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Diet Center

  Introduction
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Welcome to the Diet Center. Here you will find all the information you need on diets and healthful eating—from therapeutic, hospital-prescribed diets, to popular diets, to everyday eating tips.

  Therapeutic Diets

 Balanced diet

 Calorie-counting diet

 Carbohydrate counting

 Cholesterol-lowering diet

 Diabetes exchange diet

 Fat-restricted diet (low-fat diet)

 Heart healthy diet

 High-fiber diet

 Lactose-controlled diet (lactose-free diet)

 Pregnancy diet

 Vegetarian diet

  More Therapeutic Diets

  Popular Diets

 Dr. Phil’s ultimate weight loss solution

 Hollywood diet

 Jenny Craig

 The macrobiotic diet

 NutriSystem diet

 More Popular Diets

  Healthful Eating

Finding the Right Diet

 The best diet for you

  Cueing into your eating patterns Animation Movie Available

  The DASH diet Animation Movie Available

 Detox diets debunked

 Diet detectives: spotting sensible diets

 Diet shakes and meal replacements: can they really help me lose weight?

 Getting to the heart of a healthful diet

 The low-down on low-carbohydrate diets

 The macrobiotic diet

 The Mediterranean diet and good health

 The raw or the cooked: Do raw food (living food) diets promote good health?

  Healthful Eating (Continued)

Changing Your Diet

 Decreasing your caffeine intake

 Decreasing your salt intake

 Decreasing your triglycerides through dietary changes

 Food cravings

  Just how much food is on that plate? Understanding portion control Animation Movie Available

 Limiting potassium in your diet

 Limiting your intake of sugar

 Putting national dietary guidelines to use for you

  Saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol Animation Movie Available

Meeting Your Nutritional Needs

 70 and beyond: what you need to eat

 Are three squares a day the only healthy way?

  Deciphering the nutrition facts label: Do you know what you are eating? Animation Movie Available

 Eating a diet moderate in protein-rich foods

 Eat a diet rich in calcium

 Eat a diet rich in vitamin D

 Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables

 Eating healthfully on a tight budget

 Eating healthfully: tips to make it easier

 Good food sources of vitamin B6

 Good food sources of iron

 Good food sources of omega-3 fatty acids

 Healthful eating for teens on the run

 Healthful snacking: Is it possible?

  Related Conditions

 Celiac disease

  Coronary artery disease (CAD) Animation Movie Available

 Crohn's disease

 Diverticulitis

 Dyspepsia

 Gastric ulcer

 Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

  High cholesterol Animation Movie Available

  Hypertension Animation Movie Available

 Lactose intolerance

  Obesity Animation Movie Available

 Type 1 diabetes

 Type 2 diabetes

  Food & Nutrition Resources

 Food and Nutrition

 Recipes

 Therapeutic and Popular Diets

  Therapeutic Centers

 Eating Disorders Center

 Weight Management Center

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