
Food provides the energy and nutrients you need to be healthy. Nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water.
Learning to eat nutritiously is not hard. The key is to:
- Eat a variety of foods, including vegetables, fruits and whole-grain products
- Eat lean meats, poultry, fish, beans and low-fat dairy products
- Drink lots of water
- Go easy on the salt, sugar, alcohol, saturated fat and trans fat
Saturated fats are usually fats that come from animals. Look for trans fat on the labels of processed foods, margarines and shortenings.
- Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture 12.28.09 EDITOR'S NOTE: Once-curable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria are coming back, as germs rapidly mutate to form aggressive strains that resist drugs. The reason: The misuse of the very drugs that were supposed to save us has built up drug resista
- Healthy holiday dessert recipes 12.15.09 With the holiday season upon us, and its emphasis on parties and food, the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education (www.BeatCancer.org) urges informed moderation. The not-for-profit organization specializes in dietary guidance for cancer prevention, p
- Lap-band support group formed in Charlevoix 11.02.09 Jody Potter of Bay Shore knows there are other people out there who can relate to her struggle. She hopes by telling her story, she’ll find others who may need a little extra support.
- Report: Students need more veggies, fewer calories 10.20.09 School lunches need more fruits, veggies and whole grains and a limit on calories, says a report urging an update of the nation’s 14-year-old standards for cafeteria fare. But the changes won’t come cheaply.
- Educational study promotes healthy habits 09.04.09 Northern Michigan Regional Hospital has launched a new study which addresses diet-related diseases.
- Heart group: Cut back — way back — on extra sugar 08.25.09 A spoonful of sugar? Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it’s time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says.
- Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity 08.04.09 Obesity’s not just dangerous, it’s expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who’s normal weight.
- A taste of help to keep cancer patients’ pounds up 08.03.09 The statistic is shocking: Severe malnutrition and weight loss play a role in at least one in five cancer deaths.
- Folic acid offers more protection than thought 08.03.09 Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects.
- Hunting best buys when eating healthy costs more 07.15.09 Eating at home can save you some cash, but beware the calorie cost.
- Petoskey High School: Biggest Loser Competition 04.23.09 By next week at this time, the Petoskey school district will be crowning its newest, biggest losers. And it’s a lesson that will benefit students and staff beyond the classrooms and hallways.
- Duplicate of Antioxidants and Cancer Prevention: Fact Sheet 02.17.09 Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals.
- Food choices affect health 01.02.09 HARBOR SPRINGS — Food choices impact personal health, community health and the overall health of the planet.
- Raw Food Recipes 12.22.08 Easy recipes for getting started eating in the raw food way
- Raw Foodism: Lifestyle touted for its energy-giving, health-promoting, weight-loss benefits 12.22.08 “Raw foodism” is a movement that has been growing, as most U.S. trends do, from the west to the east coast. With Michigan in the middle, it’s a lifestyle many in the Midwest are now embracing, too.
- US diabetes rate doubles over 10 years 12.22.08 The nation's obesity epidemic is exacting a heavy toll: The rate of new diabetes cases nearly doubled in the United States in the past 10 years, the government said Thursday.
- Diabetes Awareness 12.22.08 Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health conditions in the United States. It’s estimated that more than 23 million Americans suffer from either Type 1 or the much-more common Type 2 diabetes.
- Is BPA safe or no? Gov’t leaves consumers confused 12.22.08 BPA — a chemical used in food containers — is so widespread that most people have traces of it in their bodies.
- Tea steeped in health benefits 11.17.08 After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage around the world.
- Halloween treats: The horror, the horror! 10.22.08 Not that any of us will likely do anything about it, but just for giggles, the News-Review Health Staff decided to look into the calorie and fat content of some favored Halloween treats.
- Liver Cleansing: Beneficial or Harmful? 10.22.08 Michael, 40, of Petoskey, actually counts the hundreds of small gallstones that are deposited in his commode after his yearly round of “liver cleansing.”
- Whole grains, and reading food labels 10.03.08 Eating grains, especially whole grains, provides health benefits. People who eat whole grains as part of a healthy diet have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases.
- Vegetable detective: Fresh, frozen or canned? 09.25.08 If the sound of the can opener is more prevalent at home than the swish of the vegetable peeler, take heart: Canned vegetables are better than no vegetables, and any effort to get children to eat fruit and veggies can encourage healthful family eating hab
- How Much Protein Do You Need? 08.15.08 The idea of eating more protein has gained popularity in the past few years.
- Keeping Blood Cholesterol in Check 08.15.08 It’s important to learn what cholesterol is, what it does in your body and why you need to make sure too much isn’t flowing in your blood.
- The Role of Diet in Metabolic Syndrome 07.25.08 A new study has implicated meat, fried food and, surprisingly, diet soda in the development of metabolic syndrome.
- Herbs at a Glance: Ginger 07.25.08 Ginger is a tropical plant that has green-purple flowers and an aromatic underground stem.
- No joy in this cooking — recipes can make you fat 07.25.08 Eating at home can save you some cash, but beware the calorie cost.
- National Jewish Health Receives Grant To Learn How Families Cope With Food Allergy Families with food-allergic children face a life of constant vigilance and the looming fear of life-threatening allergic reactions. This fear can have a huge impact on an entire family's life, from heightened anxiety to severe limits on their daily activities. Some families cope well with this situation, while others find it extremely stressful and difficult to manage...
- Morinaga Receives No Objection Letter From FDA Regarding GRAS Status Of Proprietary Probiotic Strain, Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), the second-largest dairy company in Japan, today announced it has received a no objection letter from FDA in response to its GRAS notification for the proprietary probiotic strain Bifidobacterium longum BB536. The official FDA affirmation that the ingredient is GRAS paves the way for the highly researched probiotic to be included in functional foods...
- Meat And Colorectal Cancer Risk: Scientists Suggest Potential Mechanisms Scientists in the US who undertook a large study to investigate what biological mechanisms might be behind the already established link between colorectal cancer and consumption of red and processed meat, confirmed that such a link exists and suggested the main players are three compounds: heme iron, nitrate/nitrite, and heterocyclic amines...
- Low-Income Women Living In Small Cities Have Higher Chance Of Obesity A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets--rather than the lack of them--increased the risk of obesity for low-income women living in small cities. This suggests that policies to increase healthful eating behaviors might need to be tailored based on geographic location...
- University Of Florida Researchers Find Cancer-fighting Properties In Papaya Tea The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognized for generations. University of Florida researcher Nam Dang, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues in Japan have documented papaya's dramatic anticancer effect against a broad range of lab-grown tumors, including cancers of the cervix, breast, liver, lung and pancreas...