"In a 2007 made-for-TV experiment in Britain, nine willing volunteers were locked up for 12 days, and left to eat the dietitian-designed and -approved diet of 11 pounds of fruits,vegetables, nuts, honey and water (a little oily fish was added in the second week) a day. While hardly a rigorous scientific study, the end results were impressive:"
- 23% drop in cholesterol, an amount usually achieved only by statins
- Lowered blood pressure by nearly as much
- and......without trying lost 10 lbs!
Obviously, we all live lives that do not allow us to be locked away for 12 days to be hand fed our diet. This experiment does in fact prove the importance of diet in not only weight control but heart health as well.
Food for thought (no pun intended :)
Food for thought (no pun intended :)
- What is one thing you can do to control weight while also improving heart health?
- Challenge to track your calorie intake for one week promise you will be surprised!
- How many of those calories came from heart healthy fruits and veggies? Fruit juice doesn't count fruit roll-ups either