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Eat Healthy: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
A healthy diet can help protect you from heart disease, bone loss, colorectal cancer, and diabetes. If you eat a healthy diet and exercise, you can keep your body strong and fit.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Aim for A Healthy Weight!: Information for Patients and the Public
These guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute present a new approach for the assessment of overweight and obesity and establish principles of safe and effective weight loss. Calc... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
American Indian and Alaska Native People: Treat Your Heart to a Healthy Celebration! 
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives today. This document discusses how to prevent heart disease by eating healthy and provides tips for making heart hea... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol
Food plays a big part in the lives of most African Americans. Good food and celebrations go hand in hand. Yet, the traditional ways of frying foods and using fats for seasoning can increase your ris... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program
This consumer information booklet highlights the elements of a weight-loss program a consumer should look for in order to properly judge its safety and potential for success. ... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Create-A-Diet
The goal of this activity is to show how to select foods on the Heart Healthy Diet. You will be given the opportunity to select foods from a variety of choices and then receive a report on how closely... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Cut Down on Fat - Not on Taste
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-sid... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Cut Down on Salt and Sodium
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-sid... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
Learn to cook some of your favorite, traditional Latino dishes in a heart-healthy way. This bilingual cookbook contains 23 tested recipes that cut down on fat, cholesterol, and sodium but not on taste... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Diet and Fitness Consumer Information
Have you been tempted by ads for products promising quick, easy weight loss? Unfortunately, the products – whether a fad diet, fancy potion or funky machine – usually don't deliver on their promises. ... Details >
Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations - American Heart Association
A healthy diet and lifestyle are the best weapons you have to fight cardiovascular disease. This document presents simple steps to make part of your life for long-term benefits to your health and your... Details >
Find a Nutrition Professional: Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians
Visit this national referral service if you are searching for a registered dietitian close to your home or business. Consumers, professionals, restaurant owners, and food distributors alike will find ... Details >
Food and Nutrition Information Page
The American Dietetic Association (ADA)’s Knowledge Center provides food and nutrition information for consumers, health professionals, and ADA members. The resources on this page can help consumers a... Details >
Good Nutrition Reading List
The consumer market overflows with publications on nutrition, fitness and health. The publications listed on this page represent resources covering a broad range of nutrition and health topics and pro... Details >
Healthy Eating: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
Research has shown that following a healthy eating plan can both reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure and lower an already elevated blood pressure. ... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Improving Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women
This consumer publication suggests steps to take to change eating and exercise habits for healthier living. A substitution list provides lowfat alternatives to traditional African American foods. Tips... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Interactive Menu Planner
Use this tool to plan your meal choices based on the total number of calories you need in one day.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Just Enough for You: About Food Portions
Managing your weight calls for more than just choosing a healthful variety of foods. It also calls for looking at how much and how often you eat. This brochure shows you how to use serving sizes and f... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
MyPyramid Tracker - Assess Your Food Intake and Physical Activity
MyPyramid Tracker is an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool that provides information on your diet quality, physical activity status, related nutrition messages, and links to nutrient... Details >
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Nutrition Fact Sheets A-Z Index
This page links to nutrition related fact sheets on various topics, including dairy foods, dietary fats, fiber, diets, and more.... Details >
Portion Distortion
This guide will help you learn about the difference between portions and servings.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Project Waistline
You've Seen the Claims... Now Get the Facts! Are you one of the estimated 50 million Americans who will go on a diet this year? If so, you may be tempted by advertisements for products promising easy... Details >
Quick-Weight-Loss or Fad Diets
The information on this site is designed to inform the public about misleading weight loss claims and also to set the record straight about the American Heart Association's eating plan for healthy adu... Details >
Setting Goals for Weight Loss
The information on this page is designed to help you take the necessary steps for setting reachable goals and achieving success from your weight loss program.... Details >
Shape Up & Drop 10™ - Weight Management Program
Shape Up & Drop 10™ is a weight management program that helps you get serious about weight management without resorting to strategies that will defeat you in the long run. The goal of the program is t... Details >
SmallStep.Gov
Also available in: Spanish
Today's lifestyle doesn't allow much room for health. And that's where Small Steps comes in. Explore this section further to get more in-depth facts about health, diet, and activity. ... Details >
Sugar Substitutes: Americans Opt for Sweetness and Lite
This article describes low-calorie sugar substitutes available and how they fit into your diet. Onoing questions surrounding two approved sugar substitutes, saccharin and aspartame, are discussed.... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) section: Diet and Fitness
This page welcomes to the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) section. Here, you will learn how changes in your lifestyle (i.e., eating a low saturated fat, low cholesterol diet [TLC Diet], regular ph... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Tips for Reducing Sodium in Your Diet
Written specifically for persons with high blood pressure, following these tips will help you to reduce salt and sodium in your diet.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Tips On How To Make Healthier Meals
These tips were written specifically for persons with high blood pressure but may be used by anyone who would like to improve their eating habits. The topics covered include: choosing foods low in sat... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Weight Loss for Life
There are many ways to lose weight, but it is not always easy to keep the weight off. The key to successful weight loss is making changes in your eating and physical activity habits that you can keep ... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH
The DASH Diet is based on findings from the "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension," a clinical study that found that elevated blood pressure levels can be reduced with an eating plan low in total f... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health