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Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol
Food plays a big part in the lives of most African Americans. Good food and celebrations go hand in hand. Yet, the traditional ways of frying foods and using fats for seasoning can increase your ris... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
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
Create-A-Diet 
The goal of this activity is to show how to select foods on the Heart Healthy Diet. You will be given the opportunity to select foods from a variety of choices and then receive a report on how closely... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Diet and Fitness Consumer Information
Have you been tempted by ads for products promising quick, easy weight loss? Unfortunately, the products – whether a fad diet, fancy potion or funky machine – usually don't deliver on their promises. ... Details >
Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations - American Heart Association
A healthy diet and lifestyle are the best weapons you have to fight cardiovascular disease. This document presents simple steps to make part of your life for long-term benefits to your health and your... Details >
Healthy Eating: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
Research has shown that following a healthy eating plan can both reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure and lower an already elevated blood pressure. ... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Improving Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women
This consumer publication suggests steps to take to change eating and exercise habits for healthier living. A substitution list provides lowfat alternatives to traditional African American foods. Tips... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Just Enough for You: About Food Portions
Managing your weight calls for more than just choosing a healthful variety of foods. It also calls for looking at how much and how often you eat. This brochure shows you how to use serving sizes and f... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Project Waistline
You've Seen the Claims... Now Get the Facts! Are you one of the estimated 50 million Americans who will go on a diet this year? If so, you may be tempted by advertisements for products promising easy... Details >
Quick-Weight-Loss or Fad Diets
The information on this site is designed to inform the public about misleading weight loss claims and also to set the record straight about the American Heart Association's eating plan for healthy adu... Details >
Shape Up & Drop 10™ - Weight Management Program
Shape Up & Drop 10™ is a weight management program that helps you get serious about weight management without resorting to strategies that will defeat you in the long run. The goal of the program is t... Details >
SmallStep.Gov
Also available in: Spanish
Today's lifestyle doesn't allow much room for health. And that's where Small Steps comes in. Explore this section further to get more in-depth facts about health, diet, and activity. ... Details >
Sugar Substitutes: Americans Opt for Sweetness and Lite
This article describes low-calorie sugar substitutes available and how they fit into your diet. Onoing questions surrounding two approved sugar substitutes, saccharin and aspartame, are discussed.... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) section: Diet and Fitness
This page welcomes to the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) section. Here, you will learn how changes in your lifestyle (i.e., eating a low saturated fat, low cholesterol diet [TLC Diet], regular ph... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Weight Loss for Life
There are many ways to lose weight, but it is not always easy to keep the weight off. The key to successful weight loss is making changes in your eating and physical activity habits that you can keep ... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH
The DASH Diet is based on findings from the "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension," a clinical study that found that elevated blood pressure levels can be reduced with an eating plan low in total f... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health