Heart Healthy Nutrition for Women Your diet is one of the most
controllable risk factors for preventing heart disease. Starting
a heart healthy diet begins with knowing which foods to limit
and which foods to increase. Foods to Limit Foods to limit for
heart health include certain fats, cholesterol and sodium. There
are four main types of fat: saturated, polyunsaturated,
monounsaturated and trans fat. Saturated fat and trans fat
increase the risk of coronary artery disease by raising
cholesterol levels in your blood. Major sources of saturated fat
include beef, butter, cheese, milk, and coconut and palm oils,
while trans fat is found in some deep-fried fast foods, bakery
products, packaged snack foods, margarines and crackers. The
nutrition facts panel is the label placed on most pre-packaged
foods that allows you to determine the amount of calories and
nutrients in one serving of food. It can also help you choose
foods lower in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol and sodium.
By using the nutritional facts