10 Foods That You Should Stop Eating Now to Prevent Heart Attacks

5. Sugars and Starches

Refined sugars are another major player in heart diseases; and another harmful ingredient that we add into our diets without much thought in the form of sweet treats and sugary drinks. A study conducted in 2012 found that drinking just one sugary beverage everyday can increase your risk of heart attack by 20%! And don’t think that diet sodas get a pass just because they have the word “diet” in their name. They are just as harmful; the same as basically anything with high levels of refined sugars.