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Aim for a Healthy Weight
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
 
Calculate Your Body Mass Index
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
 
Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program
From: Weight-control Information Network
 
Eat Smart: How to Fill Up, Not Out!
From: University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
 
FDA Warns Distributors of Dietary Supplements Promoted Online for Weight Loss
From: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
 
Feel Full on Fewer Calories
From: University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
 
Guide to Behavior Change
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
 
Guide to Physical Activity
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
 
Healthy Weight Pyramid
From: Mayo Clinic
 
High Protein Diets
From: American Heart Association
 
Hold It! Maintaining Weight Once It's Gone
From: American Heart Association
 
How Much Are You Eating? Putting the Guidelines into Practice
From: USDA
 
Lighten Up!
From: American Heart Association
 
Losing Weight: More Than Counting Calories
From: Food and Drug Administration
 
Losing Weight Safely- PDF File
From: Food and Drug Administration
  • In English - PDF format
  • In Spanish - HTML format

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    Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Heresy or Hype
    From: Cornell Cooperative Extension
     

    Low-Carb Foods: Less Than Meets the Eye

    From: University of California at Berkeley
     
    Motivation Station
    From: American Heart Association
     
    Nutrition Action Healthletter Rates Diet Books
    From: Center for Science in the Public Interest
     
    Nutrition for your Child: Ten Steps to a Healthy Weight
    - PDF Format
    From: Feeding Kids Newsletter, 24 Carrot Press
     
    Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight Control Glossary
    From: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Weight Control Information Network
     
    A Parent's Guide to Children's Weight- PDF File
    From: Iowa State University Extension
     
    Sample Reduced-Calorie Menus
    Features traditional-American, Asian American, Southern, Mexican American, and lacto-ovo vegetarian 1200 and 1600 calorie menus
    From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
     
    Fad Diets
    From: American Heart Association

    Setting the Record Straight
    Teaches clients and students the myths behind fad diets and how to make sense of nutrition confusion with a ready-made PowerPoint presentation.
    From: Wheat Foods Council
    Smallstep.gov
    U.S. Department of Health & Human Services provides practical tips and encouragement for making improvements in eating and physical activity habits
    From: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
     
    10 Bright Ideas for Weight Loss - PDF Format
    From: Food & Health Communications
     
    Weight-control Information Network
    From: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
     
    Weight Cycling
    From: Weight-Control Information Network (WIN), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
     
    You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking
    From: Weight-Control Information Network (WIN), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
     
    Your Child's Weight: Help Your Child with Successful Weight Management - HTML format
    From: USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine
  • In English - PDF format
  • In Spanish - PDF format

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    You'll Know A Fad Diet If It Recommends...
    From: American Heart Association
     
    Your Weight and Diabetes
    From: North American Association for the Study of Obesity
     
    Weight-Loss and Nutrition Myths
    From: Weight-control Information Network, NIH
     

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