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Nutrition |
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Maintaining a healthy
diet is an equally important aspect of keeping fit. Don't eat less, eat
smarter! |
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Eat a variety of foods to
get the energy, protein, vitamins, minerals,
and fiber you need for good health. |
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Balance the food you eat with physical activity - maintain or improve
your weight to
reduce you chances of having high blood pressure, heart disease, a
stroke, certain cancers, and the most common kind of diabetes. |
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Choose a diet with plenty of grain products, vegetables, and fruits
which
provide needed vitamins, minerals, fiber, and complex carbohydrates, and
can help you lower your intake of fat. |
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Choose a diet low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol to
reduce your risk of heart attack and certain types of cancer and to help
you maintain a healthy weight. |
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Choose a diet moderate in sugars. A
diet with lots of sugars has too many calories and too few nutrients for
most people and can contribute to tooth decay. |
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Choose a diet moderate in salt and sodium to
help reduce your risk of high blood pressure. |
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If you drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation. Alcoholic
beverages supply calories, but little or no nutrients. drinking alcohol
is also the cause of many health problems and accidents and can lead to
addiction.
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