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Olive Oil vs. Canola Oil: Fat Profiles

I'm the first to admit that I swear by olive oil. It's pretty much the only oil that I cook with and I've tried all different kinds of olive oil to find what I like. But I'm also the first to admit that...

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Health Benefits of Anchovies

Anchovies are small, common salt fish that is found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovy have shiny silver scale, its length ranges from 2 cm to 40 cm and it has a slender body. Anchovies...

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Having a Heart for Low-Fat Foods

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. Over 12.5 million Americans are believed to suffer from this ailment, and more than 500,000 die each year as a result. Many people, like...

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Know the difference between good and bad fats

This article provides incentive and methods to eat things such as avocadoes, walnuts and herring. If that doesn’t scare you away, read on. It wasn’t very long ago that the absolute banishment of all fats...

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Health Benefits of Vitamin E

Vitamin E is also called Tocopherol. This vitamin is essential for maintaining healthy red blood cells and muscles, it prevent the tissue from wearing out. It help in the prevention of blood clots. It also...

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John Mayer - Almonds CAN BE Your Best Friend

On Twitter, John Mayer said "Almonds are not your best friend. They get most of their calories (about 65 percent) from fat. Why not substitute with small strips of lint?" When I read what he said I felt...

2 comments    calories healthy eating almonds
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The DHA Dilemma: Why Vegetarians Need to Make Just One Exception in Their Diet

DHA (short for docosahexaenoic acid) is a long chain omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms that is absolutely essential for life and health. DHA is incorporated into cell walls or membranes, where it serves...

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Avocados and vegetable oils are a rich source of monounsaturated fats53

Fats for Health

In this modern day and age it seems paradoxical to talk of eating fat for health. Yes, we had Atkins but let's face it, that was an extreme (if efficacious) program for weight-loss that had no concern for...

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Elevated cholesterol

With a healthy, balanced diet and lifestyle can alleviate many symptoms blood pressure or elevated cholesterol. Thank illness or physical complaints can be counteracted by a specific diet or a particular food...

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How To Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease

Heart disease claims the lives of around 500,000 people per year and is a bigger killer than all the forms of cancer combined.Although this disease does build up as people grow older,the resulting impact is...

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