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Dr Rebecca Luong
Cardiometabolic Health: Protective vs Harmful Foods/Nutrients
8 out of the 20 top risk factors are dietary and 4 others are strongly diet-related. That accounts for 60% 12 out of 20 of the top risk...
Dr Rebecca Luong
Nutrition in Sesame Seeds
Sesame seeds are great for flavour 😋, have healthy unsaturated fats and provide fibre (similar to nuts). ✊🏻30g a small handful...
Dr Rebecca Luong
Do "quick fix" diets work?
YOU CAN’T RUSH SOMETHING YOU WANT TO LAST FOREVER! Definitely True for all sustainable healthy eating and lifestyle changes! I’ve seen so...
Dr Rebecca Luong
💡What are the Benefits of Weight Loss for those Above a Healthy Weight?
Sometimes we just need to sit down and think about why we do what we do or even highlight🖍 📖the obvious. Weight loss reduces risks of...
Dr Rebecca Luong
Do you have high blood pressure? Replace salt with herbs and spices!
Grilled chicken breast marinated in oregano, basil, garlic powder and pepper with avocado, tomato, onion , cucumber , spinach leaves,...
Dr Rebecca Luong
Confused about which types of dietary fats to have to reduce heart disease risks?
With the clever marketing of unhealthy products, poorly designed studies with confounding factors (did not control for other factors that...
Dr Rebecca Luong
Sometimes Foods...Are we eating the food or is the food eating us?
When I was on holidays in New Zealand and passed Springfield, I took a photo in this doughnut. What I thought at the time was "Are we...
Dr Rebecca Luong
Butter vs margarine. Which is better?
From a Cochrane Review meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials, replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats reduced the risk...
Dr Rebecca Luong
Can I have grapefruit when I am taking blood-pressure lowering, cholesterol-lowering or immunosuppressant medications?
No. Grapefruit, pomelo and Seville orange segments/juices/marmalades contains compounds that can increase drug availability. One of the...
Dr Rebecca Luong
How much omega-3 fats should I have in a day for a healthy heart?
Consuming omega-3 fats has been associated with lower risks of heart disease, stroke, heart failure, heart attack and death from coronary...