Alice Lichtenstein Quotations

What's really important is that we carefully look at what our lifestyle patterns are, our eating patterns are, make small changes and make sure those changes that we make can be maintained on a daily basis.

I think it's an interesting study. It's certainly very well done, but it raises a lot of questions.

People need to make fundamental changes - they don't have to be drastic.

What that means is either there's no trans fat or there's up to .49 grams, or a little under half a gram, of trans fat per serving in that product.

As of Jan. 1, any packaged food that does not have trans fatty acid labeling should not be sold.

It sounded great! People could eat all the forbidden foods and lose weight,

Data in the general population suggests that people who eat two or more servings of fish a week have a lower incidence of heart disease.

That is serious calories. We can only hope that the consumer is smart enough to realize that you can't just add something on top of what you are normally eating, even if it is good for you, because you are going to gain weight.

That's always the benefit of labeling -- it's not just that people read the label but that it really forces industry to get creative with their formulations.

Increasing omega-3 fatty acid intake through foods is preferable.