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• A New Food Pyramid for Older Adults

  Posted Tue, Jul 15, 2008, 4:45 am PDT

  If you're concerned about eating healthy well into your twilight years, be on the lookout for another food guide pyramid designed just for you.

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• Food Label Language Defined

  Posted Fri, Jul 11, 2008, 2:06 pm PDT

  One thing that may allow you to more quickly get the low-down on a packaged food is to become fluent in the meanings of all those phrases such as…

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• The Power of Family Mealtimes

  Posted Thu, Jul 03, 2008, 4:09 pm PDT

  Children in families who eat together are less likely to smoke, use drugs or alcohol, have an eating disorder, or be depressed — even their school…

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• Measuring Weight Loss

  Posted Wed, Jul 02, 2008, 12:35 am PDT

  For those of you who are obsessed with the scale, you know that your weight fluctuates every day. Even if you aren't scale crazy, you can notice these…

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• Making Sense of Food Labels

  Posted Fri, Jun 27, 2008, 2:25 pm PDT

  Even though you may already be reading food labels, do you really know what you're reading? If you said "No," you're not alone.

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• Diet Plays a Big Role in Reversing Heart Disease

  Posted Wed, Jun 18, 2008, 1:57 pm PDT

  Heart disease is still the No. 1 cause of death for both men and women in America. But even if you already have heart disease or have had a heart…

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• Cooking Oils: Know the Basics

  Posted Fri, Jun 13, 2008, 4:17 pm PDT

  Clients often mention that they're confused by all the different types of cooking oils available these days. "What is the best oil for cooking?," they…

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• The High Fructose Corn Syrup Myth

  Posted Tue, Jun 10, 2008, 3:05 am PDT

  Realize that many other nutrition goals are more vital to your health that striving to attain a diet that's 100-percent free of high fructose corn…

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• Don't Cut Nutrition from Your Grocery Budget

  Posted Wed, Jun 04, 2008, 8:57 am PDT

  By choosing the cheapest food products, you may be compromising your health.

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• Foods That Lower Your Health Risks

  Posted Tue, May 27, 2008, 2:57 pm PDT

  More than one-third of shoppers are looking for functional foods; that is, foods that will reduce the risk of one or more health conditions.

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