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Watch Your Weight: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Staying at a healthy weight can help prevent diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and disability.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Aim for A Healthy Weight!: Information for Patients and the Public
These guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute present a new approach for the assessment of overweight and obesity and establish principles of safe and effective weight loss. Calc... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Better Health and You: Tips for Adults
Also available in: Spanish
This site provides a variety of information including tips for healthy eating, quick breakfast ideas, easy snack ideas, and more to help you keep a healthy weight.... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Calculate Your Daily Calorie Needs 
Find the number of calories you should eat each day to maintain your current weight. If you're overweight, use the average healthy weight recommended for your height.... Details >
Calorie Calculator
Use this tool to estimate how many calories and fat grams are in a serving of your favorite foods.... Details >
Chapter Locator: TOPS Club (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
This site provides a database to help you find centers for weight control in a specific zip code and surrounded areas.... Details >
Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program
This consumer information booklet highlights the elements of a weight-loss program a consumer should look for in order to properly judge its safety and potential for success. ... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Dieting and Gallstones
This online document gives consumers basic information on gallstones and the effect of weight loss on this condition.... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
For Teens: Alliance for a Healthier Generation
This site contains valuable information intended for kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices; provides information on foods that are good and taste good, ideas to get involved in the issue a... Details >
Frequently Asked Questions - Obesity and Weight Loss
This fact sheet defines obesity, and explains some of the causes that can contribute to being overweight or obese. It provides statistics on how many women are obese, explains the serious health probl... Details >