Atrial fibrillation, often shortened to AFib, is a type of arrhythmia caused by a breakdown in the muscular coordination of the upper heart chambers or atria. These muscles fibrillate, and the heart beats abnormally fast without any rhythm. It increases the work the heart does to pump blood throughout the body. AFib is a serious medical condition that increases your risk of developing complications like heart failure and stroke. It can reduce your quality of life and result in death if it is not managed properly. Medication and surgery are the major ways to manage atrial fibrillation but diet also plays a role. Your diet will not cure you of AFib but it may prevent it from worsening.
Foods to eat
You should stick to foods that either improve your heart health or will not worsen your AFib. Some of them include:
Vegetables
Vegetables are okay to eat if you have AFib. However, you should reduce your vegetable consumption if you are also using warfarin [1]. Warfarin is a blood-thinning drug that the vitamin K abundant in vegetables often interferes with. You do not have to worry about this problem if you are on blood-thinners like aspirin.