World Heart Day-Make Heart Choices

World Heart Day is hosted every year to honour heart health and to raise worldwide awareness of Heart Disease. Heart disease is the number one killer globally for both men and women. The World Heart Federation has organized the biggest World Heart Day event on September 29, 2014. Watch this video.



There are several ways to get involved:
-Signing their petition
-Follow on Twitter and Facebook
-Sharing their videos
-8  Week walking challenge
-Donating
-Becoming a World Heart Day partner

 Read about them.

Don't have time to get involved on September 29?  You can participate year round by following the steps to a Heart Healthy Lifestyle.

• Quit smoking 
• Keep Physically active 
• Eat a healthy diet 
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Enjoy clean Air 
• Keep informed

 Click here to learn how to protect your Heart Health year round.

Oils and Fat for Healthy Eating

Oil and fat are important to a healthy diet. Oil and fat supply calories and essential fats; they help our bodies absorb fat soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K.

The type of fat we consume:  however, is as important as the amount . Polyunsaturated and mono-unsaturated fats are good  for our diet, they are  excellent sources of Omega- 3 and Omega-6.  A certain amount of these fat  in our diet is good for proper nutrition.

Saturated and trans fat contribute to an unhealthy diet and increase your risk for cardiovascular disease. We want to LIMIT saturated fat and AVOID trans fat.

Too much fat in the diet can contribute to obesity, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol and hypertension. To ensure you get the right type and amount of fat in your diet, include 45-60 ml of unsaturated fat each day in your diet. This can be fat or oils used for salad dressing, oil used for cooking, soft margarine at the table or mayonnaise.




These are recommended sources of fat:

• Olive oil
• Canola oil
• Coconut oil
• Soya Oil
• Omega 3 and Omega 6 oils
• Fish oils
• Soft margarine
• Salad dressing

 When purchasing oils, prepared food or package food products, it is wise to check nutritional labels to avoid an unhealthy fat intake. Food products with trans fat should be avoided,  choose those with the least saturated fat.

Preparing your own food will allow you to measure the fat and oil you use and will prevent you from consuming too much and the wrong type.