Showing posts with label calcium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label calcium. Show all posts

02 February 2012

Fruits that Lower Blood Pressure


Prunes : Prunes are sweet to taste, and have a sticky, chewy texture. A quarter cupful of prunes contains 316.6 mg of potassium and only 1.7 mg of sodium.Potassium is essential to maintain blood pressure and cardiac function as well as prevent atherosclerosis (clotting of blood in the blood vessels), whereas a low level of sodium can help lower high blood pressure.
  

18 September 2011

Calcium rich foods for bone healthy diet

Calcium helps you lose weight, studies show. "Really exciting research shows that if you get three servings of dairy daily, you're not only preventing osteoporosis, but you're enhancing weight loss," says WebMD Weight Loss Clinic dietitian Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, LD.

 Some of the top calcium-rich foods are:

Milk

Milk, semi-skimmed
Milk skimmed
Milk whole
Milkshake

Soy drink, calcium enriched

Yoghurt and Cream

Yoghurt, low-fat, fruit
Yoghurt, low-fat, plain
Cream, double, whipped
Cream single
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