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Clams, is it good for your heart?

Labels: , , , , Posted by Vina Revi on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 10:40 AM

A three-ounce serving of canned clams has only 126 calories, about two grams of fat and 60 mg of cholesterol. At glance, this can easily portray clams as a bad food.

Closer examination however will reveal that the fat is actually of the omega-3 type that helps slash down the heart disease risk.

The cholesterol turned out to be the sterols that actually block cholesterol absorption in the intestinal tract. In addition, clams has a whoping 4000 percent of your vitamin B12 needs.

Eating clams on a regular basis may lower blood cholesterol level. So next time when you prepare chowders, seafood stew or casseroles for your dinner, confidently include fresh or canned clams!

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