Nutritional guidelines to prevent women cardiovascular incidents

The Women Heart Health Center (Yaduna-WHHC) association launched the guiding principles for Lebanese women to observe in order to prevent cardiovascular diseases that have proven to be the primary cause of women mortality in the country and worldwide. During a press conference last week, the WHHC nutrition specialist, Ziad Arabi, highlighted the aim of the prevention section at the organization which is to raise women’s awareness on necessary tools that guarantee healthy daily life choices. These, he explained, cover healthy diet recommendations that advise for a reduced intake of added sugars, saturated fats and sodium chloride, while concentrating on a variety of nutritious foods, like, vegetables, fruits, cereals, low-fat dairy products and fat-free meats, in addition to protein and oil rich foods. (Al Mustaqbal, June 5, 2016)