36 Quotes About Diets-and-dieting

(Griffey) said when he was my age he was like my size. I'm trying to get on the diet he was on.

Changing our diet is something we choose to do, not something we are forced to do. Instead of dreading it, try saying, ''Here's another thing I get to do to help myself. Great!''

People are consuming too much salt and excessive sodium levels in the diet are estimated to contribute to 41% of deaths annually from cardiovascular disease. One teaspoon less of salt a day per person would have a favourable influence on public health

We like food, ... This is too much to eat at one time. You'd get sick.

Probably nothing in the world arouses more false hopes than the first four hours of a diet.

It's a weight-loss diet, not a weight-maintenance diet.

We think the demand is up because more and more consumers are making the connection between diet and health -- how what they eat relates to how long they live and how well they live. People have started to come back to red meat, but they're looking for a variety.

Keep in mind that fortified foods should be treated like supplements only to help you meet nutrient needs you cannot otherwise meet not replace the goal of a balanced, plant-based diet.

The message is not to do away with fish in your diet. What's needed is a shift away from high-mercury species to those with much lower levels. That should be easy to do for most consumers if they had the right information.