Eating healthy foods can improve your overall health and may even help prevent disease from occurring. To give your body the balanced nutrition it needs, make smart choices from each food group. Eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products, lean meats, poultry, fish, and beans. Also choose foods low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium) and added sugars.

Healthy eating will reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and breast, colon and prostate cancers. Eating healthy will help you avoid weight gain, increase your energy, and help you to feel better now and in the future. Start eating healthy now.

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