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Shifting Carbs, Protein & Fats Cuts Heart Risk

The shifting scientific story on “carbs” in your diet took another twist at the American Heart Association’s recent Scientific Sessions: Results from the OmniHeart study presented at the conference showed that substituting protein or monounsaturated fats for 10% of carbohydrates in an already healthy diet can reduce heart-disease risk. The findings suggest a possible improvement in the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which has been viewed as the “gold standard” in hypertension-fighting nutrition since the mid-1990s.

Did you know…

Studies have shown that cranberry juice really does prevent urinary infections, but it may take at least two glasses a day to get a preventive benefit.

Ask Tufts Experts

• Frankly, I’m getting real tired of being told I don’t know what I’m talking about. My husband and I both have high holesterol. My husband is a hunter, and he and his buddies claim that wild meat is good and OK to eat as much as one wants. I say red meat is red meat regardless. If I’m wrong, fine, I’ll accept it; if not, then they will be stuck with more chicken, fish or turkey dishes.

Abstracts

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• One Year Later: Lessons from New Guidelines and Pyramid
• Coffee Drinkers Perk Up Over Latest Findings
• Ginseng’s Cold-Fighting Benefits May Be Nothing to Sneeze At
• Want to Live Longer? Take a Walk
• Vitamin D Drives Bone Health—and You May Not Be Getting Enough
• Shaking the Salt Habit