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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Good Carbs, Bad Carbs: Why Carbohydrates Matter to You
By admin @ 1:50 PM :: 38 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Newsbites and Articles, General Nutrition and Diet Tips, Diabetes Mellitus, Weight Management
Good Carbs, Bad Carbs: Why Carbohydrates Matter to You


The right type of carbohydrates can boost your health!

What’s the difference between a sandwich made on white bread and one made with 100% whole grain bread?
Or, the difference between French fries and side salad made with spinach, tomatoes, carrots, and kidney beans?

All the foods above are carbohydrates. But the second option in both questions includes good carbohydrate foods (whole grains and vegetables).

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
High Cholesterol: Stocking a Heart-Healthy Kitchen
By admin @ 5:27 PM :: 123 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Cholesterol Management, General Nutrition and Diet Tips, Diet and Disease, Weight Management
High Cholesterol: Stocking a Heart-Healthy Kitchen

 

Heart-healthy foods are essential to a heart-healthy diet.
If you want to eat a heart-healthy diet but are not sure what foods you should buy, check out this heart-healthy kitchen essentials guide. From fruits and vegetables to whole grain goodness, learn what foods to keep on hand.

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Friday, June 05, 2009
Energy/Snack Bars
By admin @ 8:21 AM :: 187 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Sports Nutrition, General Nutrition and Diet Tips, Weight Management, Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity

Energy/Snack Bars

 

Here is a list of energy/ snack bars to try for in between meals, to have before a workout or take along in a race. Select different bars to achieve some variety. They are easy to use and taste great.

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Saturday, January 03, 2009
The Best Ways to Cut 100, 250, and 500+ Calories
By admin @ 3:56 PM :: 215 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tips and Recommendations, General Nutrition and Diet Tips, Weight Management

The Best Ways to Cut 100, 250, and 500+ Calories

Follow these easy, expert-tested tricks to drop the extra pounds—without dieting.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Food Label Reading Made Easy and Speedy
By admin @ 9:17 AM :: 203 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Meal Planning, Newsbites and Articles, General Nutrition and Diet Tips, Weight Management
Food Label Reading Made Easy and Speedy


An excellent way to determine whether you're buying healthy food is to read the ingredient list. But who has time for that? When I'm in the grocery store, I race through the aisles like a lunatic, trying to keep my two young children from melting down or piling unwanted items into my cart.

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Monday, December 29, 2008
The Portion Problem-Tips for Better Portion Control
By admin @ 9:55 AM :: 186 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Meal Planning, Newsbites and Articles, General Nutrition and Diet Tips, Weight Management
 The Portion Problem

Even if we weren't tempted by the endless array of unhealthy food products, we'd still be sabotaged by the explosion in portion sizes.


You’ve probably heard it before: Watch your portion sizes. But do you consistently pay close attention?  Portion size awareness is important for everyone with diabetes. Whether you’re counting carbohydrates to dose insulin or controlling portions to lose weight (or both), keeping portion sizes down can help control blood glucose levels and is usually crucial to weight loss.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Triglycerides May be Blood Fat to Watch
By admin @ 10:45 AM :: 196 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Cholesterol Management, Diet and Disease, Weight Management

For people keeping track of their blood fats, triglycerides may be the new lipid to watch, researchers said. A recent study found that the percentage of U.S. adults with high triglycerides had doubled over the past three decades, likely driven by climbing obesity rates.

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Friday, November 07, 2008
Smart Choices Program: Guiding Food Choices with a New Labeling System
By admin @ 10:10 PM :: 174 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Newsbites and Articles, General Nutrition and Diet Tips, Weight Management

Many of the nation's food and beverage giants, from ConAgra to Coca-Cola, are saying they will adopt the new Smart Choices Program front-of-package nutrition labeling system.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Practical Guidelines for Weight Management And Better Health
By cassidi @ 6:21 PM :: 203 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Cholesterol Management, Diabetes Mellitus, Weight Management

Obesity is a major American health problem. Over 30% of Americans today are overweight to a point that it is a major health risk. Excess weight is associated with a number of diseases including heart disease, cancer, gall bladder disease, diabetes, and bone/joint disorders. If you are overweight, losing those extra pounds now and keeping them off for good is the best thing you can do for your health.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
6 Easy Ways to Keep Your Meals Healthy
By admin @ 2:38 PM :: 184 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Newsbites and Articles, General Nutrition and Diet Tips, Weight Management

Don't sabotage healthy foods with unnecessary calories. It's easy to sabotage perfectly healthy meals by piling on lots of unnecessary calories. Even grilled fish and vegetables can be bad for you if they're prepared with plenty of artery-clogging fat, or served with lots of high-calorie extras.

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