Nutrition Publications - The Office of Minority Health

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	Working Group Report on Future Research Directions in Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Childhood overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions and are major public health problems nationally and globally. Between 1970 and 2004, the prevalence of overweight almost tripled among U.S. preschoolers and adolescents and quadrupled among children aged 6 to11 years. In 2003-2004, 17.1% of children aged 2 to 19 years were at or above the 95th percentile of Body Mass Index (BMI) compared to 5-6% in the 1970s, and these percentages are higher in non-Hispanic Blacks and Mexican Americans (20.0% and 19.2%) than in Whites (16%).
	Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and Diabetes People living in neighborhoods crowded with fast-food and convenience stores but relatively few grocery or produce outlets are at significantly higher risk of suffering from obesity and diabetes. The authors of this report correlated the responses of nearly 40,000 Californians surveyed in the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) with the Retail Food Environment Index (RFEI) to determine the prevalence of obesity and diabetes.
	Childhood Obesity Initiative -- HSC Foundation The HSC Foundation, with support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, conducted a community-based participatory research initiative aimed at identifying ways to more effectively combat obesity in low-income minority (i.e., African American and Latino) children and their families and ultimately improve policy formulation to address this issue.
	Fad Free, Good Fats... and, ah, Exercise! Eat yourself healthy! Go nuts, fish out, do veggies, let the olive oil flow, take a bite of the darkest chocolate you can get. Enjoy a walk in the park…or a run if you are so inclined. Start yesterday!
	Nutrition Facts Label Brochure The more you read and understand nutrition labels, the better you could carve the way to a life of health and wellness. This new brochure makes it easier to determine the amounts of nutrients in each food. Make every calorie count!
	Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure with DASH Get with the plan that is clinically proven to significantly reduce blood pressure! This updated booklet contains a week's worth of sample menus and recipes recalculated using 2005 nutrient content data. The "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" eating plan features plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other foods that are heart healthy and lower in salt/sodium. Also contains additional information on weight loss and physical activity.
	Help Your Child Grow Up Healthy and Strong This publication will help your children develop healthy eating habits at an early age. Written for parents, this guide will show you: The Keys to a Healthy Diet, how to Eat Smart and how to Get Moving! Nutritious food is something to enjoy that helps children grow strong and gain energy. This publication will explain how good health depends on the right balance between what they eat and how much they move.
	New Healthy Eating Guidance Your food and physical activity choices each day affect your health -- how you feel today, tomorrow, and in the future. The new food pyramid and Dietary Guidelines provide information on maintaining a healthy diet.
	Physical Activity and Good Nutrition: Essential Elements to Prevent Chronic Diseases and Obesity Fitness problems such as obesity and overweight have reached truly epidemic proportions in the United States. This web site discusses activities that fit into your daily routine that speed your heart rate and breathing, or increase your strength and flexibility. As part of the Heathier US campaign, it reviews the relationship between nutrition and physical activity, diabetes, blood pressure and obesity.
	Stay Young at Heart Recipes - Cooking the Heart Healthy Way This web site provides links to cooking recipes designed to help you "Stay Young at Heart". It lists a series of appetizers, soups, entrees, side dishes, drinks and even deserts.
	Cut Down on Fat--Not on Taste Written especially for Latino families, these bilingual booklets explain steps people can take to reduce their risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Factual information is provided in a friendly style to help the reader dispel some common myths.
	Heart Information Network - Nutrition Guide This guide servers to educate and empower consumers and health care professionals to make dietary and lifestyle changes that will improve heart health.
	Healthier Eating with DASH - A Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure Sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, this web site outlines the DASH eating plan which is based on 2,000 calories a day. The number of daily servings in a food group may vary from those listed on this web site depending on your caloric needs.
	Eating for a Healthy Heart The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lists steps to take to help prevent heart disease by eating a nutrionally balanced diet and offers tips on staying healthy.
	Delicious Decisions from the American Heart Association Try a heart-healthy dish from the new The New American Heart Association Cookbook, 7th edition!
	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.
	Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 These guidelines are published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.
	Tips for Weight Loss and Maintenance Are you determined to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight this year? Here are some tips to help you achieve that goal.

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