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A new study shows the "Western Diet" of meat, fats and salty snacks responsible for 35% of heart attacks:

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/10/20/diet-heart-attack.htmlGimpy-a-gogo2008-10-21 02:20:23Nicholson whose dietary suggestions I posted on the AP thread is big on vegetables. He suggests them to snack on which I try to do.Try for organics whenever possible. I am also very interested in the Meditteranean diet as well.My rd put me on an omega 3 diet. I eat fish and chicken along with lots of veggies. Cabbage, green beans, brussel sprouts, lettuce, and other foods high in omega 3. I started 3 weeks ago and have lost 14 pounds! I feel better. I am much more used to the diet now. At first, I was not liking it but I stuck with it and after a few days it becomes routine and easy. I been making alot of shrimp stir-frys in my wok. YUMMY!CinDee,

Congrats on losing the 14 lbs!!!!! All those foods sound good to me. With the change in weather/seasons, I'm starting to eat more winter squash -- butternut, acorn, a japanese named one -- I melt a bit of butter with a bit of honey and/or brown sugar and ginger and add to the squash. Even my 5 yr old grandnephew eats butternut squash this way, and he's picky!