Here is a very interesting article by Michael Pollan of the New York Times discussing that the real issue with the US healthcare system is the American diet. He makes some excellent points. It would be very interesting to see if pressure to change the average American diet grows quickly once health insurance companies must provide equal coverage for all.
HealthDay News reports on a new study from Israel’s Chaim Sheba Medical Center.
“Based on our study, we do urge consumers to have low-glycemic index carbohydrates instead of high-glycemic carbohydrates for better health and less potential hazards for the vascular endothelial function,” said Dr. Michael Shechter, senior cardiologist at The Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
“The main take-home message is that high-glycemic index carbs are dangerous since they reduce or inhibit endothelial function, which is the ‘risk of the risk factors,’ leading to atherosclerosis and potentially leading to heart disease,” Shechter said.
For more on the study, read the full article from HealthDay News.
Harvard scientists have found diets rich in walnuts can significantly reduce cholesterol levels, supporting growing evidence to suggest these popular nuts can improve healthy blood lipid ratios.
An article at BakeryandSnacks.com provides more of the information published in the study.
“When compared with control diets, diets supplemented with walnuts resulted in a significantly greater decrease in total cholesterol and in LDL-cholesterol concentrations,” the Harvard researchers wrote.
Research from Purdue University that was recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that fully chewing almonds may suppress hunger longer and may increase the absorption of unsaturated fat.
An article at Nutraingredients.com provides more of the information published in the study.
It has been long thought that almonds provide many health benefits. This research provides yet another reason to get almonds into your diet.