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Consider Israeli Wine

By CutYourCholesterol August 2, 2023 Eating Sub Topic 0 Comments

Who says white can’t be red? Scientists at the Technion-Israel institute of Technology created a kosher white wine with all of the beneficial health effects of red wine by adding skins of chardonnay or Muscat grapes (which are white or yellow)...

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Learning the Lingo

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Wine scares many people. They envision snobbish wine store clerks, $200 bottles, and the need to know whether there are hints of chocolate, raspberry, or dirty old socks in the “bouquet.” The truth is that you don’t need to know much...

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Power-Packed Produce

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Which fruits and veggies pack the most powerful antioxidant punch? Researchers at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University figured it out by measuring various fruits and vegetables for their “oxygen radical absorbance capacity,” a fancy way of...

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Eggs: Setting the Record Straight

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Remember when eggs were off limits because of their cholesterol content (one large whole egg contains about 213 grams)? Well, not only are eggs back—with studies finding that even two eggs a day have no effect on cholesterol—but certain eggs are...

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Counting to Nine

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Hearing you need to get nine or more servings of fruits and vegetables can be daunting. But consider the definitions of a serving (below) from the National Cancer Institute. All varieties of fruits and vegetables—fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and 100 percent...

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Don’t Let the Label Fool You

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Breads that say multigrain, seven-grain, nutra-grain, cracked wheat, stone-ground wheat, or enriched wheat must fill the bill, right? Wrong. Unless the word whole appears in the first ingredient, the bread is lacking some of the vitamins and minerals, not to mention...

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Start Slow with Fiber

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You probably don’t want to jump from 10 grams of fiber a day to 25 all at once. If you do you may experience some bloating and flatulence. instead, aim to gradually add about 4 grams of fiber every other day,...

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Not All Carbs Are Created Equal

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Unfortunately, aad! labels don’t distinguish between complex carbohydrates and simple carbe bohydrates (like sugar), But you can get a sense of the type of carbohydrate by looking at the grams of fiber. The higher the fiber content, the more complex carbohydrates...

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A Guide to Nuts

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Nut Fat content per 3.5-oz serving Calories Keep in mind Fat(g) Mono (%) Poly(%) Sat(%) Chestnuts 2.2 31.0 36.0 16.0 245 Lowest in calories and fat, Cashews 44.3 61.7 17.7 20.6 573 Pistachios 46.1 15.9 70.9 13.2 577 Peanuts (dry roasted)...

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Olives: Powerhouse Nuggets

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Loaded with monounsaturated fat and to the oil’s heart benefits, including heart-healthy phytonutrients, these studies finding that olive oil not only single-seeded fruits are a delectable lowers LDL but also raises HDL. An treat. To stretch your olive allowance (8 large...

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Category: Eating Sub Topic

Consider Israeli Wine

Learning the Lingo

Power-Packed Produce

Eggs: Setting the Record Straight

Counting to Nine

Don’t Let the Label Fool You

Start Slow with Fiber

Not All Carbs Are Created Equal

A Guide to Nuts

Olives: Powerhouse Nuggets

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