Healthy Eating

There are many diets, diet books, and fads, but the basics of healthy eating have been known for a long time.

A healthy human diet should compromise lots of vegetables and fruit, and starchy foods such as bread, cereals, and pasta (ideally whole-grain), some foods strong in protein such as meat, eggs, and pulses, and some milk and dairy foods.

Most Western diets are far too high in fat, sugar, and salt - and also simply include too many calories - leading to health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. There is much debate over whether this is down to bad individual choices, or actions by the food and advertising industries that have created an unhealthy environment.

There has also been recent concern about diets being healthy for the planet - covering issues such as food miles, the environmental costs of animal farming, and the effects of intensive farming.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Healthy Eating”

• Importance of Vitamin B6

  
  The Diet Logs — Authority: 121
  Vitamin B6 is water-soluble nutrient in nature and is an important part of vitamin B complex. Totally there are 8 members ion the B complex group and vitamin B6 is one of them. Pyridoxine is other name of this nutrient. It is soluble in water and so body will not store the extra B6. In that case it is vital to provide ...
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• Why is the CEO of Chipotle supporting the film Food, Inc.?

  
  Message from Montie — Authority: 493
  Photo by Shamontiel At the 8 E. Madison location of one of Chicagos Chipotle restaurants, there is a " Food, Inc. " movie sign on the glass partition, and above the image it says, "I hope that all our customers see this film. The more they know about where their food comes from, the more they will appreciate ...
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• Do You Lose Weight Slow? Tricks to Get a Faster Metabolism

  
  Cheap Weight Loss, My Way — Authority: 139
  Are you a painfully slow loser of fat? Does weight come off of you in a trickle while people around you seem to lose a steady few pounds each week? Well, don’t despair you do have a metabolism and you can make it a faster metabolism so you can lose pounds at a time just [...]
  10 hours ago

• A Fast Metabolism Rate Will Help You Lose Weight Faster

  
  Cheap Weight Loss, My Way — Authority: 139
  This article shares how to get a fast metabolism rate so you can lose weight faster. Weight and fat loss is ultimately dependent on how fast your body burns fat and this is a direct result of how well your metabolism is running. Even if you were born with a metabolism that tends to run [...]
  10 hours ago

• Lola Berry: Health & Nutrition

  
  SNOBs - Social Network For Opportunistic Businesswomen — Authority: 126
  When it comes to getting the world excited about health and good food, there is very little Lola Berry won’t do. She’s convinced a TV host to swallow raw wasabi on live, national television. She’s dived into dumpsters on the streets of New York (… and eaten from one!) She’s run madly in search of water ...
  14 hours ago

• WH on the Today Show

  
  WH Latest Items — Authority: 442
  Did you tune in? Womens Health Contributing Editor and Registered Dietician, Lisa Drayer, was a guest on Today this morning discussing portion control tips for the holidays. Watch the clip below to find out how to trick yourself into eating less.   read more
  17 hours ago

• The Healthy Happy Face

  
  Casual Friday Every Day — Authority: 422
  Zanes been on the anti-Candida diet for nearly two weeks now. Because hes on this diet hes also been off dairy and corn, which are allergens for him. Though Ive noticed some marked changes in his health, were still in the very beginning of the healing process. Its important for anyone dealing with a yeast overgrowth ...
  22 hours ago

• Learn to Love: Persimmons

  
  FitSugar — Authority: 638
  Now that berry season is long gone, Im expanding my breakfast fruit horizons. Celebrate the cold weather with pomegranate seeds in your oatmeal , or slice pears or persimmons and serve them with nut butter on toast or whole-grain waffles . You probably know how to pick and slice a pear, but persimmons have a ...
  23 hours ago

• Foods That Fight Fat

  
  ForWomenOnline — Authority: 146
  We found this great article at SELF.com that lists fantastic foods that can help you drop pounds, lower your cholesterol and get in shape! Check out their article, “30 Foods That Fight Fat” and find out how to improve your diet and your health! Click here to read the article. FWO-ForWomenOnline.com
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• Simple Home Remedies For Hemorrhoids

  
  Nutrition & Healthy Cooking — Authority: 150
  Hemorrhoids are a fairly common condition. They occur when blood vessels around the anus, rectal tunnel, or lower rectum get swollen and inflamed. Hemorrhoids are also known as piles. Pain, itching, and bleeding are all common symptoms of hemorrhoids, and the condition is not limited to any one age group. Cases of ...
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• (UK) Governments fat police turn their attention to fish and chips

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 173
  Fast food vendors will be told to offer low-fat fish and chips and "diet" kebabs in a Government healthy-eating campaign. Takeaway restaurants are to receive guidelines as part of the campaign to improve the nutritional value of meals eaten outside of the home, following a report for the Governments food watchdog, the ...
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• Certain Groups Can Get Healthy Quick by Targeting Deficiencies

  
  Health and Wellness — Authority: 149
  Unfortunately, this is an insidious process. Getting healthy quick is not a simple process. There are subtle changes over a long period of time before one can recognize the effects of poor nutritional status. An innate intelligence is there in all of our bodies that allow us to adapt to outside stressors. For example, ...
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• Healthy Recipes - Thanksgiving

  
  Dr. Norris Chumley Satisfied Life — Authority: 129
  Getting ready for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner?  Dreaming of stuffing yourself with stuffing?  A juicy, fat turkey?  Marshmallow sweet potatoes?  Buttery rolls and mashed potatoes?  Pumpkin pie?  These all sound great, sure, but theyre not so great for your body; certainly not so wonderful for your weight ...
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• How a Healthy Diet Plan can Help Prevent binge eating

  
  Yeast Infection — Authority: 130
  Commit to Achieving Your GoalsWithout doubt binge eating behavior can be a challenge to overcome while on a healthy diet plan.  At the heart of success is education. With the right knowledge you can eliminate binge eating also.  Of course, taking this seriously on your part will be necessary.  The focus of your ...
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• Are Weight Loss Success and Happy Holidays Mutually Exclusive?

  
  Cheap Weight Loss, My Way — Authority: 139
  So often we believe that weight loss success cannot happen over the holidays…or only if we have a miserable, deprived holiday season. I am here to tell you that you can achieve your weight loss goals AND have a happy holiday season at the same time! It starts by changing your mindset…not by counting calories [...]
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• Beware of Fake Fat Burners

  
  Cheap Weight Loss, My Way — Authority: 139
  Still searching for a fat burner to eliminate all your unwanted fat? Are you willing to try pills that call themselves as fat busters? You may want to open your eyes to the truth that there is no miracle cure for weight problems and that a fat free body can be obtained even without the [...]
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• National Diabetes Awareness Month – November Isn’t Just the Month of Thanksgiving

  
  Women's Voices For Change — Authority: 512
  When you think of the fall season you are probably thinking about the leaves changing color, the temperature getting cooler, and the holidays around the corner. For most, with the [...]
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• Go Healthy, Not Hungry for Holiday Eating

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 546
  season means youll be faced with a seemingly endless buffet of food temptation. While some people simply give in and eat too much, others deny themselves any holiday treats. Image:  read more
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• A Few tips To Lose Weight The Healthy Way

  
  Your Skin and Hair — Authority: 112
  Creating a diet you need to determine what your ideal calorie level is. You need to calculate your approximate base metabolic rate using the calculator below. This is the number of calories you would burn if you were asleep 24 hours a day. Personal Deficit Part 1: It’s recommend to recalculate for every 5 lbs ...
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• Helping Nature Along: Breastfeeding

  
  Left Coast Mama — Authority: 128
  While breastfeeding is a natural thing it sometimes needs a little help.  I have written about my breastfeeding journey so far and I touched on some of the difficulties I had.  I have a few more issues than some like trying to find a breast pump that had a range of available breastsheild sizes, or finding nursing ...
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