San Mateo Medical Center

Introduction

Welcome to the Diet Center. Here you will find all the information you need on diets and healthful eating—from therapeutic, hospital-prescribed diets, to popular diets, to everyday eating tips.

Therapeutic Diets

• Balanced diet
• Calorie-counting diet
• Carbohydrate counting
• Cholesterol-lowering diet
• Fat-restricted diet (low-fat diet)
• Heart healthy diet
• High-fiber diet
• Lactose-controlled diet (lactose-free diet)
• Pregnancy diet
• Vegetarian diet
• More Therapeutic Diets

Popular Diets

• Dr. Phil’s ultimate weight loss solution
• Hollywood diet
• Jenny Craig
• The macrobiotic diet
• NutriSystem diet
• More Popular Diets

Healthful Eating

Finding the Right Diet

• The best diet for you
• Cueing into your eating patterns
• The DASH diet
• Detox diets debunked
• Diet detectives: spotting sensible diets
• Diet shakes and meal replacements: can they really help me lose weight?
• Getting to the heart of a healthful diet
• The macrobiotic diet
• The Mediterranean diet and good health
• The raw or the cooked: Do raw food (living food) diets promote good health?

Healthful Eating (Continued)

Changing Your Diet

• Decreasing your caffeine intake
• Decreasing your salt intake
• Decreasing your triglycerides through dietary changes
• Food cravings
• Just how much food is on that plate? Understanding portion control
• Limiting potassium in your diet
• Limiting your intake of sugar
• Putting national dietary guidelines to use for you
• Saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol

Meeting Your Nutritional Needs

• 70 and beyond: what you need to eat
• Are three squares a day the only healthy way?
• Deciphering the nutrition facts label: Do you know what you are eating?
• Eating a diet moderate in protein-rich foods
• Eat a diet rich in calcium
• Eat a diet rich in vitamin D
• Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables
• Eating healthfully on a tight budget
• Eating healthfully: tips to make it easier
• Good food sources of vitamin B6
• Good food sources of iron
• Good food sources of omega-3 fatty acids
• Healthful eating for teens on the run
• Healthful snacking: Is it possible?

Related Conditions

• Celiac disease
• Coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Crohn's disease
• Diverticulitis
• Dyspepsia
• Gastric ulcer
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• High cholesterol
• Hypertension
• Lactose intolerance
• Obesity
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes

Food & Nutrition Resources

• Food and Nutrition
• Recipes
• Therapeutic and Popular Diets

Therapeutic Centers

• Eating Disorders Center
• Weight Management Center