Eating For Health

So many people talk about “eating healthier” and then go on a fad diet thinking it is good for their health.   What are some diets that are good for your health?     What does “eating healthy” mean?   There are diets to follow, not for weight loss but for a healthier you.   In the classes I taught, students always recommended we should “eat healthy”.   But when I asked them what this means they often struggle to come up with specifics.   Instead of making a resolution to go on a “diet” this year, why not go on a “diet” to eat healthier?   Are there healthy diets to follow?   A diet not for weight loss or weight gain, but just a healthy eating pattern? Not a “diet” you go on for a week or two but a lifelong way to eating healthier every day.   I was watching TV recently and saw the commercial for taking pills to get your fruit and veggies each day.   Rather than take pills, eat your fruit and veggies as a way to eat healthier in 2024...

So many Americans have diabetes.   The National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2022 , which is published by the Centers for Disease Control, provides information on the prevalence and incidence of diabetes and prediabetes, and the risk factors for this disease and complications and costs.   Here are some facts from this report. Diabetes Facts: 37.3 million Americans have diabetes. This equates to 11.3% of the U.S. population Diagnosed – 28.7 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes Undiagnosed – 8.5 million have diabetes but are not yet diagnosed.   Prediabetes 96 million Americans aged 18 and older have prediabetes.   This is 38.0% of the U.S. population. Of those who are 65 and older:   26.4 million have prediabetes.   What are the best diets for those with diabetes? As noted in the past few weeks’ blog posts, the U.S. News & World Report ranks diets best for overall health, best weight-loss diets but also the Best Diabetes Diets ...

So many people say, “I am on a diet.”   They always mean they are on a diet to lose weight.   But we are all “on a diet”.   Our diets may be healthy ones or not so healthy ones.   And some who think their diets are healthy may have little or no idea what a “healthy diet” means.   It doesn’t mean keto, gluten free, or any of the fad diets.   What is a “healthy diet”? In the last two blogs we discussed simple changes you can make to start eating healthier.   There are diets to follow, not for weight loss but for a healthier you.   In the class I teach, students are always recommending we should “eat healthy”.   But when I ask them what this means they often struggle to come up with specifics.   Instead of making a resolution to go on a “diet” this year, why not go on a “diet” to eat healthier?   Are there healthy diets to follow?   A diet not for weight loss or weight gain, but just a healthy eating pattern? Not a “diet” you go ...