India, Sept. 18 -- When you think about unhealthy diets, calories are often the first thing that comes to mind. But a person's heart and overall health do not depend on the number of calories. How a person eats, how often they eat, and how processed it is all affect health issues such as blood pressure, blood glucose levels, cholesterol levels, body weight, and inflammation.

Rather, the main point is not to fear all calories or exclude any specific product from the diet. Instead, focus on building healthy habits: eating more natural foods than processed ones, eating a variety of meals, using less added salt and sugar, replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats, and including fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains in your diet....