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January 3, 2007

ARLINGTON, VA - January 3, 2007. As the holidays come to a close and regular routines start again, it can be difficult to find time to stay true to New Year's resolutions. Recently acquired by TheHealthCentralNetwork.com, FoodFit.com, a healthy eating and active living Web site, consulted nutrition, health and fitness experts to come up with seven simple steps to take for better health in the New Year.

"The New Year is a crucial time for establishing healthy lifestyle habits," said Ellen Haas, FoodFit.com's Founder and President and former Undersecretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. "Follow these tips to help incorporate the two basics of a healthy diet - balance and variety - into your everyday routine."

The Seven-Step Plan:

1. Start Early - Eat Breakfast
   • A breakfast high in fiber and carbohydrates but low in fat gets your metabolism moving faster.
   • If you are pressed for time, grab a banana or a bag of dry cereal.
2. Size it up - Keep Portion Control in Mind
   • Be sure to read the food label. Many snacks are sold as single servings but actually provide two servings or more.
   • Substitute one or two "first course" dishes for the main; you'll get a variety of tastes without huge portions.
3. Plan Ahead - Prepare Healthy Snacks
   • Have a corner in the fridge for good-for-you munchies.
   • Wash some carrots or celery sticks, cherry tomatoes, peppers, shelled peas, strawberries, and blueberries.
4. Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference to Your Waistline
   • Choose low fat. Switching to 1% or skim milk from 2% cuts the fat by at least half.
   • Eat your fruit instead of drinking it.
5. Every Step Counts - Fit Fitness in Throughout the Day
   • Balance on one foot while brushing your teeth and the other while combing your hair.
   • Take a walk every day.
6. Remember the Basics - Follow the Three Rules for Healthy Eating
   • Expand the variety of foods in your diet.
   • Add more fruits, vegetables and whole grains to the foods you already eat.
   • Select more lower-fat food choices.
7. Treat Yourself
   • Pick a day or two in the week and have a treat that is planned, such as a dessert or entrée that you especially enjoy.
   • Try meditating, yoga or an old-fashioned nap.

FoodFit.com also provides interactive features to help users monitor their healthy lifestyle, including:

• The FoodFit Plan: A free personalized diet and fitness profile - the perfect first step toward a healthier diet and lifestyle.
• Healthy Weight Center: Lose, track and manage your weight with specialized tools.
• The FoodFit Plan's Food Analyzer: Find out how many calories are in a cookie or your favorite cake.
• Get a Good Start Newsletter: Sign up and receive weekly emails with fitness tips.

Some of The HealthCentral Network's other sites, such as CholesterolNetwork.com and MyDietExercise.com, also provide helpful information on your specific health and wellness needs, including Nutrition Expert, Heather Reese, who gives you tips on how to make resolutions you won't break before Groundhog Day.

About The HealthCentral Network

The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.TheHealthCentralNetwork.com) has more than 30 general health and highly specific condition and wellness web properties, each committed to offering a voice in everyday and personal language people can understand and connect with at critical points in their lives. Each site provides timely, interactive, in-depth, and trusted medical information, personalized tools and resources, and connections to vast communities of expertise for people seeking to engage in, manage and improve their health. The award-winning, multimedia experience combines medically-reviewed articles from doctors and researchers, as well as news, information, video and extensive engagement from people who have great experience and empathy in specific health areas. The Company also produces the Medical Breakthroughs television show, seen around the country. The HealthCentral Network received top recognition from The International Health and Medical Media Awards with a 2006 FREDDIE Award for MyDiabetesCentral.com and was awarded the Health Care Standard of Excellence WebAward from the Web Marketing Association.

The HealthCentral Network, Inc. recently acquired FoodFit.com, which provides consumers with the information and tools they need to lead a healthier life. FoodFit.com gives millions of visitors personalized, interactive tools to help them make healthful food choices and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. As a four-time winner of the Forbes "Best of the Web" along with many other awards, the Web site integrates hundreds of features and interactive tools with thousands of recipes and tips from 100 leading chefs and provides its users with a treasure trove of reliable guidance from experts in the fields of nutrition, medicine and fitness.

Founded in the late 1990s, The HealthCentral Network, Inc. was acquired in 2005 by a team of blue-chip investors, including Sequoia Capital, Polaris Ventures, The Carlyle Group and Allen & Company. With a management team that combines decades of experience in interactive media and medical, science and news journalism, The HealthCentral Network, Inc. aims for the highest standards of quality, relevance and community for patients and their caregivers.