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Using MyPyramid With Kids
MyPyramid is the new food guide pyramid developed by the United States Department of Agriculture. The pyramid has a new look and a new website with information for kids.
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Oxygen and Dietary Antioxidants
Why do we breathe oxygen? Oxygen is necessary for life, and the human brain can only survive a few minutes without oxygen. So why the great interest in antioxidants?
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Track Unhealthy Habits With a Diet Journal
The first step to getting any diet on track, whether for weight loss or nutrition reasons, is finding out what's going right and what's going wrong.
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Feeding Picky Children
Young children and toddlers can seem as if they never eat and may resist trying new foods. Parents can set a good example and offer alternatives to promote healthy eating
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A Vegetable Diet Saves Lives
Nutrition fact: A fruit and vegetable diet provides extensive health benefits. A diet rich in fruit, grains and vegetables may prevent stroke, heart attack, and cancer.
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Nutrition Tips for Families
Changing the way your family eats might seem overwhelming but it doesn't have to be. Start small. Keep it simple. And remember, everything in moderation.
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Fighting Obesity in Public Schools
A Virginia public school program encourages healthy eating to fight obesity and increase academic performance.
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Vegetarian Diet is Healthy
More people are becoming vegetarians, and experts say that as long as you eat a variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains you will get all the nutrients you need.
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Childhood Nutrition and Sugar
Dr. Paul Norton sheds a light on what is fast becoming recognized as a myth: sweets do not cause hyperactivity!
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Eating a Healthy Diet
Eating a healthy, balanced diet provides the body with the vitamins and nutrients it needs to function at its best.
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Nutrition in Preschoolers
Teaching preschoolers about nutrition can send them on a path of lifelong health. Teach your children about healthy eating with these simple tips.
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Becoming a Vegetarian & Staying Healthy
Changing to a Vegetarian diet is not "just cutting out the meat". Some facts to consider for your long-term health and wellbeing.
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Easy Nutrition Guide
It is not always easy to balance one's diet to maximize health, and many people do not know what kinds of vitamins and minerals are contained in the food they consume.
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Free Online Nutrition Programs
You do not need money to get help losing weight, or to eat healthier.
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Getting Kids to Eat Healthfully
We've all heard the reports. Obesity among American children is on the rise. Kids need to stop drinking pop and start eating their veggies. But how? It isn't easy.
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Starting A Healthy Diet Plan
People want to lose weight fast as possible. However, losing weight fast is the pitfall to dieting and is the reason why people gain back the weight they have lost.
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Healthyful Diet Tips
I learned a lot about portion size, for example, by studying the DASH diet. Here's a sample of what I eat on a daily basis:
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How to Eat Less During the Holidays
Not gaining weight over the holidays can be a gift you give yourself. For even the most avid dieters, the Christmas holiday season presents a challenge.
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The Five Element Diet
In Chinese nutrition, food groups are divided not by the food groups of western nutrition, but by the element that the foods represent.
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