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New Heart Foundation nutrition guidelines

The Heart Foundation (Australia) has recently published their extensive review of the evidence around dietary fat, dietary sterols for cardiovascular health. Their position statement contains ‘best bet’ dietary strategies for lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and protecting the heart and blood vessels. Here is a summary of their conclusions.

Everyone should:

reduce saturated fat intake to less than [...]

July 25th, 2009 | Category: News | Comments are closed

Is rice bran oil a good oil?

Question: is rice bran oil a good oil?

 

Answer: rice bran oil has been enjoyed in Asia for many years and is now widely available. It is a subtle, nutty flavoured oil with a high smoke point and good stability making it ideal for frying. Nutritionally it is heart-healthy and contains mostly monounsaturated fatty acids (similar [...]

July 25th, 2009 | Category: Q & A | Comments are closed

Cauliflower and Lentils

Cauliflower  

 

 

 

Did you know that exotic cauliflowers in a variety of colours are now used as decorative plants in garden design? They look great on your plate too, and luckily for us they also pack quite a flavour punch. They are members of the Brassica family, similar to cabbage, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. Cauliflower is a [...]

July 25th, 2009 | Category: Fact Feast | Comments are closed

Heart attack is a men’s problem

Myth: Heart attack is a men’s problem

Fact: heart disease is the leading cause of death in women

 

We always prick up our ears when a high-profile person dies from a heart attack. The list is very long, and not really surprising when you consider heart disease is the developed world’s biggest killer: singer Robert Palmer (1949 [...]

July 25th, 2009 | Category: Food Myths | Comments are closed

Celebrity cholesterol challenge

One of the most fun things I do is help celebrities lower their cholesterol. My latest is New Zealander Candy Lane, fabulous professional dancer and host of NZ Dancing with the stars TV program. Like most people who find out they have high cholesterol, Candy was shocked when she learned her cholesterol results. She’s otherwise [...]

July 25th, 2009 | Category: On The Pulse | Comments are closed
 
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