Tip Sheet: Healthy Eating Starts With Healthy Food Shopping
So, shop for quick low fat food items and fill your kitchen cupboards with a supply of lower calorie basics like the following: Fat free or low fat milk, yogurt, cheese, and cottage cheese Beef: round, sirloin, chuck arm, loin and extra lean ... [... more]
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Part 1: Assessing Your Risk
According to the NHLBI guidelines, assessment of overweight involves using three key measures: The BMI is a measure of your weight relative to your height and waist circumference measures abdominal fat. Combining these with information about your ... [... more]
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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, arthritis, gall bladder ... [... more]
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