Approximately 60 million Americans have heart disease.
It is caused by uncontrolled diets high in saturated and trans fat
resulting in arteries being clogged up by bad cholesterol LDL and the
inner lining of blood vessels being damaged impeding the transportation
of oxygen and nutrition to the heart. There are many opinions about pros
and cons of dairy products in our diet. Would it also be the cause of
cholesterol building up in the arteries, high blood pressure and heart
diseases? In this article, we will discuss dairy products: friend or
foe?
Diary products which contain lactose are products made from milk including cheese, yogurt, and butter that have
been part of the human diet for years. They play an important role in a
healthy diet, both for nutritional value and personal enjoyment but
also contains elements that can cause cholesterol to build up in the
arteries and high blood pressure resulting in heart diseases.
Study shows that milk drinkers are no more likely to die of a heart disease than non milk drinkers. In fact drinking less than 4 cups of milk a day actually lessens the chance of dying of any cause.
Since
milk contains high saturated fat, by selecting skim or low fat milk it
not only helps to lessen the chance of heart attack but also benefits
from the nutritional supplements and minerals contained in milk.
Other
dairy products that we would like to mention here are eggs. Eggs get a
bad name for high cholesterol content. Study shows that eating one egg a
day does not increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, unless you
are diabetic. Eggs contain high amounts of B vitamins, vitamin A, D, and
E that are vital for a healthy heart.
Besides milk and eggs, there
are other dairy products such as cheese and butter. Statistics show that
North Americans eat nearly 3 times more cheese than they did 30 years
ago. Cheese contains high amounts of calcium but also high amounts in
saturated fat which is the main cause of cholesterol build up in the
arteries, and high blood pressure resulting in heart diseases
and stroke. In fact if you can cut the amount of cheese and butter
consumed daily by half and replace them with low fat cheese you will
limit your risk of heart attack. For best protection, be sure to limit
your cheese intake to less than 2 ounces a week.
By all means,
choosing low fat and limiting your daily intake of dairy products will
not only limit the risk of heart disease but also help your body to
absorb the needed nutrition as result of better health.
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