Nutrition
Cholesterol-Lowering Foods
Tasty And Functional
By R. Morgan Griffin,
WebMD, Reviewed by B. Nazario, MD
Foods help you lower cholesterol naturally
Do you want a diet to lower cholesterol? We all know that butter, ice cream, and fatty meats raise cholesterol, but do you know which foods make up a low-cholesterol diet?
Here's some good news. To lower your cholesterol, you can actually eat more of certain foods. A handful of some "functional foods" have been shown to make a big impact on your cholesterol levels. They're also much tastier than a pill chased with a glass of water.
Energy For Sale
Energy Products--Some Are Bunk Pt 2
By Dulce Zamora, WebMD
Sports, Fortified, and Energy Drinks
The thirst for energy has opened up an extensive market for various potions. Sports drinks, energy cocktails, and fortified liquids are among the plethora of choices available for the drained and dehydrated.
Sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade are often no better than water, say experts, but they may make it easier for some people to get enough fluids in their system. They come in a variety of flavors and colors.
Women
Need Vitamin C
Fruits, Vegetables The Best Source
By D. Mann, webmd.com
Healthy, young women may not be getting enough vitamin C. New government recommendations say women should be getting 90 milligrams of vitamin C every day. Until now, both women and men were urged to take 75 milligrams of vitamin C per day.
The new proposal suggests that women and men are not created equal when it comes to vitamin C needs. So where should you be getting your vitamin C: supplements or foods?
"Five servings of fruits and vegetables per day should be more than enough to meet these new daily vitamin C needs," says Mark Levine, MD, chief of molecular and clinical nutrition and senior staff physician at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a branch of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
Fatty Fish
Doing Wonders For Your Heart
By R. Morgan Griffin, WebMD, Reviewed by B. Nazario, MD
The right fish can do wonders for your heart.
The term "fatty fish" may sound unappealing, but actually these are the tastiest and healthiest foods from the sea. Oily fish such as salmon, tuna, sardines, mackerel, and trout are full of omega-3 fatty acids - good fats unlike the bad saturated fat you find in most meats. These fish should be a staple of everyone's heart-healthy diet.
How Does Fish Help?
Nuts
Will Help Lower Cholesterol
By R. Morgan Griffin, WebMD, Reviewed by B. Nazario, MD
Nuts get a bad rap. A lot of people still see them as salty, fatty, and high calorie – a junk food deserving exile to the carts of vendors or the snack bowls of dingy, smoky bars.
But nutritionists say that certain nuts deserve an honored spot in the kitchen of every healthy eater (as long as you're not allergic, of course.) Nuts have lots of protein, fiber, healthy monounsaturated fats, vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants. And many studies have shown that nuts have powerful cholesterol-lowering effects.
The benefits were clear enough for the FDA in 2003 to issue a "qualified health claim" for peanuts and certain tree nuts – almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, some pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts. The claim states that while research is not conclusive, there is good evidence that nuts can lower the risk of heart disease.
Taken in moderation, these nuts are good for you.
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