Food and Osteoporosis The word “osteoporosis” literally means “porous bones.” With osteoporosis, bones become weak and brittle—so brittle that even mild stresses...
Reducing the Risk of Getting Cardiovascular Disease There is significant opportunity to reduce the risk of getting cardiovascular disease. Changes in nutrition along with increased physical a...
The Reasons for High Blood Lipid Levels Why do some people have high cholesterol and triglycerides? High levels may result from genetic makeup or lifestyle choices or both. Heredi...
Food and Coronary Artery Disease Knowing your blood lipid (fat) levels—the various forms of cholesterol and triglycerides—is important. But what these numbers mean can be c...
Tools for Controlling Diabetes Persons with diabetes can live a full life by following a few basic principles to control their disease. Diabetes can be managed with at-ho...
Food and Diabetes Mellitus Each year, the words “you have diabetes” are spoken with greater frequency, often to unsuspecting individuals. Among Americans, the prevale...
Treating High Blood Pressure Fortunately for many people, high blood pressure is preventable. Even those who already have high blood pressure or are at increased risk m...
Food and High Blood Pressure High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the most common major health condition in the United States. It is one of the leading causes of he...
Food and Health Connection Knowing what nutrients comprise a well-balanced diet, in what foods to find them, and in what quantities to eat them are some of the first ...
Weight - To Lose or To Gain? Although no one is without health risk—even the fittest person can have a heart attack, diabetes, or cancer—health and well-being are apt t...
Nutrition for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding The best time to start thinking about good nutrition is before a woman becomes pregnant. Then she can be certain that her baby will have al...
Nutrition for Teenage Years The teen years and the arrival of puberty are the second period of remarkable growth for youngsters. It is a period of profound development...
Nutrition for School-Age Children The increasing independence of a school-age child may be a welcome contrast to the constant demands of a preschooler. By early school age, ...
Nutrition and Your Stage Of Life Choosing to eat wisely throughout life is one of the most important components of living a healthful lifestyle. Using the Dietary Guideline...
Vitamins and Minerals as Antioxidants Several vitamins and minerals are considered antioxidants. These include vitamins E and C, beta-carotene (which can be converted to vitamin...
Water Soluble and Fat Soluble Vitamins Vitamins are small but complex molecules. In addition to helping us to use and store energy from macronutrients, they assist the molecules ...
Fat as a Nutrient Fat is an essential nutrient, because our bodies require small amounts of several fatty acids from foods (the so-called essential fatty aci...