Nutrition

You know what you should be eating by now, yet you still pay lip service to the need for a diet rich in whole grains, fruit, vegetables, and fish. Your lack of commitment could be fatal. A heart-healthy diet can reduce your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol by 30 percent—a similar drop to what you can get from statin drugs. These foods are dietary magic bullets: They lower LDL cholesterol, raise “good” HDL cholesterol, and, best of all, don’t require a prescription.

All-Star Panel: Suzanne Farrell, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association; Phyllis McCarron, a registered dietitian at Johns Hopkins University; Mark Moyad, MD, the Phil F. Jenkins director of preventive and alternative medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center; Michael Roizen, MD, chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic; and Walter Willet, MD, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health