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In case you do not know, there are foods that are very useful for controlling cholesterol. Here’s a list that can help control your blood:

- Olive oil
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E. Different studies have shown that foods high in monounsaturated fatty acids do not increase low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and increase HDL, is known as good cholesterol.

- Vegetables
They are high in dietary fiber and are rich in protective nutrients, including minerals, B vitamins and phytonutrients. These nutrients protect the heart and the content of dietary fiber and cholesterol-lowering power consumption. They are low in fat. Read the rest of this entry »

WHILE many diet programs that offer the body healthy and slim. However, be careful in choosing the right diet program, because the dream of a healthy and slender body can be lost due to either choose a diet program.

In choosing a diet, limit consumption of certain food groups such as only eating fruits and vegetables have also not healthy. Because the body will lack the necessary other substances such as proteins, carbohydrates, and others. Therefore, the diet with fruits should also be balanced intake of other nutrients.

Eat fruits

One diet program that is safe for the body to consume a diet with more vegetables and fresh fruit. This program is much better because of fresh vegetables and fruits commonly found fiber or fiber as essential components of foods for your diet. Fruit and vegetable consumption of high amounts of it can also prevent people from heart attacks and cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

For mothers who are pregnant, it is very necessary attention to the food to be consumed each day, choose foods and proper diet during pregnancy is difficult.

It appears due to health concerns of mothers against her fetus. Developing fetus needs the attention of your flowers if you want a strong healthy child and later, therefore you must know the foods consumed during pregnancy healthy.

Here are some foods which you can consumes every day while pregnant, these foods contain calcium, protein, vitamin C, fiber, carbohydrates, vitamin A, folic acid, and iron.

Source of calcium-rich foods

* Low-fat milk (skim milk), low-fat milk has high calcium and does not make you gain weight because of low fat content compared with regular milk. Read the rest of this entry »

Broccoli is a vegetable that we include in our food purchases. This green vegetable called broccoli, but is also known as broccoli, Brassica oleracea italica broccoli or is an excellent food to include as part of our intake of five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

Top 10 reasons for consumption are:
1. Broccoli is a good source of vitamin A (beta carotene), especially the leaves.
2. Broccoli also contains calcium and high fiber.
3. Eating large quantities of this vegetable can help prevent colon cancer and prostate cancer.
4. It can also help breast cancer and belonging to the cruciferous family.
5. Broccoli can be used as a remedy for blood pressure due to its high content of vitamin C (even more than oranges).
6. It is rich in antioxidants such as indoles, isothiocyanates and folic acid.
7. Because it contains chromium, helps control blood sugar levels and insulin.
8. You can help reduce cholesterol.
9. It’s low in calories. Read the rest of this entry »

5 a day is the minimum number of servings of fruits and vegetables we eat every day if we want to maintain a healthy and balanced diet.

For five servings of fruits and vegetables a day we provide:
- Large amount of water (between 75% and 95% of its weight is water)
- Vitamins, water soluble like vitamin C, folic acid and small amounts of other B group vitamins (B1, B2, B3 and B6) and fat-soluble compounds such as carotenoids (mainly beta-carotene) with pro-vitamin activity and vitamins A and E. K
- Mineral among which potassium, magnesium and small amounts of calcium, iron and phosphorus.
- Phytochemicals (volatile organic compounds present in foods of plant origin that, in general, there are nutrients that exert beneficial effects on health) among which we can highlight the carotenoid compounds, phenolic compounds, glucosinolates and phytosterols, and fiber. Read the rest of this entry »