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Learn about special diets as well as healthy foods to meet your changing dietary needs as you age. You'll also find recipes to suit your diet.

By Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic - Feature

Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Making small changes to your diet or eating plan can be exactly what you need for good health and healthy aging. Many diseases and conditions, including allergies, and/or your family history, can require changes in your diet to keep you feeling well and in good health.

In many cases, a doctor will prescribe a modified diet, along with exercise suited to your condition. Sometimes, this diet therapy is nothing more than a good, nutritious diet balanced in carbohydrates, proteins and fats, or one that requires frequent minimeals. Most special diets can be just as tasty and easy to follow as traditional eating plans.

Nutrients in foods are nature's secret weapons for good health. If you have any of these conditions, or would like to change your diet to improve your health, review the dietary recommendations to ensure you get all the nutrients you need:

Cancer - Eating Right During Cancer Treatment
Celiac Disease - Gluten Free Diet
Diabetes - Eating Right
Diabetes - Eating Well with Type 2 Diabetes
Heart Disease - Helping Your Loved One Eat Right
Heart Healthy - Recipes for Romance
Heart Healthy Foods - with Recipe Ideas
Heartburn (GERD) - Lifestyle Changes to Manage Heartburn
Heartburn - Holiday Recipes Makeover
High Cholesterol - Stocking a Heart Healthy Kitchen
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - What do I Eat?
Lactation - Your Nutritional Needs While Breastfeeding
Menopause - Change of Life; Change of Diet
Menopause - Managing Menopause Symptoms Through Diet
Migraine - Eat to Minimize Your Migraine
Pregnancy - Myths, Dos, and Don'ts
Vegetarian - Vegetarian Diets and Organic Foods
Vegetarian - Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes

Published February 2006.

Last Editorial Review: 2/13/2006

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KAPIDEX may not be right for everyone. You should not take KAPIDEX if you are allergic to KAPIDEX or any of its ingredients. Severe allergic reactions have been reported.

Symptom relief does not rule out other serious stomach conditions.

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Persistent heartburn two or more days a week, despite treatment and diet changes, could be acid reflux disease (ARD). Prescription KAPIDEX capsules are used in adults to treat heartburn related to ARD, to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (called erosive esophagitis or EE), and to stop EE from coming back. Individual results may vary. Most damage (erosions) heals in 4�8 weeks.

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