HHS Unveils "A Healthier You"

A New Consumer-Oriented Book on Healthy Living, Based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will enter the nation's bookstores, libraries and Web sites in time for the holidays with a consumer-friendly interpretation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the benchmark federal recommendations for healthy living, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced today.

A Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans gives consumers simple steps for healthy living, drawn from the science-based nutrition and physical activity advice of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, the latest update of the report.

"A Healthier You is about healthy lifestyles and common sense ideas to help us improve our health one step at a time. It's important information to share with the people you share about," Secretary Leavitt said.

To make the advice easier to find, the new book will be offered in places where people usually look for diet and exercise books, including retail bookstores. ...

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