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Obesity - Heart Disease

2010-06-20T00:02:00.000-07:00

SATURDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- For a small number of obese people, those extra pounds do not condemn them to heart disease or diabetes, Dutch researchers report.

For those few without other risk factors such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, being obese doesn't raise their risk of cardiovascular trouble.

"Metabolically healthy obese persons do not have the elevated cardiovascular risk of obesity, but represent only a small subset of the total obese population," said lead researcher Dr. Andre van Beek, from the University Medical Center in Groningen. "It's the metabolic risk profile that counts, and not the weight itself."

He was to present the findings Saturday at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in San Diego.

For the study, van Beek's group collected data on 1,325 obese people from among 8,356 people who participated in a large Dutch study.

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"Cook with herbs and spices for good health"

2010-05-26T10:25:00.000-07:00

Herbs and spices can play an important role in your kitchen. They enhance the flavor of many foods and can help reduce the amount of salt/sodium in your diet. Herbs are the fresh or dried leaves of plants while spices are the ground seeds, bark or stems of the plant.

Herbs and spices do not add fat and they are very low in calories. If you follow a recipe it will usually guide you as to how much of which herb and spice to add. Some recipes include herbs and spices and give the amount to use. However, learning to use herbs and spices will help you enhance other foods and recipes you prepare.

The best way to learn how to use herbs and spices is to experiment with different flavors. Start with some basic herbs and spices and try a different one each week.

Basil has a warm, clove-like flavor. It can be used in tomato based dishes and is good added to mashed potatoes. Basil is very good used fresh.

Black pepper adds a lot of flavor to almost any food, especially potatoes, rice, fish, poultry, vegetables, fresh sliced tomatoes and salads.

Chili pepper is made from ground chilies. It has a rich aroma and a spicy hot taste. Use it to flavor chili, salsa, rice, soups and beans.

Cinnamon is good used in many foods especially oatmeal and sweet potatoes. It can add a sweet taste without added sugar.

Coriander has a spicy, fresh lime flavor and works well with rice, grilled chicken or fish.

Cumin has an earthy flavor and is very good added to beans and chili.

Dried dill leaves have a delicate flavor good with pasta, potatoes, potato salad and fish.

Garlic powder is a low-sodium alternative to garlic salt and really adds flavor to rice, soup, chili, salads and mashed potatoes.

Italian seasoning is a mixture of oregano, marjoram and basil used to flavor any meat, rice or pasta dish.

Oregano is a bold herb that adds flavor to beans, chili, pasta and salads.

Tips for using herbs and spices:

To start use a small amount. You can always add more, but it is impossible to remove excess. Just 1/4 teaspoon of dried herbs or 1 teaspoon of fresh is good to start for most recipes.

For short cooking times, less than 15 minutes, add seasonings at the beginning.

For longer cooking times, add the seasonings during the last 20 to 30 minutes.

Store dried herbs and spice in tightly sealed containers in a dark, dry place.

Buy herbs and spices in small quantities and for best flavor use within one year.

Source: Lynn Little (http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=246041&format=html)

Health Quotes

2010-05-19T06:21:00.000-07:00

Famous Health Quotes

"There are some remedies worse than the disease."
Publilius Syrus

"We must turn to nature itself, to the observations of the body in health and in disease to learn the truth."
Hippocrates

"Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"I am convinced digestion is the great secret to life."
Sydney Smith

"Nature, time and patience are three great physicians."
H.G. Bohn

"Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense."
Henry Miller

"Time is the great physician."
Benjamin Disraeli

"A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools."
Spanish Proverb

"I am dying with the help of too many physicians."
Alexander the Great

"God heals, and the doctor takes the fee."
Benjamin Franklin

"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not."
Mark Twain

"Time is the great physician."
Benjamin Franklin

"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
Voltaire

"Water, air, and cleanliness are the chief articles in my pharmacopoeia."
Napoleon

"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."
Mahatma Gandhi

"A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses."
Hippocrates

"Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance."
Plato

"As you improve health in a society, population growth goes down. You know, I thought it was... before I learned about it, I thought it was paradoxical."
Bill Gates

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."
Buddha

"The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat."
Albert Eisntein