Your health: Fish facts
Juiced up
Juice is part of breakfast for many of us. But like anything in life, there's the good and bad. Here are a few things to ponder, courtesy of The Washington Post, as you slurp your Cheerios.
Pros: You can put whole fruits and vegetables in a juicer, letting the machine do the work. Cons: Who likes to clean that clogged machine?
Pros: If you create the right combination of ingredients, fresh juice is simply delicious. Cons: There is a lot of sugar in juice and it adds more calories per ounce than whole fruit or vegetables.
Catch of the day
Adults should eat fish at least twice a week, according to the American Heart Association. It's recommended that young children and pregnant women should avoid fish with the highest mercury concentrations and stick with shrimp, salmon and catfish.
Here are some seafood facts by the numbers.
Eight ounces: The amount of seafood most of us should eat each week. That's two 4-ounce servings, more than twice the 3½ ounces most of us typically have.
Twelve ounces: The weekly amount recommended for women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Four ounces: The amount of fish in a small can of tuna, which means one or two tuna sandwiches get you halfway to your weekly goal.
While fish contains heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, experts say you should still round out your diet with whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
Sexual appetite
Men's Health magazine recently looked at the possible connections between sex and nutrition. So here's a quickie quiz on foods that purportedly enhance the sexual experience.
1. According to the journal Human Reproduction, men who are low in this nutrient may have 20 percent more unhealthy sperm.
a) riboflavin
b) folate
c) pyridoxine
2. Which food will not help bulk up low folate levels?
a) avocado
b) spinach
c) grapes
3. The ancient Aztecs referred to avocados as what, according to Men's Health?
a) “Sex Salad”
b) “Testicle Trees”
c) “Virility Vines”
4. Zinc is said to be a “libido enhancer” by increasing what?
a) a man's eyesight
b) a man's testosterone levels
c) a man's mood
ANSWERS: 1: b; 2: c; 3: b; 4: b; 5: c.
Source: msnbc.msn.com/id/41759762/ns/health-mens_health