48% Mumbaikars at risk of heart attacks!
Forty-eight per cent of Mumbaikars face the risk of heart attacks because of obesity, more than 50% have unhealthy cholesterol levels while around 64% lead a sedentary life and avoid exercise. These...
View ArticleUnprocessed fatty foods may actually be good for you!
Four decades of medical wisdom that cutting down on saturated fats reduces our risk of heart disease may be wrong, a top cardiologist has said. Fatty foods that have not been processed – such as...
View ArticleHealthy Diet in middle aged women = Healthy Aging
Middle-aged women following a healthy Mediterranean-type diet — with an emphasis on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish, moderate amounts of alcohol, and little red meat — have much greater...
View Article5 Ways to Prevent Death in Middle Age!
“Death in old age is, of course, inevitable, but death in middle age is not”, so rightly said by Dr. Kerr. Professor Peter Elwood, who is at the School of Public Health at the University of Wales in...
View ArticleLatest ACC Guidelines for managing Overweight and Obesity
The ACC and American Heart Association Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obese Adults addresses the appropriateness of the current BMI and waist circumference cut points used to determine...
View ArticleWhich diet is best?
Obese and overweight people tend to struggle with weigh loss and so try out different types of diet after consulting their friends and relatives. Some of these diets are successful while some fail...
View ArticleKnow your olive oil! Olive oil for Indian cooking?
Olive oil is actually the juice of the olive, and it is the only oil in the market that is extracted from a fresh fruit. Of course, we’ve all read about the benefits of olive oil, and what it can …...
View ArticleCooking oils? Which ones are good for heart?
Cooking oil is plant, animal, or synthetic fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. It is also used in food preparation and flavouring that doesn’t involve heat, such as salad dressings...
View ArticleKnow about Sugar and its different forms!
Join the ACC in Celebrating Heart Month | ACC in Touch Blog.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: diet, food, Health, heart disease, sugars
View ArticleActive Living for a Healthy Heart!
Prevention and Active Living | ACC in Touch Blog.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: ACC, diet, Exercise, Health, heart
View ArticleLet Hunger Be Your Guide!
Source: Let Hunger Be Your Guide | Food and Brand LabFiled under: Healthy Living Tagged: behaviour, diet, eating, eating well, food, Health, hunger, nutrition, weight
View ArticleDietary Guidelines 2015-2020
Source: Executive Summary – 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines – health.govFiled under: Healthy Living Tagged: cholesterol, diet, fat, food, Health, meals, oil, verges
View ArticleDietary Guidelines 2015-2020 summary
Guidelines (Abbreviated) Follow a healthy eating pattern across the life span. Focus on variety, nutrient density, and amount. Limit calories from added sugars and saturated fats and reduce sodium...
View ArticleSugar, Sugar, Sugar, Which is the sweetest dessert of them all!
We all love desserts! They give us a feeling of satiety and satisfaction which few things in this world provide. However, too much of indulgence can be harmful. Its better to be informed and make a...
View ArticleDebunking Nutrition Myths by American College of Cardiology
Dated 27th Feb 2017, the ACC (American College of Cardiology) published a review article on Debunking nutritional myths. The article supports eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains,...
View Article2019 Guideline on Heart Disease Prevention!
https://www.cardiosmart.org/Heart-Conditions/Guidelines/Primary-Prevention-Heart-Disease PreventHeartDisease
View ArticleMisleading claims and the proven facts on Cholesterols and Statins (from the...
Some of the misleading claims, and the proven facts: CLAIM: Cholesterol is not bad for us. It is a fundamental fat needed to make our cells. We can’t live without it. FACT: Cholesterol per se is indeed...
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