For the first time ever the number of overweight people in the world has surpassed the number of starving ones? Global obesity is on the rise and the latest figures show that the number of overweight people worldwide will double by 2015.
Diets, Dieting, & Weight Loss
Nutrition Facts for Healthy Weight Management
Make Your Calories Count
Make Your Calories Count is an interactive learning program that provides consumers with information to help plan a healthful diet while managing calorie intake. The exercises will help consumers use the food label to make decisions about which food choice is right for them. For simplicity, the program presents two nutrients that should be limited (saturated fat and sodium) and two nutrients that should be consumed in adequate amounts (fiber and calcium).
The program is available as an interactive Training Module for download. PDFs and transcripts for printing and accessibility are also available.
If you are overweight, you are not alone. Sixty-six percent of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Achieving a healthy weight can help you control your cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar. It might also help you prevent weight-related diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and some cancers.
Eating too much or not being physically active enough will make you overweight. To maintain your weight, the calories you eat must equal the energy you burn. To lose weight, you must use more calories than you eat. A weight-control strategy might include
Choosing low-fat, low-calorie foods
Eating smaller portions
Drinking water instead of sugary drinks
Being physically active.
For more information on weight related diseases visit
An estimated 20% of all cancer deaths in the U.S. are linked to being overweight.
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Deaths from diabetes are projected to grow worldwide by 50% over the next decade.
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Obesity related heart disease kills 17 million yearly.
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The risk of stroke goes up as body weight increases. Those 10-19% overweight have a 50% increased risk of stroke; for people at least 20% overweight and considered obese, the risk doubles.
Did you know?
From 2003 - 2004, approximately 17.4 percent of U.S. teens between the ages of 12 and 19 were overweight. Overweight children & teens are at high risk for developing serious diseases. Type 2 diabetes and heart disease were considered adult diseases, but they are now being reported in children & teens. Learn More ->
