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What is Bad Cholesterol and How Do I Improve It?

laurel — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:37 +0000

Last week I wrote about “good” cholesterol and how it can help remove harmful cholesterol buildup in your blood and tissues (see my post: “What is Good Cholesterol and How Do I Improve It?“). As I mentioned before, extensive studies show that high blood cholesterol levels can greatly increase your chances of getting heart disease. [...]

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California Bans Trans Fats!

laurel — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:16:31 +0000

Well, California is officially the first state to ban trans-fats in restaurants’ food preparation. Governor Schwarzenegger signed the bill, making it illegal for restaurants or other retail food establishments to use any oil, shortening, or margarine that contains trans-fats (also known as hydrogenated oils). The Governor made a statement where he linked trans fats to [...]

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Kellogg Making Cereals More Nutritious

laurel — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:21:43 +0000

MSNBC reports that Kellogg Co. announced they would boost the nutritional value of cereals marketed to children or stop marketing them as a whole. Check out the new requirements for a single serving of Kellogg’s cereals: 200 calories or less No trans fat 2 g saturated fat or less 230 mg sodium or less 12 [...]

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Small Amounts of Trans Fats Increase Heart Disease Risk

laurel — Mon, 07 May 2007 03:15:52 +0000

Self Magazine reports that eating even a small amount of trans fats every day significantly increases your risk of heart disease. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that people who eat 4 grams of trans fat a day are 3x more likely to get heart disease than those who eat 2.5 grams [...]

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Trans Fat = Seriously Scary

laurel — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:59:57 +0000

CNN.com reports that a study from the Harvard School of Public Health showed that women with the highest levels of trans fat in their blood had three times the risk of heart disease than women with the lowest levels. Trans fats are so problematic because our bodies cannot synthesize or create trans fats. Most people [...]

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Breakfast Cereal Switch-Up

laurel — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:19:38 +0000

Women’s Health Magazine reports that a 2005 ABC study showed that 31% of breakfast eaters chose cereal as their first meal of the day. A bowl of cereal can be a perfect breakfast if you choose the brands without trans fat or added sugars. Women’s Health makes it easy with a few examples of the [...]

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Packaged, Convenient, Tasty…and Healthy!

laurel — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:20:58 +0000

HealthCastle.com suggests five of the healthiest packaged foods you can buy at the grocery store. It can be hard to find a healthy choice among convenient packaged foods, but Health Castle found five tasty items without the dreaded calories, trans fat, and refined sugars. Included in the list are two of my favorites: Stonyfield All [...]

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Philadelphia Joins NYC to Ban Trans Fats

laurel — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:39:56 +0000

MSNBC.com reports that Philadelphia approved, and is expected to sign, a ban on trans fats in restaurants. The ban will make Philadelphia the second city in the U.S. to ban the atery clogging fat (New York City was the first). Philadephia restaurants will be prohiited from frying foods with trans fats or serving spreads with [...]

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