| ‘What I Learned About My Metabolism’
How a simple test helped one woman lose weight More >>
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| Good Additives in Your Food
• Products Fortified With Additives
That May Improve Your Health More >>
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| About Those Sports Drinks
Racing your mountain bike on rough terrain, you’re hot, sweating and thirsty. Should you have a Gatorade? More >>
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| All About Calories, Your Body's Fuel
You take them in and burn them off—how to strike a good balance? More >>
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| Apples: Nature’s Take-along Snack
A barrelful of benefits in each delicious bite
Apple Recipes More >>
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| Boost Your Mood With Food
Snapping out of that funk is as easy as...eating blueberries? More >>
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| Cooking for Someone With Diabetes
Whether it’s a family member or occasional guest, here’s what you need to know
• A Diabetes Friendly Holiday Menu More >>
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| Dreaming of Farm-Fresh Produce?
Sign up now for healthy, delicious eating next summer!
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List of local CSA farms
• Harvest season chart
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| Eating for Energy
Small changes can make a big difference
- Eat Well for Life Class
- Pick the Perfect Snack More >>
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| Fruits and Veggies - You need to eat more!
The latest recommendation: you need more than ‘five a day.’ For details on the nutrients in fruits and vegetables, and tips and recipes click here:
• Nutrients
• Tips
• Recipes More >>
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| Get Creative With Watermelon
Its sweet juices will keep you hydrated and happy all summer long
• Watermelon: Creative Ways to Eat More of It More >>
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| Go Ape for Bananas
Eat one a day to ‘keep the doctor away’
- Banana Recipes More >>
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| Go for the Grapefruit
It’ll cheer you up and boost your health, but watch for drug interactions
- Grapefruit Recipes More >>
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| Go, Slow, Whoa!
This new program helps children learn healthy eating before they develop a weight problem.
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| Have a Healthy Vacation!
You counted your calories and spent extra time at the gym, do you really want to undermine all that effort, just because you’re on vacation?
Eating and Drinking Safely in Developing Countries.
Exercise Tubing (ET) Exercises
Traveling With a
Chronic Disease
International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers
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| Have You Read Your Label Today?
Don’t ignore the “Nutrition Facts” label—it’s your guide to better health! More >>
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| Healthy Holiday Drinks
Raise your glass, not your weight, this season
•Healthy Holiday Drink Recipes More >>
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| Here’s the Beef
Can burgers and steaks be part of a healthy diet?
- Six Winning Low-Fat Beef Recipes More >>
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| How Healthy Are Eggs?
They’re nutritious yet high in cholesterol
- Egg-cellent Heart-Healthy Breakfast Recipes
- How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label More >>
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| How Healthy Is Milk?
Wholesome image is hotly debated nationwide
• What’s in the Milk You Drink? More >>
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| How to Eat Healthy With HIV
HIV increases your body’s energy needs. Learn how to increase your calories throughout the day. More >>
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| Is Chocolate Actually Good for You?
The answer is a qualified “yes”
- Calling All Chocoholics—a Healthy Recipe Collection More >>
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| Is Fish Really Safe to Eat?
True or False: Eating fish provides your body with essential nutrients that make it a healthy alternative to red meat.
True or False: High mercury and PCB levels in fish can be dangerous to your health. More >>
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| Lessons of Ethnic Eating
These tasty cuisines can help you eat healthy More >>
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| Milk: It Makes a Body Skinny?
The facts about the 24/24 milk diet More >>
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| Mindful Eating: Small Effort, Big Rewards
Have you ever looked down at an empty bag of chips in your hand, only to realize you can’t recall eating any of them? It's called mindless eating.
• Lose Weight by Eating Mindfully More >>
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| Need Help Decoding That Food Package?
High in antioxidants!” “No trans fats!” “Isoflavone-rich!”
- Shopping for Healthy Foods—Grocery Tour class More >>
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| Oil Is Healthy—If You Pick the Right Type
Despite its bad reputation, fat is a necessary part of your diet.
- The SatFat Graph More >>
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| Organic Food - What Does It Mean?
At the supermarket, you’ll find the “organic” label on everything from fresh produce to packaged cereals. Is this just a gimmick? More >>
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| Pot and Pan Problems
How cookware can affect your health More >>
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| Salt Assault!
Beware of hidden sodium in your food
- Spice Up Your Life (Without the Salt)
- Sodium Content in Processed Foods More >>
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| Should You Be Eating Six Meals Instead of Three?
Learn the best way to fuel your body throughout the day
Portion Control More >>
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| Stoke Your Engine With a Healthy Breakfast
Would you set out for work in a car with an empty gas tank? Of course not. So why start the day without proper fuel for your body? These breakfasts will get you going! More >>
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| Storing Foods in Your Fridge or Freezer
Here are some reminders on how to store your favorite foods, before and after cooking More >>
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| Summer Drinks That Make Sense
Skip the soda—healthier options can still taste great
• Summer Drink Recipes |
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| Taking Time to Eat
The ‘Slow Food’ movement has health lessons for us all
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| That Java Jolt
Caffeine gets you going, but is there a downside? More >>
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| The Benefits of Tea
The 'cuppa' not only tastes good, it may help prevent disease More >>
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| The Big 3 for Strong Bones
Want to protect yourself against osteoporosis?
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• Sample Calcium-Rich Menu More >>
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| The Cookie Challenge
Is it possible to make delicious, home-baked, healthy cookies? The answer is yes.
- Santa-Approved Healthy Cookies
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| The Whole (Wheat) Story
Why brown doesn’t always mean better
- A Quartet of Tasty Whole-Grain Recipes
- Here’s to Your Heart—Grocery Store Tour More >>
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| When Others Pressure You to Eat
Don’t feel bad about resisting. All it takes is practice.
- The NEW You Program
- Does The World Conspire Against Your Diet More >>
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| ‘My Personal Food Pyramid’
The new government guidelines are interactive and easy to use
- A Pyramid Makeover for Madhukar Rao
- Healthy Eating Tips From the MyPyramid Food Guidance System
- MyPyramid Web site
- Tips on AvoidingTrans Fats More >>
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