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...skin lesions. So starting right away, he should be protected against excessive exposure to the sun." And, the doctor warns, "he may well be susceptible to cardiovascular disease later in life. To lessen his risk, after about age two he should begin a lifelong low-fat, high-fiber diet...
...that carping about lowering cholesterol and eating less fat must finally be paying off. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, more Americans are eating a healthy diet now than 30 years ago. In fact, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina, just about the only people who ate right in the mid-1960s were poor black people, who simply couldn't afford the marbled steaks and high-protein meals that were then considered the most nutritious. According to survey data collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 16% of poor...
...just what constitutes a healthy diet? Less than 30% of calories from fat. Five or more servings a day of fruits and vegetables. Six or more helpings of legumes (peas and beans) and cereals. Exactly the diet that affluent health-conscious people started adopting in the 1980s...
There's still a long way to go, however. Although both high- and low-income people have cut about 5% of the fat from their diet, they haven't replaced it with fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. By 1991 only 20% to 22% of the general population was eating a healthy diet. Indeed, among poor blacks, the average number of servings of grains and legumes actually declined from six to five servings a day, and now equals the number consumed by whites. "The message about lowering fat has been heard," says Barry Popkin, a professor of nutrition at the University...
...with other risk factors. The researchers found that study subjects with high levels of both Lp(a) and LDL had an especially high risk of premature heart disease. So even though such people can do nothing about their Lp(a) levels, lowering their LDL through a low-fat diet and drug treatment is more critical for them than it is for most people...