Eating the whole egg better for heart health

The American Egg Board is promoting new research that suggests eating the whole egg is better for heart health than only egg whites. While consumers concerned about their cholesterol have been advised to limit their consumption of eggs to just the whites, a study involving middle-aged men and women with metabolic syndrome (a combination of

Recipe Swap, Nov. 29, 2012

Soybeans have become a success story for agriculture in Manitoba. That sea of soy this past summer was a record-breaking 857,000 acres. Yet familiar as we’ve become with growing it, it’s a relative rarity in our diet. We may drink soy beverages more often, or sprinkle a little soy sauce on our stir-fries, or consume


How do you like them apples?

The old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” holds up to scientific scrutiny, especially when it comes to heart health, new research from Ohio State University (OSU) suggests. In a study of healthy, middle-aged adults, consumption of one apple a day for four weeks lowered by 40 per cent blood levels of

Going A Little “Nuts” Is Good For You

Researchers with the Linda Loma University in California have examined the data from 25 different studies into nut consumption and concluded nuts are good for your cholesterol health. Eating an average of 64 grams or 2.4 oz. of nuts per day decreased total cholesterol by an average of five per cent, according to published reports



Heart-smart diets receive berry good news

“The take-home message for the consumer would be, eat your fruits and vegetables.” – WILHELMINA KALT, AAFC If the latest cholesterol-lowering medication turns out to be blueberries, you can thank a pig. Feeding blueberries to pigs can lower their cholesterol levels by up to 15 per cent, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists have found. And