Canola Ink

September 9, 2011

In This Issue

"Home is Where the Heart is" for World Heart Day
Help Manage Cholesterol with Canola Oil
Be Good About Controlling Bad Cholesterol
"Fall" for Puréed Soups
Do You "Like" Us Yet?

"Home is Where the Heart is" for World Heart Day

CanolaInfo, in partnership with the World Heart Federation is celebrating World Heart Day (Sept. 29) this month by promoting heart-healthy eating at home along with other positive lifestyle habits. A U.S. media campaign, featuring a "Home is Where the Heart is" Recipe Collection made with canola oil, was covered by Yahoo! News among hundreds of other online publications last week. The campaign also includes Canadian media outreach, heart health information at CanolaInfo.org and social media fun.

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Help Manage Cholesterol with Canola Oil

When the doctor diagnoses you with high cholesterol, changing lifestyle habits can be invaluable. Improving heart health can be done in the following ways: limiting portion sizes, upping your fruit and vegetable intake, incorporating more protein, fish and nuts into your diet, and using a healthy everyday cooking oil like canola. The unsaturated fats in canola oil can help lower "bad" LDL cholesterol and raise "good" HDL cholesterol.

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Be Good About Controlling Bad Cholesterol

A registered dietitian recommends eating fish three times a week and consuming canola oil to increase beneficial omega-3 levels and decrease LDL cholesterol. Other good ideas include consuming nuts, avocados and dark chocolate in moderation, which have all been shown to improve HDL cholesterol levels.

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"Fall" for Puréed Soups

Autumn is a great time of year to take the pickings from your summer vegetable garden and purée them into a delicious soup. Add a dollop of canola oil to a stockpot along with some spices and of all your favorite vegetables – then purée and enjoy!

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Do You "Like" Us Yet?

CanolaInfo is proud to announce that its Facebook page has acquired more than 7,000 fans to date! Are you a fan yet? If not, "Like" our page at http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?u=438484&q=355733070&lm=32464149&r=301242&qz=479795189b5022ed3714dae7eac7ad96.