Healthy Weight
When it comes to weight loss, there’s no lack of fad diets promising fast results. But such diets limit your nutritional intake, can be unhealthy, and tend to fail in the long run.
The key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn’t about short-term dietary changes. It’s about a lifestyle that includes healthy eating, regular physical activity, and balancing the number of calories you consume with the number of calories your body uses.
Staying in control of your weight contributes to good health now and as you age.
Check out the Rethink Your Drink page for an easy way to cut calories.
This is also avaliable as a Brochure Cdc-pdf[PDF-526 KB]
Find out if you are at a healthy weight; BMI and waist circumference.
How to balance the calories you consume with the calories your body uses; also includes a video.
Eat healthy and enjoy it! Learn about planning meals, cutting calories and healthy recipes.
To prevent weight gain; choose a healthy eating plan, get moving, and monitor your weight.
Physical activity is important for weight loss and maintaining your weight.
Ideas to help children maintain a healthy weight.
Healthy weight loss isn't just about a "diet" or "program". It's about lifestyle changes in daily eating and exercise habits.
Extra weight increases the risk for certain health conditions.
Weight loss, weight management, nutrition, meal planning tools.
