Eat Healthy

Why are nutrition and weight important?
Diet and body weight are important to health status. Good nutrition is essential to the growth and development of children. A healthful diet also helps reduce the risks for many health conditions(1), including:

• Overweight and obesity
  
• Malnutrition
  
• Heart disease
  
• High blood pressure
  
• Iron-deficiency anemia
  
• Dyslipidemia (poor lipid profiles)
  
• Type 2 diabetes
  
• Osteoporosis
  
• Oral disease
  
• Some cancers

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More Resources for Healthy Eating:

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References:

(1) US Department of Health and Human Services and US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Dietary guidelines for Americans, 2005. 6th ed. Washington: US Government Printing Office, 2005 Jan.
(6) US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Diet quality of low-income and higher-income Americans in 2003-04 a_ measured by the Healthy Eating Index, 2005. Nutrition Insight,
2008 December, no. 42.
(7) Healthy People 2010 midcourse review [Internet]. Washington: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 2007. Available from: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2010/Data/midcourse/html/focusareas/FA19ProgressHP.htm
(8) Story M, Kaphingst KM, Robinson-O’Brien R, et al. Creating healthy food and eating environments: Policy and environmental approaches. Annu Rev Public Health. 2008;29:253-72.