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The Journal of the American College of Cardiology recently published a<\/span> review of trending foods and diets recommended for cardiovascular health<\/span><\/a>. Don\u2019t worry, we know that getting dinner on the table is hard enough without having to wade through dietary statistics to figure out what to cook, so here\u2019s the digest.<\/span><\/p>\n Want to put these heart-healthy findings into practice? There\u2019s an app for that!\u00a0<\/span>Foodstand<\/span><\/a> helps you build healthy eating habits into your daily life through guided micro-challenges — with friends. If you want to incorporate more servings of fruits and vegetables into your diet, join the\u00a0<\/span>Eat 5 Servings of Fruits & Vegetables A Day Challenge<\/span><\/a>. Looking to eat less meat, animal fats and eggs? Join the\u00a0<\/span>Eat Less Animal Products Challenge<\/span><\/a>. If sugar-sweetened beverages are your achilles heel, go for the\u00a0<\/span>Avoid Sweetened Beverages Challenge<\/span><\/a>. Or if you want to ditch fried and processed foods, challenge yourself with\u00a0<\/span>Eat Real Food<\/span><\/a>. And don\u2019t forget to invite your friends\u2014building heart-healthy habits is better together.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Journal of the American College of Cardiology recently published a review of trending foods and diets recommended for cardiovascular health. Don\u2019t worry, we know that getting dinner on the table is hard enough without having to wade through dietary statistics to figure out what to cook, so here\u2019s the digest. A predominantly plant-based diet filled with fruits and leafy green vegetables is best for cardiovascular health. They have been proven to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease, and are the best source of antioxidants (supplements have not consistently demonstrated benefits). The current recommendation is to eat your produce in whole form and avoid juicing, unless you are otherwise unable to consume sufficient fruits and vegetables. Nuts may help control cardiovascular disease risk, but because they are high in calories, they should be eaten in moderation as a substitute for empty calories. For those with a gluten related disorder, a gluten-free diet well-balanced in vegetables, fruits, legumes, beans, nuts and other healthy fats may be beneficial. However, for those who do not suffer a gluten related disorder, a gluten-free diet has not been proven to have any benefit. When it comes to fats, liquid vegetable oils decrease […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[52],"tags":[227,224,226,205,225,221,223,222],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1777"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1777"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1779,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1777\/revisions\/1779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n