Going to the supermarket can be a daunting task, especially if you are trying to eat healthy. It may seem that the store is packed with food items which are intent on sabotaging your good intentions. It is important to remember that you cannot eat healthy at home if you have not chosen healthy foods to start with; healthy eating starts with healthy food shopping.Eating healthy means eating a variety of nutrient-packed foods and beverages from the food groups of MyPyramid and staying within your calorie needs. This, combined with choosing foods low in saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, added sugars, and salt (sodium) will help to ensure that you are eating a healthy diet while helping to maintain a healthy weight. One of the best ways to keep your healthy diet on track is to avoid all the packaged and processed foods in the middle of the store.

Balancing the Scales for Diet, Health and Fitness Advertising

DietPixels.com announces an Internet advertising service focusing on diet, health and fitness utilizing cost effective pixel advertising for $1 USD per pixel with a three-year flat rate. DietPixels.com balances the scales of Internet advertising by allowing small, medium or large businesses an equal opportunity for exposure. The purpose is to increase the number of visitors (web traffic) for a website which in turn helps promote that business. Pixel advertising is an inexpensive way to advertise and promote a business online on the Internet today.

Toronto, ON (PRWeb) January 23, 2007 -- DietPixels.com announces an Internet advertising service focusing on diet, health and fitness utilizing cost effective pixel advertising with a three-year flat rate.

Our purpose is to provide customers with a cost effective way to promote their diet, health or fitness related products and services.

Shedding Pounds from Diet or Exercise—Take Your Pick

People looking to lose those extra pounds have been told for decades that dieting together with exercise will bring about the best results. Not so, says new research, which reveals that dieting alone is as effective as dieting plus exercise. The key is in the calories and the study shows that calories can be lost effectively by either dietary restrictions or exercise. .

Obesity clinic targets Latinos

Latinos may be more overweight, insulin-resistant and likely to get type two diabetes than other ethnicities, according to a study on Latino youth conducted by Veronica Atkins and the National Institute of Health and National Cancer Institute.

Atkins, , wife of late diet guru Robert Atkins, funded the launch of the Veronica Atkins Lifestyles Intervention Lab, designed to treat obesity and metabolic diseases, at USC's Health Science Campus.

The facility opened in January and features exercise equipment, diagnostic facilities and a stocked kitchen.

The lab's first study involved the Strength and Nutrition Outcome for Latino Adolescents (SANO-LA).

"The Latino population seems to be more overweight, insulin-resistant and likely to get Type two diabetes than any other ethnic group," said Dr.

Wellness News & Events

Robert J. Eddington, a local business leader who lives in Paso Robles, has been elected by the Board of Trustees of Mee Health Systems to serve a three-year term on the board.

Led by Chairman Joseph Grebmeier, the board meets once month in King City and is responsible for overseeing all facilities within the Mee Health Systems.

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