Diet : Nuts & Cholesterol
If you monitor your diet to manage your cholesterol, you may feel like lots of foods are off-limits. But, now you can take nuts off of your bad foods list. It’s true that nuts contain lots of calories and should be eaten in moderation, but they’re low in saturated fat and filled with mono – and polyunsaturated fat, which are the good fats that are part of a healthy diet. Nuts can help reduce both total cholesterol and unhealthy LDL cholesterol. To find out your cholesterol levels, don’t miss St. John’s Health Connection’s cholesterol screening tomorrow at the Family Care Center at 32nd and Jackson. Call St. John’s Referral One today to make your appointment.
For more information on St. John’s events or to find a physician, visit stj.com or call St. John’s Referral One at 625.2000. And, to learn more about the integrated services and physicians available through the Sisters of Mercy Health System, log on to mercy.net.
