Fiber

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Fiber
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Fiber

• Fiber is the part of the plant food that humans
  cannot digest.
• skin
• Seeds
• Middle part of fruits
• Vegetables
• Whole grains
• Dried beans

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How to get your 30 grams a Day!!
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• Eat 3 or more pieces of fruit each day
• Eat 3 or more ½-cup servings of vegetables each
  day
• Eat beans 4 times a week
• Eat 4 or more servings of whole-grain breads,
  cereals and pasta, brown rice and oatmeal each day

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• Fiber-full Day
• Breakfast
• Orange
• Shredded wheat w/ rasins
• Corn muffin
• Lunch
• Tuna sandwich w/ lettuce, tomato on wheat bread
• Minestrone soup
• Apple
• Dinner
• Broiled chicken
• Broccoli w/ scallions
• Garden salad
• banana

• Fiber-less Day
• Breakfast
• Doughnut
• Milk
• Lunch
• Cheeseburger w/ fries
• Shake
• Dinner
• Broiled chicken
• Mashed potatoes
• Ice cream

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• Less of That
• Meat w/ streaks of fat
• Chicken w/ skin
• Cold cuts
• Fried foods
• Fats added to foods butter, margarine, salad
  dressing, mayo
• Packaged snacks bakery products
• Full-fat dairy foods
• Salt-cured meats

• Eat More of This
• Whole grains
• Vegetables
• Fruit
• Dried beans
• Fish
• Chicken without skin
• Non-fat milk and yogurt
• Low-fat cheese
• Nuts and seeds

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Eating disorders

• Anorexia Nervosa
• An eating disorder in which the person refuses to
  eat because of a fear of weight gain.

• Bulimia
• An eating disorder based on a cycle of bingeing
  and purging food.

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Fad Diet A weight loss plan that promises
unrealistic results.
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Eating disorders

• Overweight
• Weighing 10 more than ones recommended weight.

• Obesity
• A condition in which one weighs 20 more than the
  recommended weight.

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What is the most effective way to diet?

• Change your eating habits
• Cut down on junk foods, fats, and sugars
• Increase your exercise
• Watch portion sizes

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steroids

• Anabolic steroids are synthetic compounds that
  resemble the male hormone testosterone.
• Doctors use small amounts of anabolic steroids to
  treat some diseases.
• Use of anabolic steroids for performance
  enhancement has severe side effects and can be
  dangerous.