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After 50: Nutritional Needs
Nutritional needs change as we age. After age 50, choose food and drinks wisely for your gender, health, and activity…
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Avoiding Food Hassles With Kids
Don’t make your child’s food hassles a battle. Be creative, stay calm, and be patient when expanding your child’s mealtime…
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Balancing Your Food Plate
Balancing your food plate with the right amount of food, variety, and nutrition is important in staying healthy.
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Caffeine and Kids
Caffeine is a drug that should be limited for children and adolescents. Caffeine can lead to higher blood pressure, sleep…
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Changing Your Cravings for "Bad" Foods
Everyone gets cravings for certain foods, but knowing how to manage them can result in a healthier lifestyle.
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Changing Your Diet: Choosing Nutrient-rich Foods
You should choose a diet made of nutrient-rich foods. Nutrient-rich (or nutrient-dense) foods are low in sugar, sodium, starches, and…
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Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Helping Your Child Achieve a Healthy Weight
Good nutrition and regular physical activity can help your child achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
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Cholesterol and Your Child
High cholesterol can start as early as childhood. Eat healthy, exercise and have your child tested if there’s a family…
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Diet Choices to Prevent Cancer
A healthy diet can lower your risk of certain cancers. It also may help prevent other conditions, such as type…
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Dietary Fats: What’s Good and What’s Bad
There are different types of good and bad fats. Learn about the benefits and risks of fats, as well as…
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Food and Activity Journal
Use a journal to keep track of your food, drinks, and physical activity. Write in the journal every day to…
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Gluten-free Diet
Gluten-free diets are for people who have celiac disease. Learn how a gluten-free diet can help you.
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Healthy Ways to Gain Weight If You’re Underweight
Being underweight can cause health problems. With a balanced approach, there are many ways to gain and maintain a healthy…
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Low-Calorie Diets
Eating fewer calories or exercising to burn off calories typically results in weight loss.
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Making Healthy Choices at Fast Food Restaurants
Eating at a fast food restaurant doesn’t have to be bad for you. Here’s how to make healthier choices.
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Nutrition for Weight Loss: What You Need to Know About Fad Diets
A fad diet is a stylish weight-loss plan that promises dramatic results. Typically, these diets are not healthy and don't…
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Nutrition Made Simple
Focusing on good nutrition doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are some ideas for keeping nutrition simple in your busy…
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Nutrition: How to Make Healthier Food Choices
Learn how to make healthier food choices when you’re selecting and preparing a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein,…
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Nutrition: Keeping a Food Diary
A food diary is a daily log of what you eat and drink each day. The diary helps you and…
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Nutrition: Tips for Improving Your Health
Good nutrition is one of the keys to a healthy life. Learn how to improve your health with tips for…
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