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Eating Tomatoes Can Help Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes Heart disease and strokes are leading causes of death and permanent disability each year. They are responsible for hundreds of thousands of adults needlessly losing their lives each year. Thousands of adults also become partially or totally disabled after a having a heart attack or stroke. The risks of having a heart or stroke can be reduced by lifestyle changes. A few risk factors include obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and circulation problems all of which diets play a major part. Consequently, many of these deaths and disabilities could be prevented or reduced by eliminating the consumption of foods which are known to increase the risks of any of these conditions and increasing the consumption of health promoting foods.

One food that excels in promoting heart health is tomatoes. They are remarkable in their ability to positively affect heart health. They are among the most popular foods consumed which contain a wide range of health-promoting benefits. There are thousands of varieties of tomatoes available all over the world. They come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors. They range from small cherry tomatoes to large beefsteak tomatoes. …

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Lower Your Cholesterol Level – Eating the Right Food in the Right Amount Some people may assume that all form of cholesterol is bad for health, which is not true. Cholesterol is actually a vital component in living beings. It is impossible to totally eliminate cholesterol in our body. We simply cannot survive without any cholesterol in our body.

There are actually two types of cholesterol in our body, which is categorized as good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. The good cholesterol is called high-density lipoprotein or simply HDL while bad cholesterol is called low density lipoprotein or LDL. HDL is useful in removing bad cholesterol that is clogging our arteries. We should strive to increase the good cholesterol and lower the bad cholesterol in our diet.

Maintaining a good ratio of HDL to LDL cholesterol can be done by having a well-balanced diet in our life. Our diet should include food from the 5 main food groups in the right proportion. The 5 main groups are Grains, Vegetables, Fruits, Milk and Dairy and also Meat & Beans.

Food like rice, cereal, pasta and bread falls under the Grain category. Try choosing whole grain/ whole wheat bread over white bread. Similarly …

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