Health-References

Is Your Diet Risking Your Health?

Are you putting your health at risk by following a fad diet?

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Artichokes Are A Strange But Healthy Food

Artichokes have been around for a long time, but did you know how nutritionally benificial they are?

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The Truth About Fat In Foods

Fat has had a lot of bad press and for many people, just a mention of the word can evoke misery. You can try to lose it, try to hide it, try to avoid it, but your body still needs it! Did you know that fat helps to insulate our nerve cells, keeps us warm, balances our hormones, keeps skin and arteries supple, lubricates joints and is a component in every cell?

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Combatting Atherosclerosis With Good Nutrition

Atherosclerosis occurs when cholesterol, fat, and other substances in your blood build up in the walls of your arteries. The process can begin when you're a child, but it may not become a problem until you're in your 50s or 60s. As this muck gathers in your arteries, it forms plaque. Plaque can clog or completely block arteries, cutting off blood flow to your heart or brain. That's when you have a heart attack or stroke.

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Regulation Of Trans Fats

Should we regulate the amount of trans fats contained in the food we eat? A Canadian government task force on trans fats is recommending that all vegetable oils and spreadable margarines have the trans fat content limited to 2 of the total fat content and all other foods be limited to a maximum of 5 of total fat content. These new regulations would decrease the average trans fat intake by at least 55. What are trans fats? Fatty acids in foods are made up of polyunsatura...

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Information On Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a word associated with bad health, but cholesterol is actually a natural substance, necessary for our body's healthy functioning, and cholesterol, like most everything else in our lives, is harmful only in excess. And how is it, then, that the very name, cholesterol, has acquired such bad connotations? Why is that we are always cautioned to 'have our cholesterol level checked' and to 'know our cholesterol number'? To understand this more fully, it is importa...

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