Healthy Eating & Nutrition

Are you getting the nutrients you need? Learn top sources for vitamins and how much you need in your diet.

Vitamins and Nutrients
1. How to Get Your Vitamin D Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, and a lack of it can lead to health problems, including cardiovascular disease. Learn how to get plenty of vitamin D and how to treat a vitamin D deficiency.
2. Top Foods for Calcium and Vitamin D Calcium and vitamin D are important to prevent bone loss and osteoporosis. Learn where to get the calcium and vitamin D your body needs.
3. Are You Getting Enough Vitamin B12? Vitamin B12 is essential for good health, but some people may not be getting enough. Learn about symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency and how it can be treated.
4. Your Omega-3 Shopping List Trying to get more omega-3 fatty acids in your diet? This shopping list of whole and fortified foods can help.
5. What Are Phytonutrients? Learn about the health benefits of phytonutrients, natural chemcials that are found in a variety of plant foods.
6. How Much Fiber Do You Need? Most Americans don't get enough fiber. Find out how much you need and where to get it.
7. Food Sources for Vitamins and Minerals Learn the key vitamins and minerals you need every day, what they do, and good food sources for them.
8. Vitamins and Minerals: Are You Getting Too Much? Taking too many vitamins can be unhealthy and even dangerous. Find out how to be sure you’re getting the right amount.
Understanding Fats
1. Types of Fats Not all fats are created equal. Learn which fats are good for you, and which ones to limit.
2. What Are Trans Fats? Find out what trans fats are and which foods contain them. Plus, learn what "0 trans fats" really means.
3. Low-Fat and Fat-Free: What They Mean Health experts warn that "fat-free" foods may cause more problems than they solve. Find out why.

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