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• I would like to focus on three issues related to consumption: food, diets and supplements, which is the fifth "C" to becoming a centenarian.
• Earlier this year I reported on the revised food pyramid as the basis for what you should be eating.
• Breads and pasta are now classified as grains.
• The pyramid also provides an analysis for the other five categories: vegetables, fruits, milk, meats and beans, and oils.
• Finally, the pyramid, which looks like a set of steps, calls the top step physical activity, which I will cover in detail next week.
• Regulating the amount you eat and the time that you eat are the two critical components of consumption.
• Your metabolism controls what happens when we eat.
• If you skip meals or only eat one a day, your body responds by trying to store fat because it anticipates an energy shortage.
• An interesting phenomenon that reflects our culture is our attitude toward portion size.
• Americans feel cheated that small portions, which might provide adequate nutrition, don't give us our money's worth.
• All of these food facts lead to another American pastime - dieting.
• Instead of discussing Atkins, South Beach or the Weight Watchers diet plans, let's consider just the concept of a diet.
• Six small balanced meals throughout the day is the recommended diet.
• Certainly this approach is not as glamorous as saying I am on the "Such and Such" diet, and I have lost 10 pounds.
• The result of the surgery is to make the stomach smaller so you have to eat smaller amounts more frequently.
• You should begin your new "diet" with a physical examination, including a blood work up to find out how your body is handling your food intake.

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