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Eating more whole fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish, and whole-fat dairy products may help lower your heart disease risk.
Experts found that following a heart-healthy diet can be achieved in various ways, such as consuming moderate amounts of whole grains or unprocessed meats.
Focusing on starting small when making diet changes can help you stick with new eating habits.
A new report finds that you may be at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease if you don’t eat enough of six key heart-healthy foods.…
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Meeting official healthy food guidelines will cost the poor half their disposable income
Meeting official healthy food guidelines will cost the poor half their disposable income, research shows
Higher food and drink prices have left some struggling to afford healthy options
Inflation has hit the lowest 20 per cent of earners, according to the Food Foundation
By Francesca Washtell
Published: 07:59PM EDT, July 8, 2023 | Updated: 8:20 PM EDT, July 8, 2023
Britain’s poorest families would need to spend half their disposable income on food to meet the Government’s healthy-eating guidelines, research shows.
Soaring food and drink prices have left many households struggling to afford the healthier alternatives recommended on the NHS’s…
Food safety
The Arkansas Department of Health regulates the sale of food at establishments that include restaurants, bars, day care, schools, grocery stores, convenience stores, bed and breakfast facilities, hotels/motels, mobile units and concession stands. Inspections are made unannounced by environmental health specialists.
Electronic copies of retail food inspection reports are available on the Arkansas Food Inspection Portal. To access the portal, visit the food protection page on the Arkansas Department of Health website at www.healthy.arkansas.gov.
Here are some recent reports:
m CHILI’S, 5511 Olive St. Date of inspection June 29. Observation: Walls are soiled in establishment. Corrective Action: Nonfood contact surfaces…
Is More Fiber the Healthiest Way to Lose Weight?
Fiber might just be the key to healthy weight management—and by nature packages it in a perfectly balanced ratio with carbs when you eat them as whole foods. Think unprocessed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds. Research suggests that carbohydrates are meant to come packaged in a nature-balanced ratio of total carbohydrates to fiber. In fact, certain types of fiber affect how completely your body absorbs carbohydrates and tells your cells how to process them once they are absorbed.
Fiber slows the absorption of sugar in your gut. It also orchestrates the fundamental biology that recent blockbuster weight…
7 Every Day Foods That Are Making You Gain Weight
Many commercial nut butter brands add oils, sugars, and artificial additives to enhance flavour
What we eat directly influences our health and even our weight. Eating nutritious foods can ensure your stay fit. However on the other hand, certain foods can lead you to gain weight. You might be consuming these foods without realizing how bad they are for your health. Read on as we discuss foods that are causing you to gain weight.
7 Foods you eat regularly that are causing you to gain weight:
1. Fruit juices
While it is commonly perceived that fruit juices are healthy due…
Six heart-healthy foods that can slash cholesterol levels
High cholesterol is a stepping stone to serious health problems, ranging from heart disease to strokes.
After statins, a healthy diet is the most popular way to slash your cholesterol levels.
Luckily, Stewart Mcginn, Managing Director at Baycroft Care Homes, shared six heart-healthy foods that could do this with gusto.
1. Oily fish
From tuna to mackerel and salmon to swordfish, oily fish is rich in omega-3 fatty acids which can help keep cholesterol levels in check.
McGinn said: “These are essential fats that help you maintain healthy cholesterol levels by lowering your triglyceride levels (the main component of body…
7 healthy brunch ideas to try at home, plus how to order them at a restaurant
Healthy brunch pancakes covered in berries, sitting next to fruit juice
In the mornings, most of us thrive on solid breakfasts to see us through to lunch so healthy brunch is the best of both worlds. Think alternative ways to make pancakes, avocado and eggs on toast, porridge and so much more.
If you are looking for healthy brunch recipes, you may also be looking for ways to lose weight healthily. Brunch is more than just a meal. We tend to eat it with friends and family over a few hours and normally on the weekends, so it’s important to…
Dollar stores, giant grocery chains push healthy food out of reach for many, activists say
“Efficiency” is a frequent justification for allowing corporations to consolidate vast swathes of the marketplace. But when it comes to food, huge grocery chains and ubiquitous dollar stores are limiting some rural and urban communities’ access to healthy food at the same time they bankrupt the farmers who produce it, members of a virtual panel said late last month.
Walmart, Amazon, and Kroger already control a huge amount of the nation’s grocery business. And if Cincinnati-based Kroger completes its acquisition of Albertson’sthe consolidation will still be greater.
“We’ve seen extreme concentration in the grocery sector,” Stacy Mitchell of the Institute…