Nutrition and Your Health

The growing epidemic of obesity in America has refocused nationwide attention on nutrition. Schools have banned soda and snack machines; food manufacturers have reformulated many of their products, eliminating trans fats and reducing sugar content. The Department of Agriculture has re-created its food pyramid, recognizing that one size doesn’t fit all.

Just how does nutrition affect your weight and overall health? What, exactly, constitutes a “healthy diet”? Is organic really better? What role can or do vitamins play? Why should someone care about calories, carbohydrates or saturated fats? And what are the key items individuals should know about practicing good nutrition?

Host: Bruce Karlin, M.D.
Guests: Edward Saltzman, M.D., Chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition, Tufts Medical Center, Denise Rollinson, M.D., Chairperson, Mass. Medical Society Cmte. on Nutrition and Physical Activity

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

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