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We were bored and looking for some new recipes. My husband is 'religious' about low-carb/Keto - (he lost a lot of weight years ago, and has kept it off; and got his A1C down to normal levels) - and I love roasted or grilled veggies. We found this recipe for a sheet-pan dish of Greek-inspired chicken and vegetables, from Downshiftology. Here is a video of how it's done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXRINU_tjs8And here is a link to the recipe to print: https://downshiftology.com/wprm_print/55213*************************************************** My husband likes a traditional Italian olive-oil salad dressing, and always makes his own. I like gloppy, creamy ones. We recently...

Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease1,2,3,4,5Patty W Siri-Tarino, Qi Sun, Frank B Hu and Ronald M Krauss1 From the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute Oakland CA (PWS-TRMK)the Departments of Nutrition (QSFBH)Epidemiology (FBH) Harvard School of Public Health Boston MA. 2 PWS-T and QS contributed equally to this work. 3 The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the National Center for Research Resources (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov) or the National Institutes of Health. 4 Supported by the National Dairy Council (PWS-T and...

The Mediterranean diet, which includes olive oil, vegetables and pasta, has long been considered beneficial to health, particularly heart health. However scientists now claim to have discovered why this diet also appears to protect women from breast cancer. According to the researchers, the answer lies in olive oil, or more specifically, one of the ingredients of olive oil - oleic acid. They found that this fatty acid significantly reduced the levels of a gene - Her-2/neu - which is thought to trigger breast cancer. This gene is found in high levels in around one in five breast cancer patients and...