Nutrtion Facts
  • In Finland, a study of 21,930 men showed that a high-fiber diet protected against heart attack. The men's risk of dying from a heart attack dropped 17 percent for each additional 10 grams of fiber eaten daily.
  • A recent study by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute showed a low-fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables proved to be the best treatment for high blood pressure.
  • Early results of a long-term study of healthy women showed eating a diet rich in vitamin B6 and folic acid -- contained in such foods as dark green leafy vegetables, peas and dried beans -- may cut a woman's chances of getting heart disease by 50%. The findings were from the Nurse's Health Study, an ongoing research project.
  • A new study of 88 elderly people aged 65 or older who took 200 milligrams of vitamin E each day for about four months showed they significantly boosted their immune system's ability to ward off disease. The results appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
  • Researchers writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found a link between prostate cancer and the consumption of saturated fat.
  • The Journal of the American College of Nutrition recently reported that adding fruits, vegetables and complex carbohydrates to a sensible diet reduces a person's risk of a second heart attack, which shows that it is never too late to adopt healthy lifestyles. In a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, coronary lesions shrank in 28 percent of heart patients who followed an intensive exercise program, versus 6 percent who received standard care.
  • The Journal of the American Medical Association -- concluded that two-thirds of people in the United States say they are trying to lose or maintain their weight. Of these, only a fifth are reducing calories and exercising at the recommended level of at least 150 minutes per week.
  • Drink lots of water.
  • Aim for losing one to two pounds a week. Faster weight loss is more likely to be temporary. People on stricter diets usually give up sooner and often gain back their weight.
  • Don't skip meals. Hunger makes people more likely to splurge and overeat later.
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