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How to keep your heart good
Notably, you should reduce your sugar intake because it is harmful to the whole body, not just the heart. So, adding processed sugar to tea or juices is not recommended. Consuming processed drinks such as soda and packaged juice is not advisable, notes Dr Okello, who is quick to recommend natural or sugar-free juice.
Data reveal that one in four adults (25%) lives with hypertension, a major precursor to heart disease.
By: Agnes Kyotalengerire, Journalists @New Vision
The heart is a major organ in the body and a driver of many body functions; two good reasons to keep it healthy, says Dr Emmy Okello, a