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If your doctor recently diagnosed you with diabetes, you’re one of nearly 16 million people in the United States — nearly one in 17 people — who have diabetes. Approximately 2,200 new cases are diagnosed each day. Diabetes Mellitus Technically, this disease is known as “diabetes mellitus” — diabetes from the Greek for siphon, to…
It is estimated that 16 million Americans have diabetes, but as many as half of them do not know it. If left untreated, diabetes can lead to blindness, stroke, kidney failure, heart attack and amputations. However, when detected early and treated correctly, diabetes can be controlled. Diabetes – Know Your Risk Why do so many…
For many years, sugar has had a bad reputation. At the very least, it has been considered a junk food and an indulgence. More seriously, it has also been said to cause heart disease, obesity, cavities, hyperactivity in children, and diabetes Diabetes and The Myths About Sugar While it’s true that sugar per se is…
You should be eating at least 3 to 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Fruits and vegetables are very low in saturated fat and total fat, and have no cholesterol. A diet high in fruit and vegetables may also help keep cholesterol levels low. So, fruits and vegetables are great substitutes for foods…
Nutrition and Exercise The dietary needs of athletes and other active individuals are, with a few small adjustments, not very different from those recommended for all healthy people. Active individuals expend more energy than sedentary people, so they do need to consume more calories; the exact number depends on age, body size and composition, activity,…
Healthy Eating Habits Developing healthy eating habits isn’t as confusing or as restrictive as many people imagine. The first principle of a healthy diet is to eat a wide variety of foods, rather than emphasize any one category. This is important because different foods make different nutritional contributions. Another basic rule for an optimal diet…
Not as Difficult as You Might Think Eating healthfully isn’t as difficult as some people think. You don’t necessarily have to make radical changes in the way you eat or give up your favorite foods. The tips offered below should help make healthy eating a little easier. With countless diets, programs and products promising to…
Food Additives are Hardly New Food Additives have been with us for thousands of years, probably starting with the discovery that salted meat lasted longer. And they are not likely to go away, since Americans depend on an ever-wider variety of convenience foods that require additives. Some of these substances offer indisputable health benefits, but…
Facts and Benefits of Fiber Fiber is not a single substance. It is an enormous group of widely different chemical substances with varied physical properties. Fiber is divided into two basic types – soluble and insoluble. Foods differ in the type and amount of fiber they contain. But all types of fiber have two things…
Protein – Defined, Requirements, and Food Sources Much has been said about protein in our diets – that we need it (as of course we do), that athletes should load up on it, that not all proteins are created equal, that we eat too much protein and should therefore cut down our consumption of meat…