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General Dietary Guidelines
The treatment goals for a diabetes diet are:
- Achieve near normal blood glucose levels. People with type 1 diabetes and people with type 2 diabetes who are taking insulin or oral medication must coordinate calorie intake with medication or insulin administration, exercise, and other variables to control blood glucose levels. New forms of insulin are now allowing more flexibility in timing meals.
- Protect the heart and aim for healthy lipid (cholesterol and triglyceride) lev...
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Understanding Nutrient Claims
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...serving than the comparison product. Cholesterol ClaimsCholesterol FreeHas less than 2... Read more »
Do You Understand All Those Claims On Food Labels?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...provides 10-19% of the Daily Value of a stated nutrient Cholesterol free - Less than 2 mg of... Read more »
Food Allergens in Unexpected Places Part II
By Jamie Martin , Health Expert...the non-dairy statement on their packaging and in advertising. However, I've noticed that a... Read more »
The Risks of Eating "Healthy"
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert...rather than just buying into the hyped up labels and advertising you may be exposed to. The FDA... Read more »
How Do I Keep My Cholesterol Down?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...watch what I eat. I'm so confused!! I don't eat fried foods. I use olive oil. I take the skin... Read more »
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Causes of Obesity: Cultural and Emotional Causes
...driving a car. Just the act of watching TV encourages unhealthy snacks and eating patterns and the advertising on the television compounds the problem by promoting fast foods, cereal, and snack... Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
...lower economic groups. One 2002 study reported that women who reported that they did not have enough food were more likely to be overweight than those who said they had sufficient food.... Read more »Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets
Heart-Healthy Goals. The goals of a heart-healthy diet are to eat foods that help obtain or maintain healthy levels of cholesterol and fatty molecules called lipids. You can achieve this... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Major Food Components in a healthy diabetic diet
Major Food ComponentsCarbohydratesCompared to fats and protein, carbohydrates have the greatest impact on blood sugar. Both the amount and type of carbohydrate affect blood glucose. Carbohydrate... Read more »Heart healthy Dietary Changes: low carb diet, low fat diet, weight loss
...Beach, The Zone, and Sugar Busters rely on a concept called the "glycemic index," or GI, which ranks foods by how fast and how high they cause blood sugar levels to rise. Foods on the lowest end... Read more »Images
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