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Exercise - What are You Eating? The foods you eat impact your health. You are never too young
Heart Disease Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fats: or too old to start making wise food choices. What is is worth to you to feel better, have more energy, and be

Getting high blood A proper combination of protein, fat, and healthy? Look at what you are eating now. List your food habits and identify things that you are doing well,
pressure under control carbohydrates are needed for good health. and areas where you could improve. How do you feel when you eat this way? List any health concerns that
lessens stress on the ƒ Protein - Protein is needed to repair and create may be a consequence of your eating habits.
heart. Many studies have new cells, tissues, hormones, enzymes and Good Choice
found that blood pressure muscles in our bodies. Our bodies can’t store Food Habit: or Poor Choice? How My Body Reacts:
can be reduced by eating a diet:
protein, so we must eat it daily in our diet. Too
ƒ low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and little protein can cause skin problems and give
total fat you an unhealthy and tired appearance.

ƒ emphasizing fruits, vegetables, and fat- ƒ Carbohydrate - Your body uses carbohydrates
free or low-fat milk and milk products, (carbs) to make glucose which is the fuel that
whole grain products, fish, poultry, nuts. gives you energy and helps keep everything
ƒ reduced in lean red meat, sweets, added going. Your body can use glucose immediately or
sugars, and sugar-containing beverages store it in your liver and muscles for when it is

ƒ rich in potassium, magnesium, and needed.
calcium, as well as ƒ Fat -Your body needs some fat to grow. Like
protein and fiber.
carbohydrates, fat is a source of energy, but the
This eating plan is known body will store unused fat when it gets more
as the DASH eating plan— than it needs.
Dietary Approaches to Stop
Hypertension (DASH), also What Are Calories?
focuses on reducing salt intake. Only a small ƒ A calorie is a measure of the energy that a food
amount of salt that we consume comes from supplies to your body. But, when talking about
the salt added at the table, and only small physical activity, a calorie is a measure of the
amounts of sodium occur naturally in food. energy that your body uses in performing the
Processed foods account for most of the salt
and sodium Americans consume. So, be sure activity. Put out the Smoke
to read food labels to ƒ Calorie balance is like a scale. To remain in
choose products lower in balance and stay at the same body weight, the How does smoking affect nutrient intake? Smoking has a negative impact on the
sodium. calories you get from foods must be balanced by way our bodies use vitamins and nutrients on a daily basis.
the calories your body uses up. If you eat more ƒ Smoking just one cigarette robs the body of 25mg of vitamin C (the amount of
calories than you use, you gain weight. If you vitamin C in an orange), which is an antioxidant to help prevent disease.
“burn up” more calories than you eat, you lose
weight. ƒ Smoking affects the absorption of vitamin D, which helps the body absorb
calcium. Smokers have a higher risk of osteoporosis.