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Eight Is Enough!
RealAge offers bite-size words of wisdom for National Nutrition Month
San Diego, CA, March 31, 2008 -- Healthy eating has never seemed so complicated. How can you reap the omega-3 benefits of fish consumption without overdoing mercury intake? Which is more important, your health (bolstered by the antioxidants in blueberries shipped from South America) or the earth’s health (and the reduced climate impact that comes with using locally grown produce)?
RealAge, the leading health and wellness Web site, offers consumers eight straightforward guidelines for eating well and maximizing wellness on its Healthy YOU center, which features tips and tools from the best-selling YOU Docs, Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz. What better way to celebrate March’s National Nutrition Month, sponsored by the American Dietetic Association, than to unsnarl the tangle of nutrition advice? Here’s just a taste of the eight pearls:
- Eat fish at least 3 times a week, ideally salmon, mahimahi, tilapia, catfish, or flounder.
- Be a hot tomato. Eat at least 10 tablespoons of cooked tomato products (e.g., ketchup, marinara sauce) every week for a healthy dose of the antioxidant lycopene, which may decrease the risk of prostate and other cancers.
- Avoid these like a hot potato:
- Anything that contains trans or saturated fats.
- White foods -- white bread, white rice, white pasta, creamy sauces; white tends to go with foods that are highly processed, high in fat, or both.
- Products that list simple sugars, including high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), in the first few ingredients; they put your blood sugar on a roller coaster that makes you crave high-calorie foods.
Millions of consumers count on RealAge for common-sense strategies. Freeze locally grown blueberries when they’re in season, for example, and you can enjoy antioxidant-rich fruit year-round -- and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time! For more information about National Nutrition Month and RealAge’s clear-cut advice, visit www.RealAge.com or contact Meredith Wade, RealAge PR, at 858-200-7497.
About RealAge.com
RealAge.com is a healthy-lifestyle Web site that inspires its members to "Live Life to the Youngest" and to pursue their health and wellness goals by making their RealAge younger. The site offers the patented RealAge Test, the most widely used method for measuring overall health, and is the official online home of the YOU Docs, Michael Roizen, MD, and Mehmet Oz, MD, and their best-selling RealAge and YOU books. Over 20 million people have measured their RealAge by taking the RealAge Test and have received a personalized plan to make their RealAge younger. This leading healthy-lifestyle Web site also features more than 65 additional health-risk assessments, as well as health tips and information, all backed by current, valid science. RealAge.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst Magazines, a division of the Hearst Corporation.
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