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»  Just Tell Me What to Eat  Written by Tom Nikkola - Director
of Nutrition & Weight Management  Take a walk through the diet
book section at any bookstore and prepare to be amazed. There
are countless books on what is considered the optimal diet for
health and weight loss. It is no wonder we are confused on what
to eat. Many books have an "acceptable" food list along with
rigid rules to follow in order to get the results promised.
Depending on the plan, the food lists vary on what is considered
healthy. To make things even more confusing, we are now seeing
healthy recommendations in the grocery store as well. As a side-
note, the FDA has helped put a halt on the promotion of the most
current labeling program, called Smart Choices, which was a food
industry-driven labeling plan.  Today, I want to just quickly
touch on some common