Some heart patients still not eating right

You'd think that after having a heart attack or being diagnosed with something scary like heart disease, people would turn a dietary new leaf. Two new studies have been released which contradict that logic, however. Many heart patients didn't get the fruits, veggies, and fiber they needed.

The fat intake wasn't curbed either. So how would a bunch of scientists know what these people ate anyway? Well, they self-reported the data used in the studies. The first study assigned points based on the healthiness of the diet after having been diagnosed with coronary heart disease or having had a heart attack. Well over 500 people were assessed, and the results showed that the average diet got a score of almost 31 points... out of 80.

This showed that a poor diet was consumed on average by victims of heart attack or disease even a year later. The second study took into account more people. Over 4,000 hypertension patients self-reported what they ate, just like the other study. Knowing that they had high blood pressure, they still did not eat a diet specifically designed to address hypertension. Perhaps only these patients know why they didn't take the steps necessary to rule out future visits to the doctor for conditions they already treated.