How Important is Diet and Heart Disease? Cardiologist weighs in on simple diet substitutions

While in the past, many believed cardiac risk was tied primarily to genetics, dietary choices now account for 90% of all cardiac risk for heart disease, according to cardiologist Dr. Debra Judelson. She recommends simple substitutions in the diet to start such as of skim milk instead of whole, soft or squeeze margarine spreads instead of butter. More at www.healthyfridge.org.

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