A Dietitian’s Guide to Heart-Healthy Meals [Video]

Your heart is a very important muscle. The heart’s job is to pump blood and carry oxygen all throughout your body via a “highway” of blood vessels (arteries and veins). Following a few simple nutrition tips can help keep your heart strong and keep blood vessels clear of blockages. Margaret Junker, a registered dietitian in UC Davis Health’s Preventive Cardiology Program, offers this simple guide to eating heart-healthy meals and answers some of the most common questions she gets from patients.

Read more about starting a heart-healthy diet: https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/health-wellness/qa-are-there-good-and-bad-foods-in-a-heart-healthy-diet/2024/02

Additional resources for healthy eating:
Brain Food for Brain Health: https://youtu.be/qa7zGZmiLNk
“Life’s Simple 7” for Heart Health: https://youtu.be/zKLaF2SS1v0
Tips to Boost Your Immune System: https://youtu.be/SQTF60lp8Uo
Organic Food: Worth the Hype? (Podcast): https://youtu.be/m6bW5VObt1Y
How to Cook “Flavor-Bombed Tofu Tacos”: https://youtu.be/-4vcGeqbnKE

Good Food is Good Medicine blog: https://health.ucdavis.edu/blog/good-food
See the latest news from UC Davis Health: https://health.ucdavis.edu/newsroom

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0:00 What is a heart-healthy diet?
1:44 Daily recommended servings of fruits and vegetables
2:58 Heart-healthy sources of protein
4:35 The difference between good and bad fats
6:38 What are the best oils to use for cooking?
7:38 How to reduce sodium in your diet
11:07 Is a vegan or vegetarian diet essential for heart health?
12:07 Encouraging kids to eat heart-healthy meals

The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, 2/21/24. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority for advice.

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