maritime catering industry should seek out information about the foods that keep hearts in good shape. While filling his many responsibilities, the crew member of a ship at sea does not always have time for a leisurely meal. He might feel tempted to grab a less than nutritious snack. That fact helps to highlight the reason that every marine catering company needs to stand ready to answer requests for a shipment of any food that could serve as a healthful snack.
Two types of snacks pose a real danger to the heart. All of the snack foods that contain high levels of Trans or hydrogenated fats belong on a list of items that could diminish the functionality of the cardiovascular system. Yet even the absence of such a substance in a snack item does not always guarantee the elimination of all dangers. The consumption of too much sugar threatens to lower the heart’s ability to function properly. By the same token, it fails to maintain the health of the blood vessels. On the walls of the larger blood vessels, three layers of cells contribute to the vessel’s ability to carry out its vital and health-giving task. If any of those cells fail to receive the nutrients that they require, the heart’s powerful muscle will send blood into arteries that fail to exhibit the necessary amount of elasticity. Moreover, arterial stiffening can work to trigger the occurrence of those symptoms that are linked to the development of serious heart disease. That represents just one of the reasons that diet plays a key role in the maintenance of heart health. Of course, no review of the factors that contribute to preservation of healthy hearts would be complete without mention of arteriosclerosis. That results from the buildup of fatty substances on the lining of the veins and arteries.
Fortunately, the right sort of diet manages to limit the rate at which an adult male develops arteriosclerosis. Such a diet demonstrates the ability to keep the body’s concentration of cholesterol at a healthy level. Some foods, such as oats can lower the body’s cholesterol level to a point that is 20% below the level measured in a body that has not benefited from beta-glucan, a substance that is found in fiber-rich oats. An on-board chef that adds walnuts to a number of dishes can lower that same cholesterol level by 15%. Almonds work even better than walnuts, since consumption of almonds can drag that measured levels down by almost 20%. Because the on-board chef works on a ship that is surrounded by ocean waters, no such cook should ignore the benefits of fatty ocean fish, such as salmon or tuna. In other words, the professionals in charge of on board catering management should take advantage of the kitchens’ proximity to foods that are good for the heart.
After all, a dish that has a generous amount of fatty fish does a better job of preserving the cardiovascular system than one that contains lots of red meat. The chef that prepares meals while at sea makes a number of dishes that call for oil. Yet that same cook does not have to rely on saturated oil. Indeed, professionals in a marine catering company should make note of that fact. If those in charge of victualling management order placement of olive oil in each catered ship’s pantry, then the cook using that same pantry can make heart-healthy salad dressings and sauces. The suggestions given in this blog post should serve as a guide for experts in catering services for cargo ships. These suggestions highlight the food choices that help to guarantee preservation of each crew member’s cardiovascular system. For that reason, such foods belong on any list of the items that a marine catering company plans to ship to a waiting vessel’s kitchen.