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Appendix N:
Read the Food Label To Choose Foods
Lower in Fat, Saturated Fat, and
Cholesterol
The handout below, Read the Food Label to Choose Foods Lower in Fat, Saturated Fat, and
Cholesterol, is given out to all participants in Session 3.
Source: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Offce
of Prevention, Education and Control. Your Heart. Your Life. A Lay Health
Educator’s Manual, page 94.
Pub. No.: 99-3674, December 999
Web site: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/latino/eng_mnl.pdf
Description: This handout is taken from Salud para su Corazón (For the Health of Your Heart):
a comprehensive community-based heart-health promotion initiative from the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. It targets Latinos living in the United
States. The project raises awareness of the risk factors and promotes lifestyle
changes to reduce the chances of developing heart disease.
Note: See the companion CD ROM, included with the curriculum, for all of the Web
links and .pdfs.
To obtain the materials:
) Print from the URL listed above
2) Print from the Power to Prevent CD-ROM accompanying this curriculum or
3) Complete the NHLBI Publications Order Form provided in Appendix AD and FAX
If ordering, please allow at least 6 weeks for delivery.
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