High fiber foods can help prevent constipation and they can lower your LDL cholesterol levels. We need approximately 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories we eat. So, for someone who eats 1,800 calories per day, that’s about 25 grams of fiber. Are you getting enough? If not, you can easily add fiber by …
A few days ago I mentioned the link between inflammation and heart disease. Inflammation may actually spark cardiovascular events by increasing the likelihood that atherosclerotic plaque ruptures, blocking blood flow and leading to a heart attack or stroke. Local or systemic inflammation isn’t just linked to cardiovascular disease; it plays a role in many chronic …
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI; aka the food & beverage police) are against banning trans fats from foods. In fact, they indicate that banning them “could be more harmful from a public health perspective.” Instead they favor a gradual phasing out of trans fats. How would a gradual phase out be …
Tomorrow is National Wear Red day – in support of women’s heart disease awareness. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov//educational/hearttruth/materials/wear-red-toolkit.htm As things gear up for heart health awareness, I’m stuck wondering why partially hydrogenated oils are still in so many foods. Partially hydrogenated oils make up man-made trans fats. Now that trans fats have been on food labels for a …
When it comes to preventive health, cardiovascular disease is on the top of my list. My passion for spreading the word about heart health came a young age and grew over time as every single person I knew was touched in some way or another by cardiovascular disease (CVD). That should come as no surprise …
I’ve seen many dietitians decide between using intuitive eating and counting calories with their clients. Intuitive eating, coined by dietitian Evelyn Tribole, means separating the emotional and physical aspects of food and learning to eat entirely on physiological hunger and satiety cues (read this article for more information: www.figureathlete.com/readArticle.do?id=2392335). Counting calories means, well, counting calories …