Women''s Health - January 2010

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Hit the mat, lose the fat.

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DRESSING
FOR SUCCESS

A SPOONFUL OF OIL COULD MAKE THE

scale go down. Adding about one tablespoon
of safflower oil to your diet per day may
shrink your belly and increase lean muscle
mass, says a study in The American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition. The high linoleic-acid
content may encourage the body to store
less fat. Get your dose in any of these
light homemade dressings:

START W

⅓ c safflower oil

THEN ADD

½ tsp + 2 to 3 tsp + 1 to 2 Tbsp = VINAIGRET TE

Hot sauce + Lime juice + Cilantro = Citrus cilantro Minced garlic + Balsamic vinegar + Crumbled bluecheese = Balsamic blue cheese White vinegar + Hoisin sauce + Chopped scallions = Asian

HOW TO MAKE IT
For each recipe, puree all ingredients except safflower oil in
a blender. With the motor running, add the safflower oil in a
stream, blending until dressing is emulsified.
MAKES ½ CUP
Recipes by Kyle Shadix, R. D., a nutrition consultant and chef in Ne w York City

THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON FAT

Weight gain could increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease, reports the journal Human Brain Mapping. Scans showed that overweight people had an average of

4 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight adults; obese subjects had 8 percent less. Most depleted was the frontal lobe, the same area affected by dementia. Why the brain drain? A high-fat diet clogs arteries, so oxygen can’t reach brain cells and they die, says lead study author Paul Thompson, Ph.D., a neurologist at the University of California at