Healthy Weight

Learn about healthy weight

Most people think that being at a healthy weight means being "thin." Actually, a healthy weight is the weight your body naturally settles into when you eat nutritious foods, are active, and balance how much you eat with how much you exercise. It's more about healthy living than what you weigh. In our topics, you'll find information on how to eat healthier, how to start an exercise program, and much more.

Browse our topics on healthy weight, or start with these:

• Weight Management
• Healthy Eating
• Obesity
• Fitness
• Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risk?

More Information

• Health Topics
• Medications
• Make a Wise Decision
• Take Action

Health Topics

Adjustable gastric banding surgery

Alternative Diet Programs

Biliopancreatic diversion

Dietary Guidelines for Americans—2005

Fitness

Gastric bypass

Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating for Children

Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?

Interactive Tool: How Many Calories Did You Burn?

Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?

Interactive Tool: What Is Your Child's BMI?

Interactive Tools

Liposuction

Low-Carb Diets for Weight Loss

Moderate Diets for Weight Loss

Obesity

Restrictive operations: Stomach stapling (vertical banded gastroplasty) or gastric banding

Very Low-Fat Diets for Weight Loss

Weight Management

Medications

Orlistat for obesity

Phentermine for obesity

Sibutramine for obesity

Make a Wise Decision

Obesity: Should I have weight-loss surgery?

Obesity: Should I take weight-loss medicine?

Obesity: Should I use a diet plan to lose weight?

Weight management: Should I use over-the-counter diet aids?

Take Action

COPD: Avoiding weight loss

Healthy eating: Changing your eating habits

Healthy eating: Cutting unhealthy fats from your diet

Healthy eating: Getting support when changing your eating habits

Healthy eating: Making healthy choices when you eat out

Healthy eating: Making healthy choices when you shop

Healthy eating: Overcoming barriers to change

Healthy eating: Recognizing your hunger signals

Healthy eating: Starting a plan for change

Healthy eating: Staying with your plan

Heart failure: Checking your weight

Quitting smoking: Dealing with weight gain

Weight management: Using positive thinking

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Author:	Merrill Hayden	Last Updated: November 21, 2007
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
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