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Five Foods That Are Good—and Good for You

By Ingrid Hoffmann
December 2007/January 2008

Salmon Ceviche with Mango

Some Like It (Very) Hot (otoño 2003)
Go ahead: make that New Year's resolution to eat healthy. These five familiar foods can help you keep it. Add these ingredients to your nutritional arsenal to help control your weight, prevent cancer, stave off or manage diabetes, address digestive problems, sharpen your brain, and improve your cholesterol.

Salmon is packed with Omega-3 essential fatty acids, which promote good cardiovascular health, improve the ratio of good to bad cholesterol, and help prevent memory loss and dementia. Salmon is also an excellent source of protein, vitamin D, and selenium.

Citrus, rich with vitamin C, potassium, and a host of other vitamins and minerals, has been shown to fight cancer and lower bad cholesterol.

Cilantro contains dodecanol, which kills salmonella bacteria in your digestive system and aids in digestion.

Red onions, with the sulfur compounds that give onions their pungency, have been shown to fight tumors and work as anti-clotting agents. Other chemicals in red onions counteract age-related memory decline.

Jalapeños contain capsaicin, the chemical that gives them their famous spicy fire and can also reduce pain and inflammation.

See how these five foods can be combined into a delicious recipe—Salmon Ceviche with Mango.

Ingrid Hoffmann is host of Galavision's/Univision's Delicioso and the Food Network's Simply Delicioso, and author of Simply Delicioso: A Collection of Everyday Recipes With a Latin Twist (February 2008).

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