StopGettingSick TeamNutrition 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...
An 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...
Teens, ‘Tweens’ Invade Health Clubs
At a growing number of health clubs, gyms and YMCAs across the country, the treadmills and barbells aren’t just for adults anymore. While experts debate whether it’s a good idea, more teens and...
Runners Promote Jogging Backward
Timothy “Bud” Badyna has broken world records. He ran a marathon in under four hours. He finished a 10K race in 45 minutes. Wait a minute, you say, that’s not so fast. Right. But Badyna set those...
HHS Report Highlights Benefits of Physical Activity for Disease Prevention
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today released a new report that underscores the importance of physical activity in preventing disease and outlines the physical and financial costs associated with a sedentary lifestyle...
Experts Offer Advice on Toning Flabby Abs
Washboards. Six-packs. No matter what they’re called, muscular, lean abdominals are an obsession for some Americans. And there is no shortage of methods to get them. Some fitness programs encourage countless...
Cordless Jump-Rope Can Help the Clumsy
If you think keeping fit is merely mind over matter, Lester Clancy has an invention for you _ a cordless jump-rope. That’s right, a jump-rope minus the rope. All that’s left is two handles, so you jump over...
What kills Americans most?
Heart disease. It’s the No. 1 cause of death in this country. You can lower your chances of getting heart disease. One way is to choose foods carefully. For a healthy heart, eat: less fat less sodium fewer...
