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Heart-healthy and lower sodium version of traditional Chinese cuisine lowers blood pressure

DALLAS, July 11, 2022 — Blood pressure levels fell significantly among Chinese adults with high blood pressure who ate heart-healthy, low-sodium traditional Chinese cuisine for four weeks, according to new research published today in the main journal of the American Heart Association. Circulation . A key feature of the Chinese heart-healthy diet, modeled along the lines of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), is sodium reduction. An unhealthy diet, especially one high in sodium, is a major modifiable risk factor for high blood pressure. “Compared to the nutritional composition of the typical Chinese diet in urban China, our heart-healthy diet of traditional Chinese cuisine cuts sodium in half, from 6,000 mg daily to 3,000 mg daily, reducing fat intake and doubling dietary fiber. It also increases protein, carbohydrates, and potassium,” said first author and co-chair of the study team Yanfang Wang, Ph.D., a nutritionist and research professor at Peking University Clinic...

A healthy version of the fitness star's famous In-N-Out burger wows thousands - and only 480 calories

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A health coach has shared her delicious recipe for a homemade version of the famous Double Double Burger In-N-Out. Bec Hardgrave, from Brisbane, was inspired to make a beef burger after eating a delicious meal while on vacation in America and realizing it wasn’t available at home. The ‘healthy’ burger with minced meat, American mustard, smokey cheese and homemade In-N-Out sauce is only 480 calories and high in protein. Scroll down for the video Bec Hardgrave, a wellness coach from Brisbane, has shared her inventive recipe for a homemade version of the famous Double Double Beef Burger In-N-Out. Bec’s recipe calls for a quarter of an onion, 120g of minced beef, five percent fat, American mustard, one slice of smokey cheese, 25g of pickles, lettuce and tomatoes. To make her homemade In-N-Out sauce, Bec uses 30 grams of whole egg mayonnaise, 15 grams of sugar-free tomato sauce, 5 grams of American mustard, and 5 grams of pickles. Bec first adds the shallots to ...