Healthy Eating Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/healthy-eating/ PrimaryMed.com Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:25:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://primarymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-primarycare_icon-32x32.png Healthy Eating Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/healthy-eating/ 32 32 Healthy Eating During the Holidays https://primarymed.com/healthy-eating-during-the-holidays-2/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:25:32 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=5274 This year, due to COVID-19, health experts are all advising against large holiday gatherings and are instead advising that we limit our holiday celebrations to members of our own households and to consider meeting virtually with extended family members and friends. However, we might still be tempted to overcompensate with our food and beverages even […]

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]]> Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Have Similar Health Benefits https://primarymed.com/root-vegetables-and-exotic-fruits-have-similar-health-benefits/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:10:29 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=4556 According to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), “Despite seeming as polar opposites of one another, root vegetables and exotic fruits have very similar health benefits.” Science Daily defines a root vegetable as, “underground plant parts used as vegetables. They are called root vegetables for lack of a better generic term but include both […]

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]]> Childhood Obesity Affects 1 in 5 American Children What Can We Do to Keep Our Children Healthy? https://primarymed.com/childhood-obesity-affects-1-in-5-american-children-what-can-we-do-to-keep-our-children-healthy/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 06:50:15 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2712 The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports that 1 in 5 children in the United States are currently considered obese. The Mayo Clinic explains that, “Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. Children who are obese are above the normal weight for their age and height.” […]

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]]> The FDA Has Updated the Nutrition Facts Label: What You Need to Know https://primarymed.com/the-fda-has-updated-the-nutrition-facts-label-what-you-need-to-know/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:35:52 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2194 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has mandated all food manufacturers to update packaged foods with its new nutrition facts label to reflect updated scientific findings to help consumers make better-informed food choices. The mandate gives some manufacturers until 2020 and others until 2021 to have the new labels on all their packaging. The […]

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