We keep being told about the importance of cholesterol, oily fish, vitamin C and so on. However, sometimes it is hard to seperate fact from fiction. This page aims to summarise recent findings and gives you the bottom line about what to do to increase your chances of a longer life.
A 2005/06 study of 12,000 people, led by Helen Hobbs of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas revealed that a 15 percent low density lipoprotein cholestorol reduction turned into a 50 percent decline in coronary heart disease risk.
This can be simply summarised as follows:
Eat less dairy products, meat and hydrogenated oils and you are far less likely to die young.
Websites such as Delicious Diets have great recipe ideas for improving your diet while still allowing you to enjoy eating.