EAT, DRINK, AND BE HEALTH... Review

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EAT, DRINK, AND BE HEALTH! "Got Milk?" One percent and skim milk are clearly better choices. Spinach, broccoli, tofu, and calcium-fortified orange juice and breakfast cereals are good sources of calcium and have other advantages -- they are lower in unhealthy fat than most dairy products and they give you many extra nutrients. Finally, dairy products are an expensive way to get calcium.

The Calcium supplements or calcium-based antacids cost pennies a day (and they are mostly calorie-free, to boot) compared with up to a dollar a day for two to three servings of dairy products.

A healthy diet come from whole grains, like brown rice or oats, from foods made with whole grains, like whole-wheat pasta or bread, and from beans. Your body takes longer to digest these carbohydrate packages, especially when they are coarsely ground or intact.

That means they have a slow, low, and steady effect on blood sugar and insulin levels, which protects against heart disease and diabetes. They make you feel full longer, and so keep you from getting hungry right away. They also give you important fiber plus plenty of vitamins and minerals...

quick and easy recipes, vegetarian diet...

Vegetables and fruits are essential ingredients in almost every cuisine. Starring roles in your diet, they will reward you with many benefits besides great taste, terrific textures, and welcome variety. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables will lower your blood pressure, decrease your chances of having a heart attack or stroke, help protect you against a variety of cancers,

limit your chances of developing aging-related problems like cataract and macular degeneration, the most common causes of vision loss among people over age sixty-five –

The best sources of protein are beans and nuts along with fish, poultry, and eggs. It separates vegetable and animal protein sources and makes the latter optional for people who want to follow a vegetarian diet... These people include pregnant women, older people, and people with, or at high risk of, heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and some other chronic conditions.

Topping the list is controlling your weight...

Yes, It is possible to be too thin, as in the case of anorexia nervosa, but otherwise very few adults in the U.S. fall into this category.

• Watch your weight • important tool for improving your health!

When it comes to long-term health, keeping your weight from creeping up on you is more important than the exact ratio of fats to carbohydrates or the types and amounts of antioxidants in your food.

The lower and more stable your weight, the lower your chances of having or dying from a heart attack, stroke, or other type of cardiovascular disease; of developing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes; of being diagnosed with postmenopausal breast cancer, cancer of the endometrium, colon, or kidney...

It may also protect the heart against rhythm disturbances that can end in sudden death... especially when you eat them in place of saturated and trans fats. Substituting unsaturated fats for saturated fats, though, improves cholesterol levels across the board.

EAT, DRINK, AND BE HEALTHY by Walter C. Willett, M.D.

Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating,

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