Food for Thought: Eating Regularly, Avoiding Fast Food
Another key to maintaining a healthy diet is by eating regularly and not skipping meals. Get in the habit of having the right food available for breakfast and lunch, at school or at work. Prepare extra food on the weekends that you can use during th...
Food for Thought: Dietary Guidelines: My Pyramid
Many countries have established dietary guidelines to help people determine how much of any one nutrient is enough. Because people are different, their nutritional needs are also different; there is no one size fits all. That is why in 2005, the Uni...
Food for Thought: Carbohydrates, Proteins, at Fats: Nutrients for Life
Our bodies need the nutrients found in foods to function--to power muscular movements and cell activities, repair tissues, and maintain body temperature. To carry out these metabolic activities, cells need the energy stored in three nutrients: carbo...
Food for Thought: Information Provided by Food Labels
The labels on processed foods often list the calories and nutrients contained in each single serving of the product. Grams of fat, what types of fat, fiber content, sodium, all are factors that are important for people to note. With all this informa...
Fast-Food Nutrition
Fast food often gets a bad rap—and for good reason! High amounts of saturated fats, trans fats, sugar, and sodium, plus a lack of fruits and vegetables, make most fast foods a great choice for flavor but a questionable choice in terms of nutrition...
Nutrition for Sports and Exercise
A combination of exercise and smart eating will help anyone—from the varsity quarterback to the student who simply needs to fulfill gym requirements. It’s also important to recognize that good nutrition is the power source not just for physical ...
Nutrition and Weight Management
There’s no end to the number of “miracle” diets advertised on TV. Combat their influence with this video, which illustrates what’s really needed to reach and maintain a healthy weight—commitment, discipline, and attention to dietary detail...
Food for Thought: Water, Vitamin, and Mineral Requirements
People can live for weeks without eating anything; without water, they would die in days. The human body is made up of 50-70% water which makes bodily processes such as digestion and regulation of body temperature possible. The body also needs vitam...
Food for Thought: Malnutrition in the Land of Plenty
It would seem that the abundance of food and the wide variety of choices we have in the United States would almost guarantee proper and adequate nutrition for everyone. However, many people who consume enough calories each day are malnourished. What...
Food for Thought: Link Between Disease and Nutrition, The
Disease prevention through nutrition is a relatively new area of research that explores the link between certain foods and the nutrients in them, and their ability to prevent or minimize a long list of medical conditions including heart disease, hig...