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Things You May Not Know About Sugar We usually view sugar as some white crystalline stuff that usually attracts ants if we do not keep them properly. But in reality, it is more than just that... Is Having Fast Food Restaurant In Kid’s Hospital A Wise Choice? Data collected showed that at least 59 of the United States’ 250 children’s hospitals have fast-food restaurants. This may give 2 different messages... What Healthy Diet Is All About? Diet, as part of a healthy lifestyle, plays an important role in maintaining one’s healthy body. It will help reduce chances of getting many health issues, including diabetes, hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol, etc that may ultimately lead to the risk of heart disease. Children Diets Can Influence What Their Parents Eat Most health researchers have usually attributed the correlation between adults’ and children’s diets to parental influence. Interestingly, a report, released in the early Jan 2007 in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, revealed otherwise... How To Cut Down On Trans Fat? Trans fat is now blamed as bad stuff that increases LDL (bad cholesterol) and simultaneously reduces HDL (good cholesterol). Foods with trans fat are everywhere. Besides candy, noodles, cookies, chips, there are hundreds of processed supermarket products contain it in different amounts. The Importance Of Shaping Good Eating Habits For Children Obesity in schoolchildren has increased in the last decade. The impact of obesity is that more children are now with Type 2 or lifestyle diabetes as a result of their diets and less exercise. This is a worldwide problem that is not to be overlooked because diabetes and obesity are two of the leading risk factors of heart disease. Dieting of Mothers Can Harm Their Kids! As mother, your dieting habits can have a bad influence on your children, especially when your dieting is based on body image and not health. Some research indicates that youngsters learn attitude about dieting through observation. This means that some youngsters may develop an unhealthy fixation on body image. Is Fruit Fiber Superior to Vegetable Fiber? Not all fiber is created equal, and not all may offer equal protection for heart disease. Only dietary fiber from cereals and fruits, but not vegetables, appeared to reduce the risk of heart disease. 2 Heart-Healthy Snacks Using Colored Fruits Two recipes show how you can make use of purple-colored and orange-colored fruits to bake two heart-healthy snacks: Blueberry and Strawberry Muffins, and Peach Melba. Healthy Foods In Orange Can Prevent Heart Disease Too! Fruit and vegetables in bright orange can in fact help to boost our immune system as they contain beta carotene and bioflavonoids, which are essential in reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease. They also help maintain good eyesight and glowing skin. 9 Yummy Foods That Can Harm Your Heart Yummy foods are loved by people of all ages who are probably aware that these foods may pose some threats to their health. Here are 9 so called ‘junk foods' that are high in calories but low in nutritional content; they do contain fats, especially trans fats. Eat Mediterranean To Save The Heart There was a total cholesterol drop of 7.5 percent among the participants who were on the Mediterranean diet, while the total cholesterol had experienced a fall of 4.5 percent for those on low-fat diet. Based on this reduction, the overall cardiovascular risk fell 15 percent with the Mediterranean diet and 9 percent with the low-fat diet. A Meal Without Salt Is Not A Meal A meal without salt is not a meal. Do you agree with this proverb?