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| • | Reduce your intake of trans fats by avoiding fast food and store-bought baked goods such as doughnuts, cookies, and crackers.
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| • | Also, remember to check nutrition labels -- the words "hydrogenated," "partially hydrogenated oils," or "fractionated" are code words for "trans fats."
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| • | Limit the saturated "bad" fat in your diet by keeping your meat servings under 3 ounces, about the size of a deck of cards. Choose chicken and leaner cuts of red meat, such as top round, sirloin, and flank steak.
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| • | Besides cooking with "healthy fats" such as olive oil and canola oil, enjoy other heart-friendly fats found in fish like wild salmon.Instead of butter or stick margarine, use a tub of soft margarine made with canola.
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| • | Have five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Try to eat at least three different colorful foods daily, especially dark green leafy vegetables and citrus fruits.
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