Heart Disease
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Worst Foods for Hypertension
Eat Less: Canned Biscuits
While many food companies have gone trans fat free, one category where it's hard to avoid the heart-unhealthy fats are refrigerated biscuits and crescent rolls. Trans fats are associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure in middle-aged and older women, according to a recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health. Even if the nutrition facts label says there's no trans fat, beware of any food that includes partially hydrogenated oil in its ingredient list; that means it still contains some trans fat even if it's not reported.
Heart-healthy choice: Serve your meal with whole-grain bread or a dinner roll instead (but be sure to check labels for sodium content; bread is one of the highest contributors of salt to our diets).
