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Show Way to a man's heart depends on objective The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Fact or fancy? It depends on the objective, ob-jective, says the Utah Heart Association. As a device for courtship days, the stomach to If heart route shapes up merely n as a romantic cliche. But in the g light of present knowledge 1 about diet and heart disease, the statement assumes new im-N im-N portance. Many people who show no evidence of having developed heart disease may be increasing their risk of heart attack by eating too many eggs, which are high in cholesterol, and too much meat, butter, cream and whole milk, which are high in saturated fats. To reduce this risk, the Heart Association notes, scientists recommended a meal plan that is low in saturated fats and cholesterol and still provides all essential nutrients. Since the typical American diet is rich in foods that contribute con-tribute to athersclerosis, the Heart Association recommends certain moderate changes in eating habits that may reduce the risk of heart attack. In following this plan, there are four goals to keep in mind: To meet your daily needs for protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. To control calories and keep a desirable weight. To lower your intake of ex-cesive ex-cesive amounts of food containing con-taining saturated fat and cholesterol. chol-esterol. To see that more of the fat you eat is polyunsaturated, and that less of it is saturated. Egg yolks and organ meats .' uch as liver, kidney and sweetbreads sweet-breads are very high in cholesterol, chol-esterol, and shellfish have moderate mod-erate amounts of it. But there is no cholesterol in foods of plant origin as fruit, vegetables, vegeta-bles, grains, cereals and nuts. Saturated fats tend to raise the level of cholesterol in the blood. These fats are found in many animal products and few vegetable products. Foods containing con-taining a high proportion of saturated animal fats include beef, lamb, pork and ham, butter, whole milk, cream, and cheeses made from whole milk and cream. Saturated vegetable fats are found in coconut oil, chocolate, and many solid shortenings. Polyunsaturated fats tend to lower the cholesterol level. These usually are liquid oils of vegetable origin, such as corn, cottonseed, safflower. A risk reducing diet can be adopted without drastic changes. chan-ges. This Is what the Heart Association recommends: Eat no more than three egg yolks a week. Eat more meals of fish, veal, chicken and turkey, which contain con-tain small amounts of saturated saturat-ed fats, and fewer meals of fatty fat-ty beef, lamb, pork or ham. Use skim milk, fortified with vitamins A and D, and cheese made from skim milk instead of whole milk and cream, and cheeses made from whole milk and cream. Instead of butter, use margarines mar-garines rich in polyunsaturated fats. Substitute polyunsaturated vegetable oils for lard and other oth-er solid cooking fats For a nutritiously sound diet, the daily meal plans should also include vegetables, fruit, cereals and bread made with a minimum mini-mum of saturated fats. Among these breads are white enriched enrich-ed bread, whole wheat, French, Italian, pumpernickel and rye bread, and English muffins. |
