Nutrition for everyone

These days, a wealth of nutrition information is at your finger tips. From diet books to newspaper articles, everyone seems to have an opinion about what you should be eating. It’s no secret that good nutrition plays an essential role in maintaining health.
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While you already know it is important to eat a healthy diet, you may find it more difficult to sort through all of the information about nutrition and food choices.
Maintaining an appropriate weight and consuming a nutritionally adequate diet are essential throughout life.

Excessive weight gain, and/or inadequate consumption of essential nutrients such as calcium, folic acid, and essential fatty acids significantly increase the risk for premature disability or death from heart disease, cancer, stroke, kidney disease, cataracts, and other acute or chronic conditions. The resiliency of the body creates opportunities to prevent and, in some cases, reverse some risk factors. The Department of Health and Senior Services has gathered these web links to provide information about proper nutrition as well as food assistance to help each person reach their optimum life expectancy and to enjoy better health and quality of life