Losing Weight

Losing weight isn’t easy—and doing it in a healthy, sustainable way can make the task feel even harder.

What should you eat, or not eat, to get to or remain at a healthy weight? Here are some clear, easy to understand resources.

According to some people, everything needs to be organic. Others, who may have budget challenges, should choose which foods are most important to buy organic. For examples, bananas may not matter as much as apples. Why? Because you eat the apple skin and that is where the pesticides are found. Banana peels are thrown away. Here are a few fruits and vegetables which should be bought organic if possible:

celery
bell peppers
stone fruits (peaches, nectarines)
berries
salad greens

Here are some that are less susceptible to pesticides:

cantaloupe
carrots
avocado
cabbage
eggplant
bananas

For more information read HERE (organic) and HERE (non-organic).

Weight loss strategies

Losing weight isn’t easy—and doing it in a healthy, sustainable way can make the task feel even harder.

Visit this site for more information.

Fast Facts

Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010

More than 2 in 3 adults are considered to be overweight or obese.
More than 1 in 3 adults are considered to be obese.
More than 1 in 20 adults are considered to have extreme obesity.
About one-third of children and adolescents ages 6 to 19 are considered to be overweight or obese.
More than 1 in 6 children and adolescents ages 6 to 19 are considered to be obese.

Using Body Mass Index (BMI) to Estimate Overweight and Obesity

The BMI is the tool most commonly used to estimate overweight and obesity in children and adults.

BMI of Adults Age 20 and Older
BMI	Classifcation
18.5 to 24.9	Normal weight
25 to 29.9	Overweight
30 +	Obesity
40 +	Extreme obesity

For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are measured by using weight and height to compute the person’s BMI. The BMI is used because, for most people, it correlates with the amount of fat in their bodies. An online tool for gauging the BMIs of adults can be found at:http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_BMI/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html External Link Disclaimer

My Fitness Pal offers 67 weight loss strategies. For strategies to help manage those extra pounds, click here. After losing weight, people from The Biggest Loser have difficulty keeping the weight off. Read more here.

Let’s Beat Diabetes

Let’s beat diabetes.

The first step? Education. That’s where we come in. Get health tips, news, and updates sent straight to your inbox with our WebMD Diabetes newsletter. Click HERE for more information.

Do You Know What Can Damage Your Liver?

too much alcohol
sugar
too much weight
trans fats in foods ( look for “partially hydrogenated” in the ingredients)

What Not to Eat

6 Foods That One Food Poisoning Expert Will Never Eat

William Marler is considered a national expert in food safety with over 20 years of experience. He has been at the forefront of foodborne illness litigation and has filed suits against companies that include KFC, McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Wendy’s. Over the years he has compiled a list of certain foods that he won’t eat. He discussed, in an article in the Food Poison Journal, the top 6 foods he always avoids:

Rare or medium rare meat
Precut or prewashed fruits and vegetables
Raw or undercooked eggs

See more at: http://www.foodbeast.com/news/6-foods-that-one-food-poisoning-expert-will-never-eat/#sthash.R8ZzLJxZ.dpuf

Sickle Cell Resources

NHLBI Sickle Cell Resources

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. First officially recognized by the federal government in 1983, National Sickle Cell Awareness Month calls attention to sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic disease that researchers estimate affects between 90,000 and 100,000 Americans. Access resources here.

Meet the Real Villain of High Blood Pressure—Sugar

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Meet the Real Villain of High Blood Pressure—Sugar

Published: April 6, 2015
Publication: Daily Health News
Source: James J. DiNicolantonio, PharmD

When it comes to high blood pressure, Public Enemy #1 has always been salt. For years, our doctors, governments, dietary guidelines, health institutes (such as the American Heart Association) and the media have bombarded us with warnings to reduce our sodium intake or face a higher risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and death. We listened…and most of us did what we thought was right and cut back on salt. But some researchers are suggesting that this has all been one more big, long-standing jag of health misinformation. They provide evidence that salt isn’t all that bad and has a minimal effect on blood pressure and that another ubiquitous food flavoring—sugar—is the real culprit behind the explosive rate of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease in America. READ MORE HERE.

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Category: Health

Losing Weight

Losing weight isn’t easy—and doing it in a healthy, sustainable way can make the task feel even harder.

How Important is Organic?

How Important is Organic?

Weight loss strategies

Losing weight isn’t easy—and doing it in a healthy, sustainable way can make the task feel even harder.

Visit this site for more information.

Fast Facts

Using Body Mass Index (BMI) to Estimate Overweight and Obesity

Let’s Beat Diabetes

Let’s beat diabetes.

Do You Know What Can Damage Your Liver?

Do You Know What Can Damage Your Liver?

What Not to Eat

6 Foods That One Food Poisoning Expert Will Never Eat

Sickle Cell Resources

NHLBI Sickle Cell Resources

Meet the Real Villain of High Blood Pressure—Sugar

Meet the Real Villain of High Blood Pressure—Sugar