These foods and ingredients are linked to nearly half of all heart-related deaths in U.S.

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Before filling your belly with a burger, fries and milkshake today, chew on this: nearly half (45 percent) of all heart-related deaths in the U.S. are linked with how you consume 10 foods and ingredients.

If you eat too much of the bad foods and ingredients on this list and too little of the good foods and ingredients, your life might be at risk, according to new research from the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Researchers say eating too much or not enough of certain foods and ingredients can wreak havoc on your heart health. The new research on deaths from heart disease, strokes and type 2 diabetes reaffirms previous studies while providing more detail on the nutritional benefits or drawbacks of consuming specific foods.

According to the Associated Press, the study says you should eat at least the minimum recommended amount of six foods — including nuts and seafood — to boost your heart health, and cut back on four.

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