12 Surprising Ways You May Be Harming Your Heart

When it comes to your heart, maybe you think you're doing everything right. You're not overweight, you try to exercise regularly and the last time you checked, your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers were within your target range. You're off to a great start, but on a daily basis you may be doing small things that over time can add up to big problems for your heart.

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You've probably heard that some vegetable oils are healthier for your heart than others. Olive, canola, peanut, safflower and sunflower oil all contain monounsaturated fat, which not only lowers your overall cholesterol, but also raises your HDL, or "good," cholesterol. Switching from corn oil to canola oil, for example, is one important step to help your heart, but limiting the amount of oils and ... more
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You've probably heard that some vegetable oils are healthier for your heart than others. Olive, canola, peanut, safflower and sunflower oil all contain monounsaturated fat, which not only lowers your overall cholesterol, but also raises your HDL, or "good," cholesterol. Switching from corn oil to canola oil, for example, is one important step to help your heart, but limiting the amount of oils and fats in your diet is also important. "People think that because olive oil, for example, is a healthy oil, they can eat as much as they want, and at restaurants they'll dip their bread into it and just soak up as much as they can," says Smithson. "Like all fats, monounsaturated oils are calorie dense. One serving size of olive oil is just one teaspoon. Lose track and you can consume a lot of extra calories." less

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