Celebrate National Nutrition Month® by making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
Practice eating right, your way, every day by learning how to incorporate your favorite foods into a healthier diet. more 

Eat Right - Food, Nutrition and Health Tips

For years now nutrition experts and those in the medical field have focused in vain on avoiding salt as a principle dietary modification in the treatment of hypertension. While the importance of limiting sodium intake should not be undermined, research is now showing that lowering blood pressure with diet can be achieved in other ways. more 

The average person makes about 200 food decisions every day, but puts real thought into only about 10% of them. Brian Wansink, Ph.D. at Cornell University has conducted clever experiments with things like a bottomless soup bowl and large bags of stale movie popcorn to reveal hidden dynamics of our dietary habits. more 

Tea in the form of green or black tea is the most consumed beverage next to water in the world. The use of green tea has gained popularity in the U.S. over the past decade. more 

May is Women’s Health Month

Mothers Day is May 9th. It’s also the beginning of Women’s Health Week!!  Learn how all women can be healthier.   What is it?  Women's Health Month encourages women to take simple steps for a longer, healthier, and happier life. This month promotes families, communities, businesses, government, health organizations and other groups to work together to:

The problem of childhood obesity and overweight has become quite a weighty one. Obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years. If this trend continues, for the first time in history, American children may face a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Our children today are experiencing chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes at an alarming rate. more

Many of you especially in the field of nutrition know that Monday, March 1, 2010 marks the beginning of National Nutrition Month®, a campaign to emphasize the importance of nutrition as a key component of good health.  more

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Friday, February 5, 2010, is National Wear Red Day® - a day when Americans nationwide will take women’s health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women’s heart disease awareness.  more

On How you respond to this choice at the grocery store can have a positive or negative environmental impact.  Most of us chose the plastic bag. Americans use billions of plastic shopping bags a year.

June is National Men’s Health Month and this year the theme is “Awareness. Prevention. Education. Family.” The Department of Health is sponsoring a number of activities and events throughout the month.

One cup refers to a common measuring cup (the kind used in recipes). In general, 1 cup of raw or cooked vegetables or 100% vegetable juice, or 2 cups of raw leafy greens can be considered as 1 cup from the vegetable group.

One cup refers to a common measuring cup (the kind used in recipes). In general, 1 cup of raw or cooked vegetables or 100% vegetable juice, or 2 cups of raw leafy greens can be considered as 1 cup from the vegetable group.

World Breastfeeding Week is a celebration that began in 1990 with the signing of the Innocenti Declaration signed by the participants at the WHO/UNICEF meeting on Breastfeeding in the 1990s: A Global Initiative on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding.

The best part about it is that it is coming to the Palm Beach County Health Department....

We won a mini-grant to pilot a Worksite Wellness Program within a month.
Do not miss this exciting kick-off event! more

Women’s Health Week

The 9th annual National Women's Health Week will kick off on Mother's Day, May 11, 2008 and will be celebrated until May 17, 2008. National Women's Check-Up Day will be Monday, May 12, 2008. more

Earth Day has been an annual event for people around the world to celebrate the earth and renew our commitment to building a safer, healthier, and cleaner world for everyone. more

New information about food and nutrition appears everyday. You are exposed to everything from news reports on scientific research to the latest trendy diet.  more

The New Year is here and that may mean to start new resolutions in some aspects of your life. If health is one of your resolutions for this year, the following information can be useful to you: more

The New Year is here and that may mean to start new resolutions in some aspects of your life. If health is one of your resolutions for this year, the following information can be useful to you: more

Have you thought about losing weight? Being overweight can increase your risk for developing many health problems such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoarthritis, and gallbladder disease. more

According to NHLBI - one in every 20 Americans over the age of 50
has Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD).

PAD affects 8 to 12 million people in the United States, especially individuals over the age of 50.

It is more common in African Americans than any other racial or ethnic groups. more

We have all heard that we need to eat more fruits and vegetables. However, it seems that Americans are not eating what has been recommended. So, we have to wonder, what are we eating and why is it not fruits and vegetables?  more

2004 – Congress amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include local wellness policies, this law mandated: more
 

An informed choice on infant feeding can have a positive long-term effect on the health of both the mother and baby. The Health and Human Services National Breastfeeding Campaign promotes awareness that breastfeeding is the norm, or in other words, breastfeeding is the standard. more

Soy is a vegetable that has complete protein with essential amino acids. Those essential amino acids help to protect the body.  more

Take three bites less of everything. Three bites less of a typical fast-food burger will save you 100 calories, while leaving a couple of bites on your plate at each meal will spare you significant calories. Since our portions are almost always more than we need, you won't even notice.   more
 

Move during commercials. If you walk around, march in place or do simple calisthenics, you'll burn at least 100 calories in two hours.  more

Go skinny dipping. Instead of having guacamole with your favorite chips, try salsa. You'll save more than 100 calories per quarter-cup.  more

Eat bread, not butter. Just three pats of butter with the bread basket equals100 calories.   more

Over 120 countries celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. While the U.S. celebrates from August 1st – 7th, many countries celebrate in the first week of October.  more
 

Snacking may already be part of your daily routine at work, home, school, or even while driving. However, did you know that snacking can make a difference in your health?  more