Aim for A Healthy Weight!: Information for Health Professionals
Health professionals working in the field of bariatrics and related fields can access the Federal government's practice guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and ob details...
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center |
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 |
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.
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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 |
Cut Down on Fat - Not on Taste
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-sid details...
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Cut Down on Salt and Sodium
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-sid details...
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
Learn to cook some of your favorite, traditional Latino dishes in a heart-healthy way. This bilingual cookbook contains 23 tested recipes that cut down on fat, cholesterol, and sodium but not on taste details...
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Diet: Food Choice Recommendations for Reducing Risk of Cancer
This fact sheet provides a general overview on food groups you should choose and the ones you should avoid to reduce cancer risk. details...
American Academy of Family Physicians |
Facts About the DASH Diet
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 |
Fad Diets - The American Heart Association
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...
American Heart Association |