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Dessert Island - Is not getting a handle on those dessert calories getting a love handle on you?  Then this article's for you. click to continue

Good Diet Choices - Diet Decisions - Making Diet Choices That Positively Impact Your Weight Loss Program - Diet.  It's the scariest four-letter word that I know.  That's the problem with 'Diets'.  They are all so scary - no fun, no fun at all.

And that's one reason they so often fail.  If you're serious about losing weight, then you must make it fun! And hoppy!  Click here to continue

Hitting Diet Pay Dirt - When Dieting Pays Off on Those Weight Scales - A wad of sugarfree gum here, a stash of rice cakes there.  A diet drink that stinks here, and an almost calorieless piece of fake cheese there.  When dieting pays off in a big weigh...  click to continue 

Up Diet Creek Without a Paddle - Dealing with diet suckholes. The four winds were colliding over Diet Creek and Jenny didn't have a paddle in sight.  She heard the rumbling waterfall in the distance, not having time to wonder what a waterfall was doing in a creek.  click to continue

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Daily Chromium Requirements & Food Sources

The following chart depicts the recommended daily allowance for chromium, including best food sources.  Chromium assists in the maintenance of glucose levels within the body.

Chromium - Assists in maintenance of glucose levels.

Age

Recommended Daily Allowance

Infants

Birth - 6 months

0.2 mcg

 

7 - 12 months

5.5 mcg

Children

1 yr - 3 yrs

11 mcg

 

4 yrs - 8 yrs

15 mcg

Males

9 yrs - 13 yrs

25 mcg

 

14 yrs - 18 yrs

35 mcg

 

19 yrs - 30 yrs

35 mcg

 

31 yrs - 50 yrs

35 mcg

 

51 yrs & older

30 mcg

Females

9 yrs - 13 yrs

21 mcg

 

14 yrs - 18 yrs

24 mcg

 

19 yrs - 30 yrs

25 mcg

 

31 yrs - 50 yrs

25 mcg

 

51 yrs & older

20 mcg

Pregnant

< 18 yrs

29 mcg

 

19 yrs - 50 yrs

30 mcg

Lactating

< 18 yrs

44 mcg

 

19 yrs - 50 yrs

45 mcg

 

Food Sources for Chromium

1/2 cup Broccoli - 11 mcg chromium

1 cup Grape Juice - 8 mcg chromium

Dried Garlic - 1 teaspoon - 3 mcg chromium

1 cup Orange Juice - 2 mcg chromium

Red Wine - 5 ounces, up to 13 mcg chromium

Whole Wheat Bread, 1 slice - 1 mcg chromium

1 medium apple with the peeling - 1 mcg chromium

1 medium peeled banana - 1 mcg chromium

The Perfect Summer Diet -  Freshly hatched baby birds squawk from a nearby tree, poison ivy is sprouting all about us, and pappy is scraping last year's bounty from the trusty old grill - why it's no wonder why summer presents the perfect time for dieting!   continue

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Things You Need to Know Before You Begin Any Diet - Before attempting to subscribe to any weight loss plan it’s imperative to know the amount of food that you are currently eating and what proportions you will be eating when you begin your diet.  Let’s ask ourselves some very important questions before we began.  click to continue

 
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