Top 5 RED Foods for a Healthy Heart
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 14 May 2020
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
One of the best ways you can keep your heart beating at its best is by eating a healthy diet with foods of all colors. Naturally, that includes red foods as well! Quite appropriate for heart health!
On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by dietitian Lee Crosby who serves up the top five healthiest red foods you should be eating to keep your heart pumping as strong as ever! There may be one or two on the list that surprise you!
Plus, we open up The Doctor's Mailbag as Dr. Neal Barnard and Dr. Vanita Rahman answer your questions!
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- Should you be careful with soybeans because they are high in fat?
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Lee Crosby
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| 0:00.0 | Red food number one, red lentils. |
| 0:01.8 | These don't get a lot of press. |
| 0:03.3 | I mean, when's the last time you thought headline |
| 0:05.0 | about red lentils, but they should, |
| 0:06.5 | because they're a legume and they are high in fiber. |
| 0:09.8 | That's good for not just keeping you regular, |
| 0:11.6 | but also helping lower cholesterol rate, |
| 0:13.7 | because beans in particular, along with oats |
| 0:15.6 | are high in soluble fiber that actually |
| 0:17.5 | has sponge and soaks up the excess cholesterol. |
| 0:20.4 | Well, hello there. |
| 0:30.0 | And welcome to the Exam Room Podcast. |
| 0:32.0 | Brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:34.0 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion, Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:37.1 | Thank you so very much for giving the show a listen, |
| 0:39.9 | or a view, or a download. |
| 0:42.6 | Wherever it is in the world that you are, |
| 0:45.6 | we appreciate the fact that you are here. |
| 0:50.4 | Today's show is devoted to getting you some answers. |
| 0:55.2 | Doctors Neil Barnard and Vanito Ramon, |
| 0:57.8 | they will be here to open up the doctor's mail bag. |
| 1:01.6 | And we have a ton of great questions this weekend. |
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