Healthy Weight

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Health tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.


Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.
 Should I use over-the-counter diet aids?

Actionsets help people take an active role in managing a health condition.Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition.
 Fitness: Using a pedometer or step counter
 Fitness: Walking for wellness
 Healthy eating: Changing your eating habits
 Healthy eating: Cutting unhealthy fats from your diet
 Healthy eating: Getting support when changing your eating habits
 Healthy eating: Making healthy choices when you eat out
 Healthy eating: Making healthy choices when you shop
 Healthy eating: Overcoming barriers to change
 Healthy eating: Recognizing your hunger signals
 Healthy eating: Starting a plan for change
 Healthy eating: Staying with your plan

Interactive tools help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.Interactive tools are designed to help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.
 Interactive Tool: How Many Calories Did You Burn?
 Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?

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Author: Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MSLast Updated: March 6, 2008
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine

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Topic Contents
 Overview
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 What Is a Healthy Weight?
 Why Pay Attention to Your Weight?
 What Affects Your Weight?
 Where Are You Now?
 Preparing for Change
 Healthy Eating
 Physical Activity
 Facts About Weight-Loss Diets and Programs
 Other Places To Get Help
 Related Information
 References
 Credits