Keep the heart healthy by eating apples daily:A study Published in the Journal of Functional Foods, the research found that healthy, middle-aged adults who ate one apple every day for four weeks succeeded in lowering levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol by 40 percent --a substance which has been linked to the hardening of the arteries.www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/heart-healthy-eating-apples-daily-study-article-1.1175715Mediterranean dieters kept weight off for six yearsThe Mediterranean diet is one based on the eating habits of people who live in that part of the world --high in produce, and including olive oil and fishwww.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-mediterranean-dieters-20121003,0,1121079.storyMeatless Monday improves meal nutritionMeatless Monday can be an effective tool to meet the goal of U.S. families eating fewer servings of meatand saturated fat, a survey indicateswww.upi.com/Health_News/2012/10/04/Meatless-Monday-improves-meal-nutrition/UPI-58201349381296/Lighting, Music Can Curtail EatingChanges in lighting and music can cause people to eat 18 percent less food than they usually dowww.cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2012/10/03/lighting-music-can-curtail-eating-cornell-study-finds'Pretty' Food Gives Your Health a BoostMore Colors, Better HealthA pretty plate says, "Hey, pay attention to me, I'm important to notice."www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-maffett/healthy-foods_b_1933674.htmlCompiled by Lauren Swann, MS, RD, LDN