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New Food Guidelines Coincide With Body-for-LIFE Plan

Posted on: Tuesday, 18 January 2005, 09:00 CST

GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- After 13 years of the same suggested food and nutrition standards, the Food Guide Pyramid collapsed last week as the federal government announced new guidelines for nutrition and health. Unlike years past, this plan urges Americans to incorporate more exercise as part of their daily routine.

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While calorie-counting and fad diets have lured people in for years, the majority who try either method have not successfully maintained weight loss without exercise. The government's acknowledgement that nutrition and exercise are the best way to a healthy lifestyle may have sparked new guidelines, but 4.5 million readers of the best-selling book Body-for-LIFE already knew them.

For 10 years the Body-for-LIFE program has operated as a nutrition and exercise hybrid. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 encourage people to partake in at least 30 minutes of exercise per day in addition to consuming a diet richer in fruits, vegetables and whole grains. More than 2 million people following Body-for-LIFE have been able to transform their bodies and their lives by coupling nutritious eating with both cardio and weight training.

"I don't think it's possible to maintain a healthy weight without exercise," says James Hill, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado. "Exercise is the key for many people because it provides a way to achieve and maintain weight loss. Body-for-LIFE has been preaching the value of both for years. The program underlines what the federal government has recently suggested."

Everyday People Take Part

Kelly Adair, a working mother from Omaha, Nebraska, has followed Body-for-LIFE for the past seven years. On the program, she has been able to achieve the kind of transformation that altering her eating habits never produced.

"I tried dieting for years. I eliminated fat, then I eliminated carbs," Adair says. "I couldn't stay in shape without exercise. With Body-for-LIFE, there's a balance. By eating healthy and exercising, you are able to see greater changes that you can sustain for a lifetime. It's not rocket science."

At no other time has the importance of both nutrition and exercise been as evident. According to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, two out of every three Americans are overweight or obese, and one out of every two doesn't get enough exercise. While obesity in America has doubled in the past two decades, there are millions of people like Adair -- from every age group and geographic area -- who have adopted Body-for-LIFE and sustained their weight loss.

How It Works

Starting the Body-for-LIFE program is simple. Follow these general guidelines:

-- Eat 5-6 small meals per day.

-- Eat a portion of protein and carbohydrates with each meal. Add a

portion of vegetables with at least two meals daily. Follow the

palm/fist portion control rule.

-- Get active! Alternate days of cardio exercise and weight training for

6 days each week. It takes less than 4 hours per week.

The complete program guide is free and available by calling 1-877-Body4Life or visiting http://www.bodyforlife.com/ .

About Body-for-LIFE

The Body-for-LIFE plan is the product of EAS, a leading science-based nutrition company based in Golden, Colo. The program best-selling author Bill Phillips created lives on and is now shifting into high gear as fad diets lose their cachet amid mounting evidence that they flagrantly violate the basic building blocks and needs of human physiology. The program underlines the benefits of a healthy lifestyle in which nutritional eating, coupled with weight training and cardio, all contribute to one's success.

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EAS

CONTACT: Gerri Kelly of Wheatley & Timmons, +1-312-755-6212, orgkelly@wheatleytimmons.com

Web site: http://www.bodyforlife.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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