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Did you know that one egg has two-thirds of your daily cholesterol?

But wait, they have no carbohydrates and are high in protein, so they must be good for you. And why would anyone recommend cholesterol anyway? Or did you know that pizza sauce contains an important cancer-fighting ingredient called lycopene? But then there's all that grease and fat--no one ever lost weight by supporting Pizza Hut.

And I'm sure you've heard that it's better to eat six smaller meals throughout the day rather than three big meals--but you're not suppose to eat anything after 7 p.m. and you shouldn't eat an hour before you exercise and exercising within three hours of bedtime will keep you up.

Feeling confused? Most people are.

It's not surprising that American obesity is on the rise, especially among young people. According to the National Institute of Health, the number of obese children has doubled in the last two to three decades. As of now, one in five kids are overweight.

Laura Steffens, 17, says the information given about health is overwhelming.

"I think it's kind of confusing. Like most people see all these different kinds of diets you can have, don't eat carbs or don't it this or don't eat that."

Just where are teens getting their information about what's healthy? When asked, teens responded with varied answers--no single source stood out.

Bjorn Miller, a high school senior, said he let's his body tell him what to do.

"I think my most of my ideas about what being healthy should be I get from myself. Whenever I feel like I'm not tired all the time that is a big part of being healthy," Miller said.

Others get advice from the Internet.

"That MSN messenger thing, down at the bottom of that sometimes they have little things that pop up, and they're like blah, blah, blah. You can click on it and sometimes they're like, 'Have a six-pack like Brad Pitt,'" high school senior George Brendel said.

Kim Daily also turns to others for advice on what she should do to be healthy.

"Generally my friends, they tell me, 'You shouldn't be drinking that soda or don't buy that candy bar.' So, you know, they kind of keep me doing what I need to be doing. It's kind of a peer pressure thing," Daily said.

Still other teens said they look at health Web sites or magazines. The problem with these, says Beth Cook, a nutritionalist who works at the Alaska Native Medical Center, is that Web sites and magazines may not always be reliable.

"TV or magazines, those are probably not as useful as a government site, maybe the Food and Drug Administration or other credentialed Web sites."

So just what sources does a nutritionalist recommend?

"Many people have talked to their own providers or doctors and some people rely on their families."

Eating nutritious foods is an important part of maintaining good health. However if you are stressing yourself out debating whether you should have had that second egg, just keep in mind this quote by Willie Nelson. "There's more old drunks than there are old doctors."