![]() There's tons of information out there when it comes to what to eat and when. Is butter good? Saturated fat? Egg yolks? If you're still stuck on the egg-white omelettes, read on. When it comes to heart health and researched diets, the Mediterranean Diet is king, but its buddy, the DASH diet, is also a winner. Let's go over the best stuff to eat for keeping your heart happy! The Mediterranean Diet Breakdown:
What it does:
The DASH Diet Breakdown:
What it does:
Busting the Myths: Please, don't waste those egg yolks!
Adding a pat of butter is fine.
Cholesterol and sugar are connected. Strongly. Minimize your sugar.
So, now we cheers with our one glass of red wine to these amazing, risk-reducing, delicious-tasting menus! References: Turati F, et al. Glycemic load and coronary heart disease in a Mediterranean population: The EPIC Greek cohort study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Dec 11 Sofi F, Macchi C, Abbate R, Genuine GF, Casini A. Mediterranean diet and health status: an updated meta-analysis and a proposal for a literature-based adherence score. Public Health Nutr. 2014 Dec;17(12):2769-82. Alkerwi A, et al. Cross-comparison of diet quality indices for predicting chronic disease risk: findings from the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) study. Br J Nutr. 2014 Dec 5:1-11. Martinez-Gonzalez MA, et al. Empirically-derived food patterns and the risk of total mortality and cardiovascular events in the PREDIMED study. Clin Nutr. 2014 Sep 16. Siervo M, et al. Effects of the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Nutr. 2014 Nov 28:1-15. Saneei P, Salehi-Abargouei A, Esmaillzadeh A, Azadbakht L. Influence of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Dec;24(12):1253-61. Stradling C, Hamid M, Taheri S, Thomas GN. A review of dietary influences on cardiovascular health: part 2: dietary patterns. Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets. 2014;14(1):50-63. Kelishadi R, Mansourian M, Heidari-Beni M. Association of fructose consumption and components of metabolic syndrome in human studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition. 2014 May;30(5):503-10.
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