Indulge Your Taste Buds And Your Health

Shared by Ivan Sokolov • medicine, navy medicine live blog, food • 2014

By Lt. Melissa Amescua, RDN, MSC, USN, clinical dietitian, Nutrition Management Department, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, and Cmdr. Connie Scott, MSC, USN, department head, Health Promotion and Wellness, and specialty leader, Navy Dietetics, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center. "For our health, we know we can’t just make our food choices based on what tastes, or makes us feel good. While it is no secret that eating healthy isn’t easy, the reasons why are complex. But understanding why we eat the way we do is the first step in changing our dietary habits in favor of healthier ones."