{"id":597,"date":"2025-11-19T08:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abbot.tiau.com\/health\/?p=597"},"modified":"2025-11-19T08:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:33:41","slug":"a-dietitians-guide-to-heart-healthy-meals-uc-davis-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abbot.tiau.com\/health\/?p=597","title":{"rendered":"A Dietitian&#8217;s Guide to Heart-Healthy Meals | UC Davis Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SBtRkjXSMmk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Your heart is a very important muscle. The heart\u2019s job is to pump blood and carry oxygen all throughout your body via a \u201chighway\u201d of blood vessels (arteries and veins). Following a few simple nutrition tips can help keep your heart strong and keep blood vessels clear of blockages. Margaret Junker, a registered dietitian in UC Davis Health&#8217;s Preventive Cardiology Program, offers this simple guide to eating heart-healthy meals and answers some of the most common questions she gets from patients. <\/p>\n<p>Read more about starting a heart-healthy diet: https:\/\/health.ucdavis.edu\/news\/health-wellness\/qa-are-there-good-and-bad-foods-in-a-heart-healthy-diet\/2024\/02<\/p>\n<p>Additional resources for healthy eating:<br \/>\nBrain Food for Brain Health: https:\/\/youtu.be\/qa7zGZmiLNk<br \/>\n&#8220;Life&#8217;s Simple 7&#8221; for Heart Health: https:\/\/youtu.be\/zKLaF2SS1v0<br \/>\nTips to Boost Your Immune System: https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQTF60lp8Uo<br \/>\nOrganic Food: Worth the Hype? (Podcast): https:\/\/youtu.be\/m6bW5VObt1Y<br \/>\nHow to Cook &#8220;Flavor-Bombed Tofu Tacos&#8221;: https:\/\/youtu.be\/-4vcGeqbnKE<\/p>\n<p>Good Food is Good Medicine blog: https:\/\/health.ucdavis.edu\/blog\/good-food<br \/>\nSee the latest news from UC Davis Health: https:\/\/health.ucdavis.edu\/newsroom<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>0:00 What is a heart-healthy diet?<br \/>\n1:44 Daily recommended servings of fruits and vegetables<br \/>\n2:58 Heart-healthy sources of protein<br \/>\n4:35 The difference between good and bad fats<br \/>\n6:38 What are the best oils to use for cooking?<br \/>\n7:38 How to reduce sodium in your diet<br \/>\n11:07 Is a vegan or vegetarian diet essential for heart health?<br \/>\n12:07 Encouraging kids to eat heart-healthy meals<\/p>\n<p>The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, 2\/21\/24.  For information purposes only. 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