Pick the Right Protein
We are not going to tell you to avoid red (or white) meat entire on the Plan. But we are going ti help you find healthier alternatives to hamburgers For, as the Center for Science in the Public Interest (( mPL)...
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Become an Opportunist
Think fast: How many servings of vegetables have you had today? One? None? How about fruit? If you’re like many Americans, you miss plenty of opportunities for getting them—like ordering a veggie topping for your pizza or adding raisins to your...
Up Your Fiber Intake
One of the most striking differences between the caveman’s diet and our own is the amount of fiber our ancestors ate: about 100 grams a day, the amount some people in rural areas of the developing world still get. The average...
Factor In the Good Fat
While you’re cutting back on “bad” fats, you’ll want to add more of the “good” fats. And so the Plan will steer you toward fish (nch in omega-3 fatty acids). olive oil, and sterol-based margarine—the kinds of fat that actually help...
Factor Out the Bad Fat
Cutting down on “bad” fats and reducing your overall consumption of fat isn’t something that’s going to happen overnight. But the 12-week Plan starting on page 206 will help you get there. In addition to making the obvious move of switching...
Get Savvy about Fat
1. Get Savvy about Fat For all of the low-fat rhetoric, know this: Without fat in our food, we might as well be eating cardboard. Not only do our bodies need fat to function, but the simple fact is that fat...
Eating: The Big Picture
Here, then, are the essentials of the eating plan. Calories. Calories matter because if you eat too much—of any kind of food—you. You won’t be counting calories on the Plan. Rather, you’ll be eating more fruits and vegetables (which are naturally...
The Origin of the Eating Strategy
There are plenty of ways to go about lowering your cholesterol through diet. For there’s the Mediterranean diet (high in fat, but mainly the heart-healthy kind), the Ornish diet (extremely low in all types of fat), the Dietary Approaches to Stop...
Eating
Every aspect of the Live ft Down Plan is important. Some psychologists would argue that good mental health and a nurturing network of friends matter most. And if you happen to be training for a triathlon, good for you— enough exercise...
What’s Your Diabetes Risk?
As we noted above, if you have diabetes, it’s likely you have or will have CHD unless you dramatically change your lifestyle. However, one-third of all people with diabetes don’t even know they have it. If you scored 10 or more...
