Heart Smart Diet

• Healthy Eating Guidelines
  Look for recommendations on healthy eating from various countries. Free tools can also be found here to help keep track of your eating habits.

• Cholesterol Numbers 101 - what do they mean?
• Good and Bad Cholesterol
• How to lower triglycerides?
• 5 Super Foods to lower Cholesterol
• Cholesterol-lowering foods work especially when eaten in combination

• The Myth of Cholesterol
• Myths of Seafood and Fish

• Eggs and Cholesterol - are some eggs healthier than others?

• Benefits of Vitamin E and Heart Disease?
• Folic Acid supplements cannot prevent Stroke and Heart Attacks
• Vitamin D may be an anti-inflammatory agent for Heart Failure

• Psyllium Husk for High Cholesterol

• Benefits of Garlic in Heart Disease

• Benefits of Coffee - high in antioxidants
• Coffee causes no harm to Heart?
• Coffee may prevent Heart Disease in Women
• Health Benefits of Tea
• Green Tea benefits fight against Heart Disease
• Red Wine - Heart Health Benefits?
• Alcohol Benefits Heart in Men

• Powerful Benefits of Soy
• Benefits of Soy milk in Heart Disease: cholesterol lowering
• AHA no longer recommends Soy for Heart Disease

• Trans Fatty Acids
  • A Good Trans Fat - Conjugated Linoleic Acid
• Butter or Margarine - which one is better for my health?
• Trans Fat in Packaged Foods
• Fats 101 - Good Fats and Bad Fats
• The best Cooking Oils?
• Saturated Fat in Coconut Oil is bad for your heart
• Virgin Olive Oil may be better for Heart Health
• Low Fat = Low Calories?
• Why do we always focus on Fat?
• Everyday ways to cut back on FAT!
• Shopping and Eating Tips for Low Fat Eating
• A look at Fat Substitutes

• Low Sodium Diet
• UK sets Salt Reduction Targets for Packaged Foods

• Health Benefits of Chocolate?
• Heart-Healthy Chocolate Bar: What's the deal?

• Mediterranean Diet - Heart Health Benefits
• Antioxidants 101 - What and Where?
• What are Empty Calories?
• Top 4 must-have Healthy Snacks
• Selenium only benefits cancer, but not Heart
• Chocolate Chip Cookies benefit Heart?
• Ginseng and High Blood Pressure
• Understanding Nutrition Food Labeling
• American Heart Association revises Diet Recommendations
• New Heart Disease Prevention Guideline published by the American Heart Association

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