| Breast Cancer Awareness Month Tips |
| Friday, 02 September 2011 15:53 | |||
 Everywhere, September 2011— October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and registered dietician Elizabeth Ward is providing lifestyle and diet tips to help women reduce the risk of this life-threatening disease. Here are some of her easy-to-follow tips:
Make calories count by choosing nutrient dense foods - whole grains, seafood and lean protein sources like chicken and fortified eggs. Incorporate high quality, lean protein into your diet, to increase satiety in-between meals and help reduce overall calorie intake. Stay physically active for at least 35 minutes a day. This will help with weight control, as well as help reduce risk of certain cancers, such as breast cancer. Ward is also touting the health benefit of fortified eggs. Egg-land’s Best Eggs is teaming up with The Susan G. Komen Foundation and from September 15th to November 15th, will release egg cartons with a Komen for the Cure ribbon. For each pink ribbon carton sold, Egg-land’s Best will make a donation of up to $50,000 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD, is a freelance writer and nutrition consultant, and writes on a regular basis for Men’s Fitness, WebMD, and USAToday.com. Ward completed her undergraduate degree in human nutrition at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; a one-year dietetic internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and a master's degree in mass communication at Boston University. She is the recipient of the 125 Alumni to Watch Award from the University of Massachusetts, and was named Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year by the Massachusetts Dietetic Association. SOURCE: Elizabeth Ward
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