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Diabetes and Nutrition
What you eat is closely connected to the amount of sugar in your blood. The right food choices will help…
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Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know
Dietary supplements are any substances you take to improve your health or wellness. This includes vitamins, minerals, and herbs.
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Nutrition: How to Read a Nutrition Facts Label
Every packaged, or processed, product should have a label called a nutrition facts label. It tells you what’s in the…
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Nutrition: Determine Your Calorie Needs
Your gender, age, and level of activity influence how many calories you need each day. This is an important part…
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Fiber: How to Increase the Amount in Your Diet
Fiber is a type of carbohydrate found in plants that aids in digestion and the absorption of nutrients. It reduces…
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Calcium: What You Need to Know
Calcium keeps your bones and teeth healthy and strong. Your body can’t make its own calcium, so it’s important to…
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Antioxidants: What You Need to Know
Antioxidants are chemicals that help stop or limit damage caused by free radicals. They also boost your immunity.
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Vitamins and Minerals: How to Get What You Need
Getting enough vitamins and minerals is essential to keeping your body healthy. It’s best to get these through your diet…
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Vitamin D
Vitamin D is an important nutrient. It helps your body build strong bones and teeth. Getting enough vitamin D is…
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Trans Fats (Bad Fats)
Trans fats are a type of fatty acid found in the foods we eat. Trans fats are bad types of…
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Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is an important nutrient for your body. It helps keep your nervous system working properly. It also keeps…
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Nutrient Shortfall Questionnaire
It is common for people to be lacking in nutrients. This can happen if your body doesn’t get enough of…
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Hydration: Why It’s So Important
Your body depends on water to survive. Every cell, tissue, and organ in your body needs it to work properly…
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Food Habits Survey
To make healthy eating selections, it’s important to look at what you currently eat and drink. A food habit survey…
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Probiotics
Probiotics are live, healthy microorganisms found in your intestines and available in some foods and dietary supplements.
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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Chronic Kidney Disease and Nutrition
If you have chronic kidney disease, your kidneys have trouble removing waste. Proper nutrition can help reduce waste buildup and…
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Preventing Malnutrition in Older Adults
Malnutrition in older adults is a serious concern and is often due to low income, medical conditions, disability, social issues,…
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Nutrition Tips for Kids
Diet and nutrition help our children live a healthy life and avoid chronic diseases. Use these tips to help your…
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Glycemic Index and Your Diet
The glycemic index measures how fast the carbohydrates in a food will make your blood sugar rise. The goal is…
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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…