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Lay Off the White Wine For Your Teeth
Red wine may be good for your heart, but it looks like white wine is bad for your teeth. It's not the alcohol in the wine that wears away tooth enamel, but the acidity of the wine. Sweet as it may be, Riesling rates lowest on the pH scale, meaning it's most acidic, and therefore worst for your teeth.
Health Benefits of Wine: Red vs. White
Have you been wondering, while sipping on your Chardonnay, if white wine offers all the benefits of red? You're in good company, for the New York Times has been wondering this as well.
If you prefer a light Pinot Grigio, you are missing out on many of the antioxidants found in grape skin, like resveratrol, which may help keep you get slim as well as protect your heart.
Wine May Be Good For Your Teeth
One of the reasons I love red wine is it is full of polyphenols, an antioxidant that fights cancer and heart disease. Well, Italian scientists might have discovered a new reason to love both red and white wine, - it may fight bacteria that cause cavities, even with the alcohol removed.
Now before we all start toasting for our teeth, the tests were only performed in test tubes and not on real teeth.
Red vs. White
By now we all have heard that red wine is good for you, in moderation of course. Since grape skins used in making red wine contain the chemical called resveratrol, very strong antioxidant that's also been shown to be heart-healthy and may have other benefits as well. White wine is made from grapes stripped of their skin, but there is new evidence that white wine may be just as beneficial.
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How to Work Off Thanksgiving Calories
If you're worried about devouring a huge Thanksgiving meal and what that will mean to your waistline, have no fear. You can have your cake — I mean pie — and eat it too, you just have to get moving afterward. After the break, check out the calorie amounts for your favorite Thanksgiving foods and find out some ways you can work off those tasty calories.
Healthy Recipe: Veggie-Loaded Penne With White Wine Sauce
Pasta was never off my radar, but apparently it's making a comeback these days as home cooks are reclaiming it as a low-cost option. I love whole wheat pasta and prefer dishes that feature tons of veggies, almost to the point where the pasta doesn't appear as the main ingredient. My personal preferences inspired me to create this dish, and I have to say it's worthy of becoming a staple among my weeknight meals.
Summer Beverage Breakdown: Alcoholic Edition
When it's sunny and warm and you're craving a crisp, cold beverage, sometimes an iced coffee or fresh-squeezed tangerine juice just doesn't satisfy your thirst. Sometimes, you're in the mood for something with a little kick.
To see a breakdown of your favorite Summer alcoholic beverages keep reading
Heart-healthy diet
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Dietary Changes
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
- In 2006, the American Heart Association (AHA) revised its dietary and lifestyle recommendations. The new guidelines specifically recommend limiting daily saturated fat intake to less than 7% and trans fats to less than 1% of total daily calories.
- The AHA recommends consuming plenty of deep-colored vegetables and fruits, eating oily fish at least twice a week, and including whole grains in your daily diet.
- Women with existing heart disease may consider taking fish oil supplements, suggests 2007 AHA guidelines. Women should include a variety of low-mercury fish in their diet.
Ring in the New Year With These Low-Cal Drinks
We're all looking forward to de-stressing from the holidays by kicking back with some friends this New Year's Eve. For many, that also means wining and dining. Those liquid calories from specialty drinks such as chocolate martinis and fruity cocktails can do some serious damage to all the hard work you've been doing to eat right and exercise, so here's a list of low-calorie beverages to choose.
Diabetes diet
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- Heart-Healthy Diets
- Diabetic Exchange Lists
- Exercise
- Resources
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