Tips for heart health - Quad City Times

Tips for heart health Quad City Times A safe cholesterol level is 200 or below. To achieve a lower level, change what you eat to heart-healthy items, including several helpings of fresh fruit and vegetables daily. Maintain a healthy weight. If you have inherited the gene that causes you to ... and more »

Healthy Eating Starts In The Grocery Aisle - FOX43.com

Healthy Eating Starts In The Grocery Aisle FOX43.com ... vegetables. The more colors the more nutritional. People should be getting 5-9 cups a day. Dried fruits are higher sugar and calories and are smaller portions. Avocado is a fruit that is high in good fats and helps lower and regulate cholesterol, ...

Simple tweaks make soul food more heart healthy - Chicago Daily Herald

Simple tweaks make soul food more heart healthy Chicago Daily Herald Many staples of common soul food include healthy vegetables such as dark leafy greens, sweet potatoes and cholesterol lowering black-eyed peas. Problems arise, however, when those ingredients get cooked with ham hocks, fat back, bacon, salt, ... and more »

Unscrambling the myths behind eggs and cholesterol - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Unscrambling the myths behind eggs and cholesterol Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Enjoying an egg a day as part of a healthy diet balanced with fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, falls well within current cholesterol guidelines. In fact, according to USDA data, one large egg is 14 percent lower in cholesterol ... and more »

Nation suceeds in reducing its trans fat intake - Baltimore Sun (blog)

Baltimore Sun (blog)

Nation suceeds in reducing its trans fat intake Baltimore Sun (blog) Trans fats are not necessary to human health and can be harmful, as research show they increase LDL, or bad, cholesterol and risk for cardiovascular disease. It's made by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil, or hydrogenation, and was once common because ... and more »