They're not sure why, however, the scientists say perhaps it's because shrimp is low in fat and contains fish oils that are good for your heart.
That means filling up your plate with lean protein, including chicken, fish, fat-free dairy products and liquid oils.
Genentech, the big biotech firm in South San Francisco, hired him in the late 1980s for his expertise in how fish absorb fat through their intestines.
At first it looks more like a fat white and yellow fish swimming through a green sun-speckled ocean, as if it and the tree and the grass were occupants of a fantastical aquarium.
Genentech (nyse: DNA - news - people ), the big biotech firm in South San Francisco, hired him in the late 1980s for his expertise in how fish absorb fat through their intestines.
The Mediterranean diet discouraged soda drinks and the low-fat diet discouraged vegetable oils, nuts, fried snacks, visible fat in meats and soup, fatty fish and tomato sauce.
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The staples of the Volumetrics plan -- water-rich foods like brothy soups, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, lean meat, and fish -- not only help control hunger by filling you up, but they also do it on fewer calories.
Beans, other low-fat sources of protein and certain types of fish also can reduce your risk of heart disease.
The participants eating the low-fat diet ate three or more servings of fish or seafood a week and the same amount of fruit and vegetables as the Mediterranean diet groups.
The other was told to eat 30 grams of nuts (walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts) every day. (The participants were given the olive oil and nuts.) The control group was told to follow a low-fat diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, bread, pasta and fish.
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Make sure to eat plenty of high-quality, lean protein like fat-free dairy, egg whites, fish and skinless chicken (protein should make up about 20 percent of your total calories) and limit vitamin A fortified foods or multivitamins with high doses of vitamin A, which can negatively impact bone health.
The most effective overall strategy to control sodium intake is to cook food at home as often as possible using fresh fruits and vegetables, grains, low-fat dairy products, fresh meat, poultry, and fish.
People along the Chesapeake Bay have lost their once-plentiful fish and crabs, mostly because algae has gotten fat on fertilizer running off from farms.
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It is important to take in adequate amounts of lean protein such as chicken, fish, lean red meat, egg whites, low-fat cottage cheese or a protein supplement.
Participants in this study who ate the Med way consumed about 200 calories more per day than the participants who ate a low-fat diet heavy on bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, fruits, vegetables and fish and light on baked goods, nuts, oils and red meat.
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Hi Uma - There is a great deal of research suggesting that extra virgin olive oil, the principal source of fat in the Mediterranean diet (which is also rich in vegetables, cereals, fruit, fish and wine), is very healthy for your heart in several ways.
In general, white-fleshed fish, such as cod, tilapia, or flounder, are low in all types of fat, including omega-3s.
"It is sort of like breaking a fish oil capsule over a hot fudge sundae and expecting the effect of the calories and saturated fat to go away, " she said.
Darker-fleshed fish that swim in cold, open waters, such as tuna, herring, and mackerel, store fat in their flesh and are high in omega-3s.
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