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Topic- Nutrition
Your whole diet is most important to prevent heart disease
For many years, low-fat diets have been advocated to lower the risks of coronary heart disease. Low-fat diets help lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood stream, and “bad” LDL cholesterol blocks blood flow, which can lead to stroke and heart disease (American Heart Association).
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The more sugar consumed, the higher the risk of death from heart disease
In the United States, sugar is added to processed foods and used in cooking. For example, added sugar occurs in sugar-sweetened beverages, desserts, fruit drinks and candy. A can of regular soda contains about 35 grams of sugar (about 140 calories). “Added” sugar is differentiated from sugars that naturally occur in fruits and other foods.
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Older adults are reading those nutrition labels
The eating patterns of 9,839 Americans was tracked between 2005-2010 using data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Overall, diet quality among adults ages 20 years or older improved, with fewer calories consumed, fewer calories from fat and saturated fat, less cholesterol and more fiber. The number of “food away from home” meals was less, and the number of home-cooked meals rose.
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Try color coding to encourage healthy eating
Food labels can be confusing, so researchers tried a new approach. Color-coded labels that mimicked traffic lights (green for the healthiest items, such as fruits, vegetables and lean sources of protein; yellow for less healthy items; and red for those with little or no nutritional value) were applied to foods offered in a cafeteria. In addition, the food was arranged to place the healthier foods more prominently and in easy reach.
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Healthy eating costs more, but not that much more
Healthier diet patterns—for example, diets rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, and nuts—cost about $1.50 more per day, on average, then did unhealthy diets (for example, those rich in processed foods, meats, and refined grains), found a meta-analysis of 27 existing studies from 10 high-income countries.
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Eat Mediterranean to lower risk of diabetes
Losing weight by restricting calories and exercising can reduce the risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes, but what happens if the diet changes, but calories aren’t restricted? For the randomized Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea trial in Spain, the intervention groups followed a Mediterranean eating pattern, which emphasizes vegetables, beans, fruit, fish and small amounts of meat.
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