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The American Heart Association’s National Eating Healthy Day

Urges New Jersey to Be Colorful, Live Healthy

Robbinsville, NJ, October 26, 2016 – National Eating Healthy Day is Wednesday, Nov. 2 and as the American Heart Association’s new +color campaign emphasizes, it’s important to BE COLORFUL. Because as the old saying goes, “you are what you eat.” On this iconic day, and throughout the entire month of November, the association wants to remind New Jersey residents that by adding more color to meals through fruits and vegetables, people can take simple yet significant steps to a more vibrant, healthier, longer life.

 

In an effort to improve the diet quality of 55 million Americans, the association’s +color campaign is educating consumers on fruits and vegetables and the benefits each has to one’s health. Fruits and vegetables typically have more nutrients with fewer calories than other less-healthy food choices. Eating a colorful variety may help you prevent heart disease, stroke and other illnesses. National Eating Healthy Day and +color provide important resources that can help our community members make healthier changes to their diet as easy as possible.

 

“There’s proof in the research that preventive methods like healthy eating can increase survival rates from heart disease,” said Perry Weinstock, MD, FACC, FNLA, member of the South Central NJ American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Regional Board of Directors and Chief of Cardiology at Cooper University Hospital.  “It’s important to make those smart eating choices, like adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet each day, so that you can live a healthier life for you and your family.”

 

To improve heart-health, folks across the country are taking simple steps to participate in National Eating Healthy Day.  The American Heart Association New Jersey office is offering a free toolkit for those interested in participating in National Eating Healthy Day.  Resources include easy-to-do, fun activities for the entire family, community, school and workplace; ideas for motivating others to eat healthier; and a variety of delicious, colorful recipes. To request a free toolkit, email [email protected].

 

To learn more about +color and National Eating Healthy Day, visit www.heart.org/eathealthy.

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