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How to eat for health

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Rather than trying out the latest diet, make small, healthy changes that are easy to continue. Eating healthy does not mean you have to change everything you eat all at once. Try substituting or adding one new healthy change at a time.

The Office on Women's Health is grateful for the medical review by:
  • Office of Nutrition Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
  • Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health
  • Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Food and Drug Administration
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Page last updated: October 23, 2025