All Blog Posts Tagged 'trans' (4)

3 Tips to Be Heart Healthy

Heart healthy tips can be quite simple!

1. Use olive oil to prepare your meals.

Olive oil contains monounsaturated fat, which helps reduce LDL cholesterol. To receive the highest level of antioxidant benefits, select "extra-virgin" and "virgin" olive oils, the least processed forms. When you see the term “light” on olive oil labels, it indicates a reduced olive flavor.

Simple ways to use more olive oil:

Sauté…

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Added by Lisa Nelson on August 31, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Trans Fat - Are you among the 20%?

A study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that most American’s know they need to avoid trans fats, but only 20% actually knew which foods contained trans fats.

Trans fat is a processed fat, produced as a by-product when hydrogen is added to make a substance more solid at room temperature. For example, margarine is hydrogenated vegetable oil – hydrogen was added and the by-product trans fat is produced. Although, it should be noted that many… Continue

Added by Lisa Nelson on June 4, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Trans Fats Banned in California Restaurants

Good news if you live in California! Starting in 2010 restaurants will be banned from using trans fats in food preparation. This will be a major benefit to those of you struggling to lower total cholesterol, low LDL "bad" cholesterol, or raise HDL "good" cholesterol. To improve your lipid profile you should follow a diet with less than 30% daily calories from fat.… Continue

Added by Lisa Nelson on October 13, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

Your Checklist to Lower Cholesterol

Here’s a checklist of the top 8 things you must do if you want to successfully lower your cholesterol and keep it low.

Know your numbers

Have you had a lipid profile? Do you understand the numbers? If you are going to successfully lower cholesterol you need to know your numbers and what they mean. The most effective way to raise HDL is not necessarily the best way to lower LDL.

Evaluate your lifestyle

There are risk factors for high… Continue

Added by Lisa Nelson on September 12, 2008 at 3:40pm — 2 Comments