2020-04-01_Health_&_Fitness

Q

IPREFERCANNED

TUNAINOIL–ISIT

LESSHEALTHYTHAN

TUNAINWATER?

‘Onebenefitof tunain oilversustuna
in wateris thatit retainsslightlymore
selenium,a mineralthatmanyof us
lackandwhichhelpsthebodyto
fightviruses.Thedownsideis that
oil-packedtunais lowerin heart-healthyomega-3fats.
This is becausewhenyoudrainoilfrom
oil-packed tuna,someof the
omega-3 in thefishgoeswithit.
Tuna isn’t particularlyhigh
in these fatsto startwith,
though, so itisn’ta bigdeal.
Tuna in oil hasaround 209
calories in a100gdrained
serving, whiletunain water
has around 118calories.’

‘I’ve neverdieted.Ijustlisten

to whatevermybodycraves.

Idon’tdenymyselfanything.’

JANUARYJONES

EXPERT

TIP

Nutritionist

Amanda

Hamilton

Nutrition notes

Breakfast on the go ●Protect your heart ●Low-carb diet facts

Whether a low-carb or a low-fat diet is

healthier has been endlessly debated.

A recent study published in JAMA

Internal Medicine shows that overall,

neither way of eating is linked with

higher death risk. However, when the

researchers looked more closely, they

discovered that unhealthy low-carb

and unhealthy low-fat diets were both

linked with slightly higher mortality,

whereas healthy low-carb and healthy

low-fat diets were associated with

lower mortality. Carbs counting as

‘healthier’ were wholegrain cereals,

fruits and non-starchy vegetables.

‘Healthier’ fats were plant-based rather

than from animal sources. This all

suggests it doesn’t really matter

whether you choose to go low carb or

low fat; what’scrucialto your healthis

just good nutritional-qualityfood.

HIGH OR LOW CARB?

WORDS:

Angela Dowden PHOTOGRAPHY: Shutterstock, Getty

*SOURCE:

Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2019-20

17%

of deaths globally (mostly from heart

attacks and strokes) were attributable

to excess salt intake in 2 017.*