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Monday, October, 26, 2009

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Health Encyclopedia: Information On Keeping A Heart Healthy Diet Unsaturated Fats, Low Fat Diets

Introduction


Heart-Healthy Goals. The goals of a heart-healthy diet are to eat foods that help obtain or maintain healthy levels of cholesterol and fatty molecules called lipids. You can achieve this by:

  • Reducing overall cholesterol levels and low-density lipoproteins (LDL), which are harmful to the heart.
  • Increasing high-density lipoproteins (HDL), which are beneficial for the heart.
  • Reducing other harmful lipids (fatty molecules), such as triglycerides and lipoprotein(a).

Any diet should also help ...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...levels. The fibers contained in oats, lentils, pinto beans, citrus, black beans and barley are... Read more »

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Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...found in oats, barley, lentils and split peas and beans has been found to protect against heart... Read more »

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Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...found in oats, barley, lentils and split peas and beans has been found to protect against heart... Read more »

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Dangers of Too Low Cholesterol: Are You at Risk?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...many people are doing everything they can to lower cholesterol levels as much as possible. This... Read more »

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Eight ways to reduce your risk of heart disease
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...Tulane University found that people who included beans or peas in four of their dishes each week... Read more »

Health Guide

Cholesterol Risk Factors
About half of all American adults have total cholesterol levels over 200 mg/dL. Over 25% have been told by doctors that they have unhealthy levels. Total cholesterol levels have been... Read more »
Cholesterol: Stroke, Brain Function
...stroke, a less common type ofstroke caused by bleeding in the brainthat isassociated with low overall cholesterol levels.The build-up of plaque in the internal carotid artery may lead to narrowing... Read more »
Diabetes Diet: Major Food Components in a healthy diabetic diet
...recommend low-carb diets for diabetes management or weight control.Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans are good sources of carbohydrates. Whole grain foods provide more nutritional value... Read more »
Low Cholesterol Diets and Lifestyle Changes
...and six or more servings of whole grains, legumes. Soluble fiber is preferred (from cereal grains, beans, peas, legumes, and many fruits and vegetables).Fats can be up to 35% of daily calories,... Read more »
High Cholesterol Diagnosis and Testing
...associated with the inflammatory response and a higher risk for heart attack, even in people with normal cholesterol levels.CRP is also associated with high blood pressure, insulin resistance (the... Read more »

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