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Happy as a Crab

Shell out. It's good for your heart.

Need an excuse to splurge on crab legs, crab salad, or a cold crab cocktail on a hot summer night? How about avoiding heart disease and cancer? Crab meat in general, and crab legs in particular, are loaded with zinc, a powerful antioxidant that's just been found to help ward off both health threats. Find a tasty crab recipe with our RealAge Smart Search.

Getting your daily dose of zinc -- up to 12 milligrams (mg) per day -- can help protect you from heart disease and cancer.

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5 of 5 people found this helpful.

7/17/2008 10:17:55 PM

I am happy crab is good for our hearts. I like steaming hot crab, as long I don't have to start the cooking process. They are delicious sprinkled with black pepper-lemon-salt.

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7 of 7 people found this helpful.

6/2/2008 10:09:29 AM

I am glad crab is good for you, I eat it all the time as I am in the crab business! Hot crab just out of the cooker is the best, except the melted butter, garlic and lemon I have to watch. crab cakes are a great meal, can be made with fat free mayo and panko rather than reg mayo and bread crumbs. Homemade coctail sauce is good too!

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