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Key recommendations of healthy nutrition
Consume a variety of nutrient-dense foods and beverages within and among the basic food groups while choosing foods that limit the intake of saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, added sugars, salt, and alcohol. More →
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Calorie Database
Contains a wealth of nutritional information on individual food items, with detailed breakdown of calories, carb, fat, and various vitamins and minerals. More →
Six guidelines to healthy eating
Whatever your blood cholesterol level, you can make changes to help lower it or keep it low and reduce your risk for heart disease. These are guidelines for heart-healthy living that the whole family (including children ages 2 and above) can follow. All foods that contain fat are made up of a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fats. Saturated fat raises your blood cholesterol level more than anything else you eat. The best way to reduce blood cholesterol is to choose foods lower in saturated fat. More →
5 Common Diet & Fitness Myths
Losing weight is a science: Calories/energy consumed vs. energy burned. Whenever you eat more calories than you burn, you’ll gain weight. Whenever you eat less calories than you burn, you’ll lose weight. According to all the experts and research there isn’t any other way to lose weight, besides surgery. Remember, if you eat too many calories you will gain weight. It’s best to eat foods that fill you up and satisfy your hunger without adding too many calories. This translates into eating lots of fruits and vegetables while limiting fast food, chips, crackers, and deserts. More →
Steps to a healthier life
The site was created by The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, an organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture who has released the MyPyramid food guidance system. Along with the new MyPyramid symbol, the system provides many options to help people make healthy food choices and to be active every day. More →
Food pyramids myths
A lot of confusing information about nutrition have appeared in the media and certain health circles, making it very hard to know what to eat. So, it's necessary to dispel a few nutrition myths regarding Food pyramids. More →
The critical review of the Pritikin Diet
If you thought the Atkins Diet was "extreme", then the original Pritikin Diet is equally or even more extreme at the other end of the spectrum. More →
Common misunderstandings about dietary fats / oils
"Low Fat" products are well labelled and easily found – but misunderstood by most consumers. Consumers expect that "low fat" somehow also means "low calorie". The manufacturers exploit that assumption mercilessly. More →
Diet comparisons
The Zone Diet compared to other diets (Atkins diet, Ornish diet, High-protein diet, American Heart Association Diet). More →
Exercise melts body fat
The leading experts now recommend that people who want to lose weight start increasing their physical activity. To avoid getting fatter over time, increase your metabolism by exercising regularly. More →
Atkins diet can be dangerous
Many doctors and the American Heart Association have warned that the diet could be dangerous. They warned that over time the Atkins diet and similar approaches could raise cholesterol. Other experts have said it might also increase the risk of kidney disease and the PCRM adds osteoporosis and colon cancer to the list of risks. More →
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