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Eating Healthier
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Top Ten Ways to Help Children Develop Healthy Habits
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http://www.heart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030485
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Be a positive role model. If you’re practicing healthy habits, it’s a lot easier to convince children to do the same. more ...
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American Heart Assoc iation
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Healthy Eating Game Plan
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/shs/week16.htm
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Everyone needs a game plan when it comes to healthy eating. One of the most important parts of your game plan should be a shopping list. Your shopping list should include foods that are realistic for your lifestyle.
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Summa Health System
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Fiber 101
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/shs/week15.htm
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The recommended intake for fiber is 20 – 35 grams per day. To get yourself started, choose fruits and vegetables with the skins on; pick breads and cereals that you can see the grain; choose cereals that contain at least 4 grams of fiber per serving; and increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat to at least 5 servings per day.
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Summa Health System
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Obesity is Linked to higher rates of chronic conditions than Smoking, Drinking or Poverty
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/hip/week14.htm
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A study examined data from Healthcare for Communities, a national household telephone survey fielded in 1998 asking 10,000 participants to self-report on 17 chronic health conditions, height, weight, poverty, smoking status, problem drinking, health-related quality of life, and a variety of demographic factors.
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Health Initiative Project
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Forgotten Calories
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/shs/week11.htm
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The beverages we consume are sometimes forgotten calories. If you are trying to lose weight, you may want to assess the calories you are drinking as well as the ones you are eating.
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Summa Health System
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Portion Control
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/shs/week10.htm
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Portion Control is one of the keys to weight management. How much is too much? We tell people that you should have at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but what is a serving? The American Diabetes Association is a good reference for these questions. Their guidelines are helpful for anyone struggling with weight loss, not just diabetics.
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Summa Health System
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Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink!
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/shs/week8.htm
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Thirst lags behind your body’s need for water. So when you are thirsty, you are already in deficit of needed fluid. Avoid alcoholic beverages and beverages high in caffeine content (coffee, tea, sodas) to quench your thirst. They can act as a diuretic and eliminate the body fluid you need.
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Summa Health System
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Are You an Apple or a Pear?
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/shs/week7.htm
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Most people store their body fat in two distinct ways, around the middle (like an apple) or around the thighs or hips (like a pear). If your shape resembles an apple, you could be at a higher health risk category than if you resemble a pear.
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Summa Health System
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About Diabetes
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week12.htm
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Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into our bodies' cells. When you have diabetes, your body doesn't make enough insulin, can't use its own insulin as well as it should, or both. This causes sugars to build up too high in your blood.
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American Heart Association
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Welcome to the No-Fad Diet
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week7.htm
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You may have tried several times before to lose weight, but without much long-term success. That’s no reason to feel bad about yourself—the truth is, losing weight is not easy. No magic formula will trim away extra pounds and keep them off. Gimmicks and get-thin-quick schemes don’t work. That’s why, over the long haul, fad diets are not the answer.
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American Heart Association
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All About Eating Disorders
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ppbh/week4.htm
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Learn about the types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating (yes, binge eating is one!!). Also learn the symptoms, treatment goals, and how to help someone you suspect is struggling with this issue.
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Portage Path Behavioral Health
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Creating A Healthier Generation
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week6.htm
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About the Alliance How are President Clinton and the American Heart Association working together to create a new generation of healthy Americans? We all want to ensure them the best opportunities for a bright future. But our children are at risk. Learn how the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation share common priorities and interests in reaching children and other stakeholders with important messages on preventing childhood obesity.
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American Heart Association
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Women & Cardiovascular Disease
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week5.htm
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Go Red — for your heart, your health, your life.
Cardiovascular disease claims more women's lives than the next seven causes of death combined — about 500,000 women's lives a year.
We're doing something about it! The American Heart Association has launched Go Red For Women, a nationwide campaign to raise awareness that heart disease is women's No. 1 killer. Red is a symbol for women and heart disease. But red is more than a color; it's the power of women — like you — investing in their heart health.
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American Heart Association
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Health Tools
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week4.htm
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Exercise Diary Keep track of your progress toward your fitness goals with this helpful tool. The diary is a part of our "Just Move" site. There, you can learn about physical activity and its importance to your health. more
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American Heart Association
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Diet & Nutrition
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week3.htm
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Delicious Decisions will show you just how much "delicious" and "nutritious" can have in common. Glance at our Contents or click on the chapter tabs to your right to enter a world of delicious eating and healthy living. Or, use our Recipe Quick Find to locate dozens of other heart-healthy recipes you can make today. more
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American Heart Association
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Questions Most Frequently Asked About Sports Nutrition
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http://www.fitness.gov/faq.htm
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What diet is best for athletes? Do athletes have special nutritional needs? These and other questions are answered.
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Project Connect
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Get Moving in Great Surroundings
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/agmc/week1.htm
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Healthy Steps is a walking program sponsored by Akron General Medical Center in partnership with the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition designed to help you step to better health. You'll tour featured trails of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, and walk where it's convenient- at home, around your neighborhood, at your workplace and in your local parks.
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Akron General Medical Center
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Where’s the whole grain? Seek out good food!
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ahd/week4.htm
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Whole grains or foods made with whole grains make up only 10 percent of the products on supermarket shelves, and finding whole grains among America’s fast food outlets is near impossible. That means to eat well you have to actively seek out good food and pay attention to food labels.
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Akron Health Department
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Fitness Facts: Hit or Myth
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ahd/week3.htm
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What are the biggest myths and misconceptions about exercise? A survey of more than 1,500 professionals certified by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) found these most common wrong notions about exercise:
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Akron Health Department
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Calorie balance and essential fatty acids
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ahd/week5.htm
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Rapid weight loss of greater than 2 pounds a week (an amount often recommended by many diet programs) can have negative immune system effects. Consuming adequate calories is beneficial for recovery and energy levels. Diets too low in energy can result in inadequate intake of immune boosting vitamins and minerals. Poorly planned and low calorie diets can be low in protein, which also compromises your immune system.
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Akron Health Department
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Research says….“fruits and vegetables play an important role in weight management."
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ahd/week6.htm
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As over-hyped, short-term fad diet plans come and go, two reviews of research published in 2004 found convincing evidence that diets high in plant-based foods--featuring mostly vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans--help protect against weight gain.
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Akron Health Department
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Good Carbs: “Five a Day” Still a Good Goal
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ahd/week11.htm
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We know fruits and vegetables are good for us. Our mothers and grandmothers told us. Now we know they’re good carbs, too.
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Akron Health Department
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For good eating, plan weekly
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ahd/week12.htm
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If you think weekly and plan your food choices over several days, you can enjoy eating and get all the nutrients you need for a good diet.
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Akron Health Department
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Calorie Consumption Up
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ahd/week15.htm
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According to the latest government statistics, women are consuming 335 more calories a day than they did 20 years ago, and men an extra 170 calories a day. Almost all the extra calories come from sugary snacks and soft drinks (UC Berkeley Wellness Letter, 2004).
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Akron Health Department
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Change the way you eat
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/arth/week10.htm
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You may have read about many "diets" or weight-loss programs that claim you can lose weight by cutting out one type of food or another from your diet.
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Arthritis Foundation
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FitDay Online Diet & Fitness Journal
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Sign-up for your free web account and join the growing number of FitDay members who are tracking their foods, exercises, weight loss, and goals online. FitDay provides you with the feedback and analysis you need to stay on track towards your diet and fitness goals.
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10 Tips To Healthy Eating and Physical Activity For You
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http://www.fitness.gov/10tips.htm
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Get on track now by learning to eat right and building physical activity into your daily routine.
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