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| cium is essential in helping prevent osteoporosis, the bone-weakening disease that afflicts many older women in particular. Yogurt's a particularly good choice for people who are unable to digest milk. |
| Tips: |
| Read yogurt labels carefully: opt for low-fat or nonfat types, and be sure they contain Lactobacilus acidophilus. Try to buy yogurt that's less than a week old; it suffers a precipitous loss of live cultures after it's been sitting on the shelf for a while. |
| Frozen yogurt doesn't offer remotely as many nutrients as regular yogurt. Low-fat or nonfat frozen yogurt is still better than ice cream, though. |
| THE BOTTOM LINE |
| A top foods list can't possibly encompass all the foods that enhance good health. Reach for these nutritional powerhouses often, but don't reach for them exclusively: for every food in this list, there are several others that provide similar healing benefits, as the following chapter will attest. |
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