16. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 4:53 am PDT

Pretty soon I won't have to be getting information from Johns Hopkins University because my best friends nephfew is going there , and he will do very well there .He just has to make sure that he studies and hits the books and dosen't learn anatomy from the nursing students !!!

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17. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:02 am PDT

Cheryl, great factual nutrition tips/statements. Do u do for this for Yahoo on regular basis? Keep up this column. marilyn www.philamcookbook.com

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18. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:02 am PDT

Too vague as aways!

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19. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:05 am PDT

Would you tell me what those nutrients are and in what quantities should they be taken?

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20. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:10 am PDT

A British study done in 1997 showed that when comparinig produce from the 1930s with produce from the 1980s, the mineral content of fruits and vegetables had diminished significantly. Calcium was down nearly 30%, iron was down 32%, and magnesium was down 21%. I personally think everyone should take at least a multivitamin to make up for the loss of nutrients in our produce. It's ironic, because I always imagined as a kid that in the future we'd have food pills - little pills we would take instead of food. Now we have to take a pill (multivitamin) with our food just to get the nutrients we're lacking!

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21. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:12 am PDT

This article was great! In a shorter response to the comment made about the fact that some people would still be obese even when following a healthy life style; I agree with the mayo clinic. There are so many things that affect weight. Diet and exercise are, sometimes, the only factors we can control.

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22. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:22 am PDT

I entirely agree with your view. I am a practising nutritionist in India, at Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh. the media is flooded with so much of info that the readers need to be informed of the right nutrition facts. Dr.Latha Sashi, President, Indian Dietetic Association, Andhra Pradesh Chapter.

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23. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:23 am PDT

I agree to what the author has adviced in this write-up. I have gained 18 lbs. after giving birth a year ago. I started running/walking regularly, two months ago and eventually reduced my calorie intake. Now I've lost 4 pounds and most of my love handles. It just takes a strong will and discipline.

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24. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:27 am PDT

I definitely agree with your comments. As a registered nutritionist-dietitian in the Philippines, lifestyle and proper food choices greatly affect in the achievement of the nutrition program made for individual patients. There are a lot of products stating claims that weight loss can be achieved in a short amount of time. If no studies are done to claim the effectivity of the product, I tend to give my patients the old fashion way to reduce weight. That is discipline and change in lifestyle.

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25. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:32 am PDT

I think your write about most things in this article but I do have one question? What can I add to my diet, food or supplement that will keep my apetitite away and keep my mind off eating and will also give me energy? I find myself taking diet pills because they do give me energy and I don't think about food untill it's time for a meal and that it's self helps me to lose weight. I haven't lost it overnight, but I have lost 22 lbs. in six months taking a diet pill, watching what I eat and exercising but when I decide I want to quit taking the pills due to health and cost I can't controll my bad habits.So what is an alternative? Signed Crystal

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26. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:32 am PDT

Thank you for your wonderful advice. It is well needed in today's world of corruption. All would be well to heed your recommendations.

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27. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:46 am PDT

There are people who are experts. The experts provide documentation that holds up there opinions. Yes everyone is individual. That does not mean that eating a healthy diet in proper portion, getting a good physical workout is going to mean that and that a majority of the population will have a problem with weight. Too many americans are eating at fast food places then taking pills to get the required nutrients the body needs to stay healthy. That is not healthy. Americans by and large have become sedentary. We need to get outside and do some real work, gardening, walking the dog, swimming, and other physical activities. We also need to skip the fast food restaurants, and other convenience foods that provide unhealthy levels of salt, fat, sugar, chemicals, and other items that provide the thought the this will not make me fat or this has no calories or very few calories so it wont make me fat. Preparing a good meal does not any more or not much more than the convenience food. Eat good, exercise, and feel better. I am not an expert but I bet you can find many experts who can provide research that shows that my opinion is not far from the truth.

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28. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:56 am PDT

You are 99% correct, in my opinion! The only thing I feel is missing is that no matter how carefully we attempt to "eat a balanced diet", the fact remains that our food supply is lacking in basic nutritional value. This is due to over-farming, and mineral depletion in our soils, as well as other factors. It's nearly impossible, living in the USA, and not growing our own food supply, to get all the nutrition we need from conventional diet alone. That's the reason some kind of supplimentation is necessary. There really ARE some revolutionary products out there that are going to help you get and stay healthy. Finding these products can help you, your family, and many people you know obtain optimal health and drop unhealthy excess weight. I know this both by documentation AND testimonial. One such testimonial is my own! So let's not assume the grocery store holds all we need to facilitate a healthful diet. That's thinking that had a basis in fact about fifty years ago...

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29. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 5:57 am PDT

Good advice, though funnily enough there are sponsored links on this page about losing weight in a short time! Maybe you need to be sure your comments are on a page without any advertising that is detrimental to what you are trying to say!

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30. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 6:09 am PDT

Why does nobody ever address the amount of processed foods that grace our tables every day? Everything - from bread, to ketchup and salad dressings - contain High Fructose Corn Syrup which is deadly to the body's system. It puts on weight. And, be watchful of sweeteners in all those foods, too. Aspartame and Sucralose (Splenda)were created in a laboratory and is nothing but chemicals. But NO dietician or diet book EVER addresses this!! I recommend www.mercola.com or www.westonaprice.org for more nutrition information. And, by the way, why - if we're all ostensibly eating margarine instead of butter, chicken instead of beef, are we all so fat? And, if we keep purporting a low-fat diet, how are we absorbing those wonderful and necessary fat-soluble vitamins?? I've had it with mainstream diet dictocrats. We just need to stop eating processed food and fast food. It's that simple.

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