Marion General Hospital | Healthy Mind and Body

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Healthy Mind and Body

Marion General's dietitians want all of us to learn how to become heart healthy by learning how to eat healthy. This class was developed to help you with grocery shopping, interpreting and reading nutrition labels, choosing foods that are better for you, and learning how to prepare them in a healthy manner.

Pre-registration is required for this free class by calling MGH Central Scheduling at 740/383-8484. Healthy snacks will be provided.

Good Nutrition is Key to Health & Performance

Good nutrition and exercise play crucial roles in enhancing human health. By utilizing realistic eating strategies to help you make the right food choices in today’s eat-and-run society, you can boost your energy, reduce stress, lose body fat, build muscle, and improve your overall health and performance. There is a wealth of knowledge available online regarding proper nutrition and exercise.

The dietitians in the Marion General Hospital Nutrition Services Department are pleased to provide the following list of credible nutrition websites for your information and use:

General

http://www.5aday.com/html/consumers/consumers_home.php
http://www.eatright.org
http://www.diabetes.org
http://www.healthyohioans.org/nutri/nutri1.htm
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
http://www.nml.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html
http://extension.osu.edu/health_and_nutrition/index.php
http://www.odh.oh.gov/hohc/nutri/nlinks.htm
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dga
http://www.foodsafety.gov
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200010
http://www.nutrition.gov

Pediatric

http://www.kidsnutrition.org
http://www.hec.ohio-sstate.edu/famlife/yc/growth.htm
http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/famlife/parenting/hns.htm#nutritionElderly
http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/famlife/aging/fsnutrition.htm
http://www.nutrition.tufts.edu/pdf/pyramid.pdf