Turns out, it was excellent. One thing I liked about this recipe was the fact that it used a baked potato to help create the cake. This add nice texture and also a satisfying flavor to the rest of the ingredients. These cakes were really easy to make. They use most things you have right in your pantry. All you have to do is get the canned salmon, which isn’t a bad thing to keep on hand. I added just a slightly less amount of lemon zest, but the great part about this recipe is that you can adjust to your own taste. If you like Dijon mustard, for example, you could always add a bit more. The recipe is very friendly to adjustments.

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Salmon Cakes

But several research studies not only talk about the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for prevention of heart disease, they also talk about how beneficial they are in treating it. That’s huge. One study says that omegas “help in therapy for a number of conditions, such as atrial fibrillation, heart attack, atherosclerosis and heart failure.”

When you think about the damage done to your body during heart disease, this news is truly fabulous. It means that it’s never too late to be better heart healthy.

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Cardiac Treatment

For instance calcium is naturally found in milk and milk products, but when you add orange juice you fortify them.

When you are eating foods that are heart healthy such as nuts, fish, fruits and vegetables that can be fortified with other foods that you enjoy it is considered a bonus.

The three food groups that were disguised on the program were omega 3 fatty acids, plant sterols and calcium.   

You can find the full content for this article by clicking on CBS Early Show.

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Heart Health And Food

This is the season for parties, office snacks and great holiday dinners. With a few suggestions from the sites listed below you too will enjoy the holiday season. The foods listed on the sites are heart healthy.

Everyone gets tired of trying to always eat what is best for us, because it seems as though these foods do not taste that good. Well that is behind us for I have found some snacks and good tasting alternatives.

I hope you will find these easy recipes for snacks, desserts and meals just what you have been dreaming of. Your dream has come true.

Often called nutrient powerhouses, nuts are loaded with heart healthy nutrients such as fiber and monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which can help lower bad cholesterol levels. Many nuts, such as walnuts, are also a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids, which can help prevent clotting of blood, reducing the risk of stroke and also helps lower triglycerides, a type of blood fat linked to heart disease.

 http://www.heartandstroke.qc.ca/site/c.pkI0L7MMJrE/b.4701621/k.C929/Go_nuts.htm

http://food.thefuntimesguide.com/2008/09/healthy_junk_food.php

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Heart Healthy Snacks

While the FDA has not approved any genetically modified animals for use as human food, researchers are confident that food with added nutrients will help us live longer, healthier lives. Dr. Jing X. Kang, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is also developing cows that make omega-3’s in their milk and chickens that have the fatty acids in their eggs.

In support of genetically modified (GM) food, Alexander Leaf, an emeritus professor of clinical medicine at Harvard:

People can continue to eat their junk food. You won’t have to change your diet, but you will be getting what you need.

Wow. That would be a dream come true.

ETA: Christina asked whether pork containing omega-3 fatty acids could be safer than fish. Depends on which is your bigger concern – inserting another organism’s genes into pigs or mercury in fish.

The New York Times, March 26, 2006

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Pork with Omega-3 Fatty Acids