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Healthy South Dakota Concessions Model Policy
Monosodium glutamate (MSG): is it bad for you?
(Mayo Clinic)
NEW: Model Concessions Policy for Non-school Youth Sporting Events
Let's Move - national campaign to solve the challenge of childhood obesity.
Community tool kits available from Healthy South Dakota
Graphic standards for using Healthy South Dakota logo
The Healthy South Dakota Nutrition and Physical Activity Program is reflected in the Office of Health Promotion 2020 Strategic Map - the vision is that all South Dakotans will enjoy healthy lives free from the devastation of chronic diseases.
Exercise: Prescription for Health
Ready for a healthy challenge? The Exercise: Prescription for Health challenge encourages you to be physically active to improve your health. It is being conducted in collaboration with the South Dakota State Medical Association but you don't need an exercise prescription to participate. However, if you have questions about your ability to be physically active, do consult your physician.
The challenge will run January 15-February 29. You can join the friendly competition as individuals or as a team. Click here to sign up for the challenge or log your minutes of activity. The challenge is web-based and each participant needs their own email address to participate. At the end of challenge 10 randomly selected participants will receive a 2012 South Dakota State Parks pass. Start the year off right by increasing your physical activity. Exercise is indeed medicine!
New Year's Resolutions Success
If your New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight, it is not enough to eat healthy foods and exercise for only a few weeks or even months. The changes you make have to become part of your lifestyle. Lifestyle changes start with taking an honest look at your eating habits and daily routine.
After you have determined your personal challenges to weight loss, try working out a strategy to gradually change habits and attitudes that have prevented you from being successful in the past. It is not enough to just recognize your challenges; you have to plan for how you will deal with them if you are going to succeed in losing weight once and for all.
If you have an occasional setback, don’t give up. Simply start fresh the next day. Remember you are planning to change your life. It won’t happen all at once so start small. Then stick to it and the results of your healthier lifestyle will be well worth it.
Reading the Label
To find out just what is in the food you are choosing learn to use the food label. Read the nutrition facts label for these important facts:
- Look at the serving size and the number of servings per package.
- Check out the percent Daily Value (%DV) column.
- Try to keep saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, and sodium at 5% or less
- Look for foods that have 20% or more fiber, calcium, potassium, and vitamin D.
Use this interactive tool to practice using food labels to make healthy choices.
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Learn about tobacco-free options for your
family, how being tobacco-free is good for your
business, and find help quitting tobacco.
You're It. Get Fit! President's Challenge
Can vitamin C improve your mood? (Mayo Clinic)
Seasonal fruits and vegetables
2008 Physical Activity Guidelines
State Indicator Report on Physical Activity, 2010
State Indicator Report on Physical Activity, 2010: SD Action Guide
Small Steps Changes of the Month
Eat blueberries for phytonutrients that may help to prevent chronic disease. They improve short-term memory and promote healthy aging and are a low-calorie source of fiber and vitamin C.