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Snacks often get a bad reputation, but you can snack on the right foods and include them in a heart-healthy diet. Making heart-healthy snack choices can add more nutrition to your diet and keep you energized and full between meals. Rather than reaching for snacks that contain lots of saturated fats, sugar, and salt, consider snacking on whole foods. This includes fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains. These healthy snack options can add fiber, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins […]
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But the source of the fats you choose — and the rest of what you typically eat — make a big difference. For the last half of the 20th century, most major health organizations, including the American Heart Association, recommended a low-fat diet. Yes, they did, but the message has changed dramatically. Now, the American Heart Association, the federal dietary guidelines, and other nutrition authorities have shifted away from advising people to limit the total amount of fat in their […]
Maintaining a heart-healthy diet is one of the most effective ways to reduce your risk of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for people in the United States. What are heart-healthy foods? Beyond individual foods or nutrients, heart-healthy dietary patterns can significantly boost your cardiovascular health. What you eat can influence many aspects of heart health, including blood pressure, inflammation, cholesterol levels, and triglycerides. A heart-healthy eating style emphasizes minimally processed vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans. […]
Statement Highlights: A new American Heart Association scientific statement assesses and scores the heart healthiness of popular dietary patterns. Several dietary patterns, including the DASH-style eating plan, Mediterranean, pescatarian and vegetarian eating patterns, received top ratings for aligning with the Association’s dietary guidance. A few eating patterns, including Paleo and ketogenic diets, contradict the Association’s guidance and did not rank as heart-healthy eating patterns. The statement suggests opportunities for dietary research and interventions to promote health […]
Courtesy Photo Family Features As the leading cause of death among Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease often results from uncontrolled high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, overweight and obesity. However, a heart-healthy eating plan can help lower or control these risk factors and put you and your family on a path toward better heart health. With back-to-school season adding stress to already busy schedules, it’s important for families to make time for healthy […]
A heart-healthy diet is marked by whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy, and lean proteins—an ingredient list that doesn’t exactly read like the contents of a typical fast food menu. Still, that doesn’t mean you’re out of luck in finding heart-healthy options at popular chains. In fact, many fast food companies are becoming hip to the fact that most Americans would like to eat better—and that many need to focus specifically on cardiac health. (Heck, nearly half of […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The major ingredients of a heart- and brain-healthy diet are fairly well-established: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, fish and low-fat dairy. Research shows people who stick to this eating pattern are less likely to get sick and more likely to live longer free of chronic disease. So why isn’t everyone eating this way? Making lifestyle changes can be difficult, even when we know we should. But often, it’s not just about willpower. Research shows […]
BERNIE MASON For Lee Montana Newspapers February is Heart Month with the focus on preventing heart disease. Living a healthy lifestyle is an important way for us to prevent heart disease. An important part of that lifestyle is in choosing nutritious meals and snacks. Preparing a special Valentine’s dinner Eating a heart-healthy diet doesn’t have to be boring and bland. We have so many healthy foods to choose from that are flavorful and colorful as well. It is recommended that […]
Experts have long known that animal products like beef, lamb, pork and veal have a disproportionately negative impact on the environment. Raising animals requires more water and land and generates more greenhouse gases than growing protein-rich plants does. “This is a win-win for individuals and our environment,” Dr. Lichtenstein said. However, she cautioned, if a plant-based diet is overloaded with refined carbohydrates and sugars, it will raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. And she discouraged relying […]
Share on PinterestThe American Heart Association has updated its recommendations about heart-healthy eating. Sergio Marcos/Stocksy Following its 2006 scientific statement, the American Heart Association (AHA) has updated its nutritional recommendations for 2021. The wide-ranging recommendations aim to provide guidance regardless of what we eat or who we are. The paper emphasizes the importance of healthy eating throughout one’s life. The AHA’s “2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health” has fresh recommendations informed by the latest research and designed to accommodate […]
