Healthy eating: Changing your eating habits

Why is it important to make changes for healthy eating?

Eating healthy foods is good for your overall health. With a healthy diet, your body can get the nutrients it needs to stay strong and work well. And you lower your risk for high cholesterol, heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, stroke, cancer, and other health problems.

A healthy diet is important no matter what size you are. You can improve your health by eating foods that are good for you no matter what you weigh.

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Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH	Last Updated: February 6, 2009
Medical Review:	Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition Rhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Diabetes Educator
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