Easy Ways To Understand Nutrition Information

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

To Understand Nutrition Information (NAPSA)—Low fat, trans fat, no fat; the health benefits (or not) of chocolate, milk, nuts, coffee, etc.—all of this conflicting information is leaving Americans confused and mystified about how to take care of themselves. With the abundanceof health and nutrition information in the news every day, it is no wonder that Americansare suffering from health information overload. In fact, according to The Healthy Boomer Survey of 1,086 baby boomers conducted on behalf of www.eatbetteramerica.com, more than one-half are frustrated and confused by conflicting health and nutritional information avail- able today. Although boomers are actively searching for simple ways to stay healthy, half of all boomers surveyed find it difficult to stay current on all the new health and nutritional information. Addition- ally, more than four out of 10 boomers are overwhelmedbyall of the inconsistent health reports and they feel that they hear too much data about health and nutrition that is not relevant to them. Americanslook for simple, easy ways to answer their questions. Currently, three-fourths of boomers receive most of their trusted health and nutritional information from doctors and nutritionists. Following closely as a trusted source are health-related Web sites; however, boomers revealed that they actually utilize these sites only about a quarter of the time when searching for information. The reason may be that most of the information on current sites is boring, confusing and just plain difficult to follow. A new, innovative Web site called eatbetteramerica.com was myspot signup login eat betteramerica.comMics if you at to live better, you're notalone. oN > meineCountries Eat Healthier? TITY DoOther ~ [is = a Americansare looking for simple, easy tips on living a healthierlife. created specifically with baby boomers in mind. Thesite acts as a trusted resource center to provide useful, educational and engaging food and nutrition information to lead a healthy life. The site allows you to set personal goals and provides recipes and suggestions to help you maintain and follow a successful path. The site also provides a community of support and offers simple changes to improve your health and lets you know that you are not in this alone. “With the plethora of information overwhelming Americans, we saw the opportunity to create a simple, straightforward Website that makes eating better, easier and more fun,” said Jeff Fuller, Health and Wellness Center of Excellence, General Mills. “We feel that eatbetteramerica.com answers this need by creating a place where people can learn from experts, as well as from others like themselves, how healthy eating habits and easy-to-follow exercises can lead to a betterlife.” For more information about this site, please log on to www.eat betteramerica.com.

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