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Mediterranean Diet- Lower Risk For Heart Attack

Posted by Healthyou, COnsumer health Educator on Monday, March 4, 2013, In : healthy eating

A certain amount of fat in the diet is necessary for a healthy eating pattern, but all fats are not equal. Trans fat is bad and must be avoided while saturated fat must be limited to a certain amount each day.

Poly-unsaturated and mono-unsaturated fats are good for you and are necessary for health eating. One oil in in this group of fats is olive oil.

A recent study done on Mediterranean diet showed that olive oil added to it can prevent cardiovascular disease problems.

According to the stud...
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Fructose May Cause Overeating-Study

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Saturday, January 5, 2013, In : healthy eating

A recent study reports that fructose can cause obesity by playing a role in overeating. This is useful information for obese people whose cause of obesity is overeating.

The study involved 20 young, normal weight people.

Scientists used magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) scans to track blood flow in their brain. The scans were done before and after drinks containing:

Glucose
Fructose

For the study, there were two sessions several weeks apart.

The MRI's showed that glucose suppresses activ...

Healthy Snacking-Healthier Diets

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Thursday, November 29, 2012, In : healthy eating

Healthy eating includes healthy snacking, but all snacks are not equal.

According to a recent survey, people who snack more than once per day have healthier eating patterns. The survey defined a snack as food eaten between the three major meals. Data was collected for two years.

The study found that those with the healthiest diets snack twice as often as those on a least healthy diet.

Read more on this study.

Snacks must be included in one's diet plan, the approved and most popular times are b...
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Healthy Eating-How Much and What?

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Friday, February 24, 2012, In : healthy eating

You've decided to prepare your grocery shopping list.You have a budget and you have some time to go grocery shopping.

You want to to buy what is necessary to prepare healthy, nutritious meals.

What should I buy and how much?

Remember healthy eating is not about having plenty to eat, but about eating the right foods from the right food groups.

Firstly buy food from the four food groups.
Secondly you may not need as much as you think you do, to eat well
Thirdly you may need to l...

A Tutorial On Healthy Eating

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Friday, January 27, 2012, In : healthy eating

Good nutrition is important for a healthy lifestyle, to prevent diseases, to protect health, to promote speedier recovery from illnesses and to boost our immune system.

This tutorial will provide consumers with the basic knowledge required for healthy eating.
It will enable them to make changes and modiy their diet for a healthier eating pattern.

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Good eating habits need not be expensive, nor healthy meals difficult to prepare.

Quite often; however, nutritious meals are associated with a large ...
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