We’re excited to bring you our latest video series with our Heart Health Club expert and nutritionist, Chloe Steele, who will be diving into a topic that’s often misunderstood: the crucial role of nutrition in heart health.
In this series, Chloe will be explaining the importance of balanced meals, the power of protein, how to read those complicated nutrition labels, and clever food hacks to boost your nutrient intake.
She’ll also provide practical tips for nourishing your heart and overall wellbeing.
Understanding the role of protein for heart health
In this video Chloe emphasises the importance of protein in preventing heart disease. She highlights that muscle mass is a significant predictor of heart disease and explains our need to maintain or increase protein intake, especially as we age. Chloe gives us some practical advice on how we can ensure that we all consume enough protein in our diets.
Heart healthy eating: Understanding packaged food labels
In this video we learn how to make healthier choices when shopping for packaged foods. Chloe helps us understand importance of reading the back of food packets, rather than relying on front labels, which can often be misleading. She gives helpful insights on how to read food labels, recognising harmful additives and hidden sugars. We also learn more about the negative health impacts of certain food additives and sweeteners, and how to identify and avoid them for better heart health.
Rethinking calorie counting: The importance of food quality for heart health
In this video, Chloe elaborates on the Heart Health Club article she wrote on “Balanced Meals”, emphasising that when it comes to your heart, not all foods – and certainly not all calories – are created equal. She illustrates this by comparing the calorie content of different foods and highlights a study showing that processed foods reduce calorie burn by 50%. Chloe encourages us all to focus on the quality of our diet to maintain weight and prevent heart disease.
Food hacks to boost your heart health
In this video, we get some practical tips on how to boost the nutritional content of our food for better heart health.