- Latest findings on nutrition, diet, and disease prevention
Nutrition:
Maintaining a healthy diet, and using diet in combination with exercise to maintain a healthy weight, can help lower the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and many kinds of cancer. This area of Johns Hopkins Health Alerts provides the very latest findings on nutrition and disease prevention, and offers expert, practical guidance on how to enjoy a health-promoting diet.
Most people recognize the importance of a healthy diet, and yet they do not always follow a healthy diet. A recent report issued by the Congressional General Accounting Office notes that only 23% of Americans get their recommended servings of fruit and only 41% get their recommended servings of vegetables. Johns Hopkins experts address this issue and and counters it with simple, effective strategies for achieving good nutrition.
Nutrition:
- Nutrition Alert: Which is Healthier: Butter or Margarine?
- Nutrition Alert: Where's the D?
- Nutrition Alert: Should You Take a Multivitamin?
- Nutrition Alert: Soft Exercises That Count
- Nutrition Alert: Are Fresh-Cut Fruits Less Nutritious Than Whole Fruits?
- Nutrition Alert: Tips on Getting Your 2-4 Cups of Vegetables a Day
- Nutrition Report: Your Aging Metabolism -- Tips on Revving Your Metabolic Motor
- Nutrition Report: A Guide to Choosing Lean Meats and Poultry
- Nutrition Alert: Food Safety Advice
- Nutrition Alert: The Value of Soy
- Nutrition Alert: Are You Getting Enough Liquids?
- Nutrition Report: Research Update on Folate
- Nutrition Alert: Easy Ways to Keep Vegetables Safe
- Nutrition Alert: The Pros and Cons of Functional Foods
- Nutrition Alert: The Truth About Trans-Fat Free
- Nutrition Alert: Nuts for Nuts
- Nutrition Report: Are Antioxidant Supplements Worth Your Money?
- Nutrition Report: Dietary Supplements -- Unsafe at Certain Doses
- Nutrition Alert: Going Organic – What Does the "USDA Certified Organic" Seal Really Guarantee?
- Nutrition Alert: Are You Getting Enough Vitamin B?
- Nutrition Alert: New Findings On Folic Acid and Fish Oil Supplements
- Nutrition Report: America's New Food Pyramid
- Nutrition Alert: The Promise of Pomegranates
- Nutrition Report: Diet and Longevity – A Dietary Arsenal Against 8 Serious Disorders
- Nutrition Alert: Fending Off Heart Disease With Fiber
Nutrition and Weight Control Glossary
The Johns Hopkins Health Alerts Nutrition and Weight Control area is derived from our monthly newsletter Johns Hopkins Health After 50, and annual review of nutrition and weight control-related research, The Johns Hopkins Nutrition and Weight Control White Paper.
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