Ideas for a heart-healthy diet

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If you’re concerned about your heart health, here’s
good news.
Title:
Rekha Mankad, M.D.
Cardiology
Mayo Clinic
“You can help yourself, no matter what age you
start implementing these beneficial lifestyle
choices.”
Mayo Clinic cardiologist Dr. Rekha Mankad says
one of the most important choices is about how
your meals are made.
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In short: Fresh is best.
Rekha Mankad, M.D.
“I think that’s one of the key things is that preparing
your own foods at home, rather than buying
packaged foods, rather than eating out …”
Rekha Mankad, M.D.
“…You know exactly how much salt you are adding
to things. You know if you are cooking it in healthy
oils.”
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Choosing unsaturated cooking oils can help reduce
cholesterol, and so can increasing the amount of
fruits, vegetables and other high-fiber foods in your
meals.
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Home cooking also gives you more power over the
salt in your diet.
Rekha Mankad, M.D.
“The biggest link for salt is high blood pressure.
And high blood pressure leads to heart disease.”
Shake out less salt, serve up leaner meats, spoon
on more fiber …
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… and you’ll be sitting down to a meal that can
boost your hearth health.
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newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For the Mayo Clinic News Network, I’m Jeff Olsen.