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Healthy eating: Recognizing your hunger signals
Now that you have read this information, you're ready to start listening to your body's hunger signals.
Talk with your doctor
If you have questions about this information, print it out and take it with you when you visit your doctor. You may want to mark areas or make notes in the margins where you have questions.
If your goal is to get to a healthy weight, your doctor can refer you to a dietitian, an expert in helping people learn to eat healthy.
If you would like more information on healthy eating, the following organizations can provide information:
Organizations
| Food and Nutrition Information Center | |
| 10301 Baltimore Avenue | |
| Suite 105 | |
| Beltsville, MD 20705 | |
| Phone: | (301) 504-5414 |
| Fax: | (301) 504-6409 |
| Web Address: | www.nal.usda.gov/fnic |
This U.S. Department of Agriculture Web site has information about nutrition, food labels, weight, dietary guidelines, food safety, supplements, nutrition research, and more. | |
| National Agricultural Library: Nutrition.gov | |
| 10301 Baltimore Avenue | |
| Beltsville, MD 20705 | |
| Phone: | (301) 504-5414 |
| Fax: | (301) 504-6409 |
| Web Address: | www.nutrition.gov |
This Web site has information on nutrition, healthy eating, exercise, and food safety. You can use an e-mail form to ask a food-related question. | |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture: MyPyramid | |
| 3101 Park Center Drive | |
| Suite 1034 | |
| Alexandria, VA 22302 | |
| Phone: | 1-888-7-PYRAMID (1-888-779-7264) |
| E-mail: | support@cnpp.usda.gov |
| Web Address: | www.mypyramid.gov |
The MyPyramid food guidance Web site provides many options to help people make healthy food choices and to be active every day. Enter your age, gender, and activity level to get a food plan specific to your needs. You can also print out worksheets for tracking your progress and goals. On this Web site, you'll find answers to many of your questions about healthy eating. | |
| Author: | Cynthia Tank | Last Updated: May 14, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine Rhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Diabetes Educator | |
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