Nutrition experts agree that the Food Guide Pyramid offers a reliable and easy-to-follow plan for healthful eating. Eating the “pyramid way” means choosing the appropriate number of servings and a variety of...
StopGettingSick TeamAn FDA Guide to Dietary Supplements
Set between a Chinese restaurant and a pizza and sub sandwich eatery, a Rockville health food store offers yet another brand of edible items: Bottled herbs like cat’s claw, dandelion root, and blessed thistle...
Supplements Associated with Illnesses and Injuries
Herbal Ingredient: Chaparral (a traditional American Indian medicine) Possible Health Hazards: liver disease, possibly irreversible Herbal Ingredient: Comfrey Possible Health Hazards: obstruction of blood flow to liver...
Supplements Raise Mad Cow Concerns
Dr. Scott Norton was browsing through herbal supplements when he spotted bottles containing not just plants but some unexpected animal parts: brains, testicles, tracheas and glands from cows and other animals. The...
Pyramid of Dietary Supplements
Annette Dickinson, Ph.D. Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Council for Responsible Nutrition,Washington, DC USA Scientific studies have proven that good diets and generous nutrient intakes can help...
Sample Reduced Calorie Menus
Energy (Kcal) Fat (GM) %FAT Exchange for: Breakfast Whole Wheat Bread, 1 med. Slice 70 1.2 15 (1Bread/Starch) Jelly, regular, 2 tsp. 30 0 0 (1/2 Fruit) Cereal, Shredded Wheat, 1/2 cup 104 1 4 (1 Bread/Starch)...
Food Exchange List
Within each group, these foods can be exchanged for each other. You can use this list to give yourself more choices. Vegetables Fat-Free and Very Lowfat Milk Very Lean Protein Fruits Lean Protein Medium Fat Proteins...
Guide to Behavior Change
Over the past few years it has become clear that weight is an important health issue. Being overweight is a risk factor for health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides...
Guide to Physical Activity
An increase in physical activity is an important part of your weight management program. Most weight loss occurs because of decreased caloric intake. Sustained physical activity is most helpful in the prevention of...
Selecting a Weight Loss Program
Some people lose weight on their own; others like the support of a structured program. Overweight people who are successful at losing weight, and keeping it off, can reduce their risk factors for heart disease. If you...
Tips for Buying Exercise Equipment
Looking for a way to shape up? Keep fit? Stay limber? A diet of regular exercise can help. Different types of exercise benefit the body in different ways: some improve flexibility; some improve muscular strength. Others...
HHS Announces Plans to Study Ephedra; Steps Up Enforcement of Illegal Ephedrine Marketing
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced new efforts to expand scientific research on the safety of ephedrine alkaloids and to aggressively pursue the illegal marketing of non-herbal synthetic ephedrine alkaloid...
