| SOUPS
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| | and "hardening of the arteries" in
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| All creamed soups are high in fat
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| | experimental animals.
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| content. The commercially prepared ones
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| | BREADS
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| are particularly fat-heavy, and since the
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| | Hot breads, pancakes, waffles, coffee
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| fat cannot be readily removed from them,
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| | cakes, muffins, buns, doughnuts, Danish
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| they should not be used. It is always a
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| | pastry, sweet rolls?all contain some
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| good idea to read the label carefully on
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| | appreciable amount of lard, butter, or
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| any packaged product from which soup is
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| | egg yolk. Those especially interested in
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| being made. The law pertaining to the
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| | home baking can find recipes for these
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| labeling of foods requires a description
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| | fat-free breads and pastries in low-fat
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| of any fat contained in the product, so
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| | cook books, if desired.
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| undesirable sources of fat can be
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| | DESSERTS
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| avoided.
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| | All those made with butter, egg-yolks, or
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| MEATS
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| | cream, such as pies, cakes, pastries,
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| Glandular organs such as sweetbreads,
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| | cookies, custards, eclairs, gingerbread,
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| brains, kidneys, caviar, fish roe, and
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| | shortcake, and puddings. Notoriously high
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| giblets are high in cholesterol and fat
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| | in fat and cholesterol are ice-cream,
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| content, so should be avoided. Pork and
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| | parfaits, and frozen creams.
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| pork products, bacon, and ham are also
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| | MISCELLANEOUS FOODS
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| high in fat and cholesterol and should
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| | Avocados, coconuts, nuts, chocolate,
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| not be eaten, except at an occasional
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| | cocoa, fat contained in the usual salad
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| meal.
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| | dressings, gravies, and sauces are all
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| As already mentioned, liver is an
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| | very fatty. Animal fats, including lard
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| exception to the list of glandular organs
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| | and suet, should particularly be avoided
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| to be avoided. It is quite desirable as a
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| | in cooking.
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| valuable nutritional source of essential
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| | Frying should be completely eliminated in
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| vitamins and minerals, and because of the
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| | the preparation of foods, not only
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| "protective" content of phospholipids
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| | because of its high fat production, but
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| that counteract the action of fat and
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| | also because of its unhealthy way of
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| cholesterol, it is not harmful.
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| | interfering with the normal digestion of
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| FISH
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| | foods and essential nutriments and
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| Certain fish are high in fat content and
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| | vitamins, the irritating character and
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| are best avoided. These are: bass,
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| | effect on the digestive tract of the
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| bluefish, butterfish, deviled crab, eel,
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| | fried fats, and the destruction of
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| herring, mackerel, scalloped or fried
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| | vitamins and essential foodstuffs in the
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| oysters, pompano, salmon, sardines, shad,
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| | food that is fried. Even vegetable fats
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| and trout.
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| | are best not used. An exception can be
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| POULTRY
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| | made for vegetable oils such as soy oil,
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| Both duck and goose are very high in fat
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| | corn seed oil, and cottonseed oils.
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| and cholesterol content and so should be
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| | Don't forget that the calories in liquors
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| avoided unless prepared in the fat-free
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| | can easily mount up!
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| way described under the section of "Meats
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| | If the low-fat, low-cholesterol menus is
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| Permitted".
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| | followed conscientiously, it will provide
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| DAIRY PRODUCTS
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| | you with a nutritious, natural diet, one
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| Whole milk, cream, butter, and cheeses
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| | that will help protect you against heart
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| such as American cheddar, Swiss, cream,
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| | and blood vessel disease. At the same
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| creamed cottage, cheese spreads, Gruyere,
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| | time, it is a diet that will greatly
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| Edam, Limberger, Liederkranz, Parmesan,
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| | improve your general state of health and
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| Roquefort, and Yogurt made from whole
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| | increase your vitality. You can lengthen
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| milk are all high in fats and should be
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| | your lifespan by a definite number of
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| eliminated from your diet.
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| | years by keeping your weight down on this
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| EGGS
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| | diet.
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| Egg yolks are exceptionally high in
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| | Discover more about the low-fat way of
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| cholesterol and fat content. They are
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| | life and how to lose weight without
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| often used by medical investigators and
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| | starving yourself in "The Low Fat Way to
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| researchers to produce atherosclerosis
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| | Health & Longer Life".
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