Nutrition That You Will Need Everyday

By Author: Patrick McDowell
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Of the 10 causes of death largest among men, 4 are related to food: heart disease, cancer, heart attacks and diabetes. Yet only 47% consider it important or extremely important to eat well.
The food preference:

1.The vegetable oils
In the body, there are two main types of fat. The first are the "bad" fats (saturated fats and Trans) that increase the amount of "bad" cholesterol in the blood and promote the deposit of cholesterol on artery walls. The second are "good" fats (monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated) that promote the production of "good" cholesterol and thus contributes to cleaning the walls of arteries. By emphasizing the "good" fats, you equip a cleaning system of arteries that protects against heart disease and stroke.

Cook with vegetable oil (olive, canola, flax or peanut) instead of butter, hydrogenated margarine, shortening, tallow or lard.

2. Fatty fish
Fatty fish like salmon, trout, tuna, sardines and shrimps are foods rich in fatty acids omega-3 type. These fatty acids reduce several risk factors predisposing to cardiovascular disease: they help reduce the rate ...
... of triglycerides and cholesterol in the blood clot formation and the risk of sudden death by cardiac arrest. The omega-3 also has a protective effect on the lining of arteries.

Eat fatty fish at least 2 times per week.

3. Vegetables and fruits
A diet rich in vegetables and fruits provides the body with valuable antioxidants. Antioxidants are substances that prevent oxygen molecules that circulate in the blood to combine the "bad" cholesterol. This volatile combination can cause hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), heart attacks and strokes.

Get ammunition against oxidation and consume daily 9 servings of vegetables and fruits!

4. The products of oats
Oatmeal, oat bran are important sources of soluble fiber. This type of fiber helps reduce cholesterol in the blood, especially when it is high.

Start your day off right by enjoying a bowl of oatmeal. Add oat bran to your breakfast cereal, in your yogurt or your recipe for meatloaf favorite!

5. Legumes
Like the products of oats, legumes are an excellent source of soluble fiber. Furthermore, replacing a meal of meat with a meal of legumes, you reduce your consumption "Bad" fats and you "do well" in your heart.

Integrate most legumes (beans, chickpeas, lentils, split peas, etc.) to your menu.

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