HOLD THE APPLE: Researchers in Toronto discovered that after only one week of consuming the "Garden of Eden" diet, healthy adults significantly lowered their total cholesterol level and their level of bad cholesterol (LDL) without decreasing the level of good, or HDL, cholesterol. The key to this diet--which includes only vegetables, fruits and nuts--is the high level of fiber, with up to 70 grams of nuts consumed each day. Although most people couldn't adhere to such a diet over time, going back partly "toward Eden" is a feasible alternative (University of Toronto News, February 17).

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