Practical, Healthy Weight Control | Food and Nutrition Information Center | NAL

DHHS. National Institutes of Health.

A national program for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight.

DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

This interactive learning program helps consumers make healthy food choices while controlling calories.

DHHS. NIH. NHLBI. Obesity Education Initiative.

Guidelines for measurement of overweight and obesity and steps for safe and effective weight loss. Tools and resources include:

American Heart Association.

Tips and information to help the pounds stay off.

American Institute for Cancer Research.

Not a diet or a system for calculating calories, fat grams, or carbs but rather a different way of looking at what to eat every day.

DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Interactive Web site with 2 quizzes to compare portions now and 20 years ago.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Provides information on how to stay in control of your weight through a healthy lifestyle.

Calorie Control Council.

DHHS. NIH. NIDDK. Weight-control Inf

Also available in Spanish.