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By Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D.
Switching from whole or two-percent milk to skim or one-percent will save you as many as 70 calories. And calorie cutting isn’t the only benefit you may get from choosing the slimmer sip: A recent study suggests that it may also have a major impact on...
By Janis Jibrin, RD
You’re in your 20s/30s and seem healthy. You might have to worry about getting a job in this shaky economy, but not about high blood pressure, right? Isn’t that something just older people get? While it’s true that risk goes up with age, a new study...
By Janis Jibrin, MS, RD, Nutritionist
This week, you couldn’t help but have chocolate on the brain—whether or not you’re even a fan of Valentine’s Day. All the tempting chocolate ads and bulging display cases make it hard to resist the candy. And, with the media dutifully...
By Tracy Olgeaty Gensler, M.S., R.D.
You can do everything right with your diet—fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy sources of fat and protein, low fat dairy—and still be doing something very wrong. That something is sodium. The reason it’s so tough to keep sodium levels...
By Deborah Pike Olsen
You probably worry about how much fat is in your diet, but you might not think twice about salt. Big mistake: Consuming too much salt kills more people than artery-clogging trans fat, says Stephen Havas, M.D., adjunct professor of epidemiology and preventive...
By Deborah Pike Olsen
When you’re living a heart-healthier lifestyle, you’re not only working to protect your ticker, but you’re also helping your brain ward off stroke. There are two types of these “brain attacks”: The most common is ischemic, in which a blood vessel in the...
By Beth Sumrell Ehrensberger, R.D.
You know by now that omega-3 fats, like those found in fish are important to eat. But what makes them great? Marine sources of omega-3s can help support heart health and mental and visual function. Although additional studies are needed,...
Rich in bone-strengthening calcium and containing potassium, dairy helps maintain healthy blood pressure levels already within normal limits. Combined with a low-sodium diet and muscle-building protein, dairy products are important to a balanced diet. The USDA, in fact, recommends children get...
By Beth Sumrell Ehrensberger, R.D.
A not-so-sweet hypertension risk
Love your afternoon regular soda? If sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a regular part of your day, it might be a good idea to consider an alternative, especially if you have high blood...
By Willow Jarosh, R.D., and Stephanie Clarke, R.D.
A: To best understand what those numbers reveal, it helps to have a little background on what’s happening in your body first. Let’s start with the basics:
Two things happen with each heartbeat: During the contraction, the...
Beth Ehrensberger, R.D.
If you’re health conscious, no doubt you’ve read your fair share of package labels in the grocery store. And if you’re concerned about your heart health, then you’ve definitely considered the sodium and saturated fat content of whatever it is that you’re...
