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Dr. Seymour
Gordon has led
a double life:
From smoker to
heart-healthy.
Denise Treado, a public
health nutritionist for the coun-
ty, says she and the OHHC's nu-
trition committee came up with
the restaurant honor roll idea
after they saw the success of the
smoke-free restaurant guide.
"We sent out 1,700 surveys to
restaurants and about 10 per-
cent of them now are listed on
the Honor Roll of Heart Healthy
Restaurants," says Ms. Treado.
Only those restaurants who
could answer 80 percent of the
survey's questions as "yes" are
honor roll members. The survey
asks about the availability of en-
trees with 30 percent or less fat,
olive oil and margarine options
over butter and the availability
of low-fat dressings, desserts
and milk. The questionnaire
also inquires if the restaurants
allow for side-dish substitutions.
"If they didn't make the hon-
or roll, we sent them informa-
tion on how to modify their
menu," says Ms. Treado, who of-
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ten asks for dressing on the side
or makes low-fat substitutions
when dining out.
"But really," the nutritionist
says, "there's no such thing as
good food and bad food. It's just
enjoying it all in moderation."
Some of the eateries that
made the heart healthy honor
roll are Paparazzi Ristorante,
Shenandoah Country Club, Sun-
ny's Cafe and The Lark in West
Bloomfield; Steve's Deli, Peter's
Palate Pleaser, Detroit Bagel
Factory and Wabeek Country
Club in Bloomfield Hills; and
Excalibur Restaurant, Chianti
Villa Italia, Brady's Food and
Spirits and Mr. Kebob in South-
field.
In addition to banishing to-
bacco and creating nutritional
awareness, the OHHC also sup-
ports a fitness committee that
works on such projects as "Walk
to the Beat of a Healthy Heart,"
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Dr. Gordon advises those who want to take bet-
ter care of their heart to pay attention to risk
factors:
"The risk factors are smoking, high choles-
terol and blood • pressure and a sedentary
lifestyle," he says. "Each of those areas has to
be attacked." About 45 percent of cardiovascu-
lar disease deaths could have been prevented
with changes in lifestyle and behavior.
"There's no question about that," says Dr.
Gordon, who spends most of his days helping
people to reverse their risk-factor profiles. "High
blood pressure is easy to control with routine
medications. And of course fitness is an act of
will," says Dr. Gordon.
These days the cardiac expert practices what
he preaches. He spends several hours a week
on his treadmill or on the tennis courts. And, he
says, he only indulges in a juicy steak once in a
great while.
He also points out that alcohol, in moderation, can raise the
"good" cholesterol level and that although there's a lot of contro-
versy concerning the alcohol/health question, Dr. Seymour says
there's "no real heart data available yet regarding alcohol's im-
pact."
So when should people start having their hearts checked by a
physician? Dr. Gordon says it depends on family history. "If there's
early heart disease in your family, you should be checked as a child.
And if your family is free of premature heart disease, you can wait
until your 30s."
For more information on the Oakland Heart Health Coalition
or to receive a copy of the Honor Roll of Heart Healthy Restau-
rants, call (248) 858-1407.