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Dietary salt – where is it usually from?

September 11, 2017 Andrew To
Sea bream, white soy, pickled wakame @ Supernormal, Melbourne

Sea bream, white soy, pickled wakame @ Supernormal, Melbourne

Salt (sodium) intake is one of the most important causes of hypertension. Cardiologists often advise reducing salt as a way of dealing with hypertension. But where does salt in our diet usually come from?


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In Diet Tags diet, Coronary artery disease, Hypertension

Plant-based diet = healthy?

September 5, 2017 Andrew To
The Midnight Baker @ Dominion Road, Mount Eden

The Midnight Baker @ Dominion Road, Mount Eden

Many believed that simply avoiding meat would constitute a healthy diet.   A recent study from the Harvard School of Public health suggests otherwise.  Plant-based diet must be of “high quality”, in order to reduce coronary heart disease risk.

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In Diet, Coronary artery disease Tags diet, Coronary artery disease, Cholesterol, Calories

Yum char – balanced diet?

September 5, 2017 Andrew To
Yum char and calories 2017 DSC_7588.jpg

Yum char is hugely popular in Chinese. From the heart point of view,

-       multiple small plates make it quite hard to work out the right food group proportions

-       many dim sums contain high overall fat content, especially saturated fat

-       many dim sums contain very high salt content.

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In Diet Tags Coronary artery disease, diet, prevention

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