March is National Nutrition Month so what better time to look again at the new USDA Dietary Guidelines that encourage us to Make Every Bite Count! What does that mean, exactly, in terms of healthier eating? It's spelled out in one of the important new guidelines that says we should work to "focus on meeting food group needs with nutrient-dense foods and beverages, and stay within calorie limits.” Here's how to break that down and see you're meeting that goal: Say you're in th

The nation’s obesity rate now surpasses 40 percent of all adults, after holding in the 35 percent range as recently as 2012. No U.S. state has had a statistically significant drop in its obesity rate in the past five years. A person is considered obese when their Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 or above. Though by no means a perfect indicator of the health of an individual, the BMI weight-to-height ratio is generally accepted as the measure of overweight and obesity. This statis