The calories we consume provide energy and nutrients that our bodies require. Our best health comes from making good food choices from among carbohydrates, proteins and fats--and sometimes that is tricky. High-fat foods are also high in calories, but many low-fat or nonfat foods can also be high in calories.
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Vegetables have a Weight Watchers “points” value that ranges from 0 to 3 points per serving, depending on a particular vegetable's calories and fiber content. (Fresh vegetables do not contain fat, the third piece of the equation that Weight Watchers uses to assign point values to foods.
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Certain foods can speed up your heart rate and make it feel as if it is racing. If you ingest something that has a stimulative effect, your heart gives a "fight or flight" response, much as it would in response to exercise, fear or anger.
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The average heart at rest beats about 60 to 80 times a minute, and gets slightly quicker as you age. Prescription medications can lower a heart rate that beats dangerously fast. Doctors also have a technique (which can be dangerous outside of a medical setting) called carotid sinus massage to stop a racing heart.
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