MPP Quinn visits Cornwall Collegiate with healthy food funding news

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A scaled-down event Tuesday morning at Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School on a no-school-buses day didn’t detract from the important message being delivered:

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13 Cholesterol-Lowering Foods to Add to Your Diet Today

Some foods may help lower your cholesterol. These could include legumes, beans, nuts, avocados, and fatty fish, among others.

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is made by the liver and carried through your bloodstream by lipoproteins.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), our bodies produce enough blood cholesterol on their own. However, in 2020 nearly 86 million adults in the United States had high cholesterol levels.

High cholesterol has been associated with several health conditions, such as heart attack and stroke.

Your diet may play a key role in helping you manage your cholesterol

Food Deserts: Causes, Effects, and Solutions

Food deserts are communities that have poor access to healthy, affordable foods (1, 2).

Also known as healthy food priority areas, food deserts are concentrated in low-income and historically marginalized areas throughout the United States (1, 2, 3, 4).

In food deserts, healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy, peas, beans, meat, and fish are often expensive or unobtainable. The lack of access to healthy foods in these communities translates to health disparities and high rates of chronic disease (4, 5, 6).

This article examines the causes, health effects, and potential

Diabetes Meal Plan for Beginners

Being diagnosed with diabetes can bring with it a rollercoaster of emotions—and a lot of confusion about what to eat. In this healthy diabetes meal plan for beginners, we include a week of simple meals and snacks using recipes that are easy to follow, without long ingredient lists. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or looking to get back on track, this meal plan is uncomplicated and a great place to start.

While this isn’t necessarily a diabetes weight-loss meal plan, research, such as the 2022 study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activitysuggests that weight loss