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25 POWER FOODS

The following 25 foods can claim big bragging rights: they can fend off serious conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer; fortify your immune system; protect and smooth your skin; and help you lose weight or stay slim. If you’re already eating most of them, good on you! If not, now’s the time to load up your shopping trolley and supercharge your health.

1. Eggs

Egg yolks contain tonnes of essential but hard-to-get nutrients. These include choline, which is linked with lower rates of breast cancer, and antioxidants that may help prevent cataracts and macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness. Although many of us have shunned whole eggs because of their perceived association with heart disease, the Heart Foundation of Australia rates eggs as an essential part of a healthy eating plan.

People with heart disease should eat no more than two egg yolks per week, but the rest of us can have up to six whole eggs a week; research shows this won’t raise your risk of heart attack or stroke. Make omelettes with one whole egg and two egg whites and watch your cholesterol intake at other meals.

C Health 'N More 2010