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5 Small Food Swaps To Make You Instantly Healthier (Page 5)

Swap In low-fat dairy

Swap Out: Full-Fat Dairy
Swap In: Low-Fat Dairy

Dairy products like milk, sour cream and yogurt are a good source of calcium—a bone-strengthening mineral most of us don’t get enough of. Choosing low-fat dairy products and nixing the full-fat versions is an easy way to cut saturated fat in your diet (saturated fat may boost risk of heart disease). Plus, recent research suggests that replacing full-fat dairy with low-fat dairy may also help lower blood pressure.

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