Saturday, February 28, 2009

Low Fat Diet Holds Great Promise For Reducing Heart Disease

By Haiyan Lai-Heskin

One causative factor that stands out continuously of heart disease is fat in the diet. 400,000 deaths each year may be attributed to obesity. Studies have shown that obesity and heart disease are inevitably linked.

It's not only fashionable to lose your extra pounds - it could save your life. One of the reasons people are encouraged to lose weight, exercise regularly and make wiser food choices is to avoid obesity.

The the three most common causes of death and disablement is heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, and the worst thing about these is that people can go decades without any sign or symptoms until suddenly happens or drop dead.

Diet and weight are two powerful forces for health that you can control. If you are currently overweight, you should do something about diet. And you can lose excess (unhealthy) weight easily, safely by eliminating certain foods from your diet, by including others in the right amounts, and by the use of nutritional supplements, you can achieve at least a 50 per cent protection against heart attack.

The outstanding fats are being eaten daily in the United States and Europe are butter, eggs, whole milk, cream, meat, fish and poultry fats, and cheese in various combinations.

These fats, at 9 calories per gram, contain more than twice the amount of calories than protein or carbohydrate does at four calories each per gram.

By reducing the fat intake will dramatically help you to lose weight. Researchs show that the reduction of fat content in the national diet have many effect on the number of deaths from heart attack.

Strong evidence has shown by pathologists, doctors, and medical researchers that when the arteries were correspondingly high in the degree of damage or destruction by atherosclerosis, the blood cholesterol and fats are high. And when the blood levels of fat were low, the damage to heart and brain was also low.

By following a correct nutritional program, and to follow it consistently, one might almost say religiously, you will achieve the correct poundage and to keep it at that figure. But first you have to make up your mind that you want to do it, and then do it. And then stick to it.

Don't let too much weight rob you of a strong heart and the vibrant energy that you need to enjoy a full, healthy life. Learn to count your calories and you can count on more years of healthy, happy living. Let us "eat to live, not live to eat", and get the great benefits of low fat diet. - 15255

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