Do You Want To Have a Healthy Weight Range?... Then Follow These Steps

The key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight range 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.

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.

Staying in control of your weight contributes to good health now and as you age.

Assess Your Weight

The first step is to determine whether or not your current weight is healthy. BMI – Body Mass Index Chart is one way to measure your weight.

Lose Weight

Healthy weight loss isn't just about a "diet" or "program". It's about an ongoing lifestyle that includes long-term changes in daily eating and exercise habits.

Video about Health Matters Series

To support efforts to help individuals achieve caloric balance and to provide insights into ways in which communities can be involved, CDC-TV has just released a new video in its "Health Matters" series "Finding a Balance" providing expert perspectives on caloric or "energy" balance and personal stories of how individuals have made changes in their lives to achieve this balance.

Watch the Video "Finding a Balance"

Basic Nutritional Questionnaire

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