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The food and physical activity choices you make every day affect your health - how you feel today, tomorrow, and in the future.  A Healthier You is grounded in the comprehensive science-based advice of the official Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005.   A Healthier You brings together nutrition information from the Federal Government to help you make smart choices about healthy eating and physical activity.  These keys to a healthy lifestyle may reduce your risk of getting such chronic diseases as heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and certain cancers, and increase your chances for a longer life.   This easy-to-use guide will help you make wise food and physical activity choices to manage your weight with: *     Two healthy eating plans:  The DASH Eating Plan and new Food Pyramid  *      A how-to use the Nutrition Food label to make product choices *      Tips for eating out and when you are on the go *      An assortment of recipes *      Guidelines on how to prepare, handle, and store food to keep you and your family safe, and *      Steps for incorporating physical activity into your life
Plus, A Healthier You includes the complete Dietary Guidelines for Americans with its 41 key recommendations

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• Part I Why Healthy Habits Matter-It's About You. For You(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Feel Better. Stay Healthy(p. 3)
• Chapter 2 Much More Than a Diet(p. 5)
• Chapter 3 Being Healthy Matters to You(p. 7)
• Part II Good Health Grounded in Science(p. 9)
• Chapter 4 Where to Start(p. 11)
• Chapter 5 A Calorie Is a Galorie, or Is It?(p. 19)
• Chapter 6 Calories + Nutrients = Food(p. 25)
• Chapter 7 Breaking It Down(p. 29)
• Chapter 8 Fats, Added Sugars, and Salt(p. 51)
• Chapter 9 The Balancing Act: Food and Physical Activity(p. 61)
• Chapter 10 Making Physical Activity Part of a Healthier You(p. 67)
• Chapter 11 Healthier Older Adults(p. 73)
• Chapter 12 Healthier Children(p. 81)
• Part III Making a Healthier You Happen-Worksheets(p. 87)
• My Personal Profile(p. 89)
• My Healthy Eating Plan Using the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Eating Plan(p. 91)
• One Week With the DASH Eating Plan(p. 99)
• My Shopping List(p. 107)
• Tips for Healthy Substitutes(p. 109)
• Tips for Using the Food Label(p. 111)
• My Physical Activity Tracker(p. 113)
• Part IV Recipes and Resources(p. 119)
• Introduction(p. 121)
• Recipes(p. 123)
• Web Sites(p. 227)
• My Money-Saving Tips(p. 235)
• Tips for Using Herbs and Spices (Instead of Salt)(p. 237)
• Play It Safe With Food(p. 239)
• Part V Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005(p. 241)
• Executive Summary(p. 243)
• Background and Purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans(p. 251)
• Adequate Nutrients Within Calorie Needs(p. 257)
• Weight Management(p. 269)
• Physical Activity(p. 277)
• Food Groups To Encourage(p. 281)
• Fats(p. 289)
• Carbohydrates(p. 299)
• Sodium and Potassium(p. 305)
• Alcoholic Beverages(p. 309)
• Food Safety(p. 313)
• Appendixes(p. 319)
• Eating Patterns(p. 320)
• The DASH Eating Plan at 1,600-, 2,000-, 2,600-, and 3,100-Calorie Levels(p. 320)
• USDA Food Guide(p. 322)
• Discretionary Calorie Allowance in the USDA Food Guide(p. 326)
• Food Sources of Selected Nutrients(p. 328)
• Food Sources of Potassium(p. 328)
• Food Sources of Vitamin E(p. 330)
• Food Sources of Iron(p. 331)
• Non-Dairy Food Sources of Calcium(p. 332)
• Food Sources of Calcium(p. 333)
• Food Sources of Vitamin A(p. 334)
• Food Sources of Magnesium(p. 335)
• Food Sources of Dietary Fiber(p. 337)
• Food Sources of Vitamin C(p. 339)
• Glossary(p. 340)
• Acronyms(p. 345)

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Author Bio:   
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the premier agency in America publishing guides for health and wellness of Americans.  HHS is the  United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans.  By law, HHS along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture are responsible for releasing a report providing nutrition and dietary guidelines for the general public ( The Dietary Guidelines for Americans ).