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Connie Limon's Articles in Healthy Diet

  • The "Healthy Eating Pyramid" Pathway Toward Good Health And Long Life
    Do you ever wonder what happened to the Food Guide Pyramid?

    The Food Guide Pyramid was created more than ten years ago by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Pyramid illustrated what the USDA said were the elements of a healthy diet. The Pyramid was taught in schools, appeared in the media and brochures, on cereal boxes and food labels. It seemed like the absolute final word on what we should really eat.

    The Food Guide Pyramid is now like a fairytale. It did not poi...
  • Diet And Lifestyle Recommendations And Fish Oil As A Supplement
    Just recently the American Heart Association (June of 2006) released new diet and lifestyle recommendations. The recommendations intended for healthy Americans age 2 and older replace the guidelines issued in 2000. Now recommended are:

    • Further reducing saturated and trans fatty acids in the diet;
    • Minimizing the intake of food and beverages with added sugars;
    • Emphasizing physical activity and weight control;
    • Eating a diet rich in vegetables, fruits and whole-grai...
  • Adding Resistant Starch To Your Diet Helps You Increase Fiber Intake
    For thousands of years naturally occurring resistant starch has been in our daily diets. Just recently, resistant starch has been added to commercial foods to help increase dietary fiber intake.

    Commercial and natural sources of resistant starch have been linked to many health benefits that include:

    •Weight management
    •Improved insulin and glucose response
    •Digestive health

    Another benefit of resistant starch is that people can tolerate up to 45 g of fiber daily fr...

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