Weight Management
Discover a healthier you with weight management resources on a variety of topics. You'll find practical tips, nutritional guidance, and fitness strategies to help you reach your goals.
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Weight Management: Overcoming Your Barriers
You can keep the weight off if you make changes slowly and stick with them. Consider that you may never find the perfect time to lose weight. Decide that the right time to be healthier is now.
When Your Weight Gain Is Caused by Medicine
Some medicines can cause you to put on weight. How much weight you may gain depends on a number of factors. Read on to learn more.
Watching Your Weight
The best way to lose weight is to set a reasonable goal and lose it slowly. Here are some tips to help you.
Dietary Supplements
Adding anything to your regular diet to improve your health or healing is considered a dietary supplement.
In focus: Weight loss surgery
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Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Gastric sleeve surgery is a type of weight-loss surgery. This surgery restricts your food intake, which leads to weight loss. You may lose from 50 to 90 pounds.
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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Weight-Loss Surgery
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a type of weight-loss surgery. Weight-loss surgery is also called bariatric surgery. It's often done as a laparoscopic surgery, with small incisions in the abdomen.
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Choosing a Bariatric Surgery Procedure
Bariatric surgery is a type of surgery to help you lose weight. It is a choice for some people who have obesity and have not been able to lose weight with other methods.
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Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a type of weight-loss surgery. This type is done as laparoscopic surgery, with small incisions in the upper abdomen. The surgeon puts an adjustable band around the top part of your stomach.
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Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is a type of surgery to help you lose weight. It is a choice for some people who have obesity and have not been able to lose weight with other methods.
Test your nutrition knowledge
Fielding Questions on Organic Foods
Organic ingredients are grown and processed without artificial additives and used in a wide variety of products. Find out more about organic foods by taking this quiz.
Trans Fat Facts and Fiction
Think all fats are alike? Think again. Take this quiz to learn about trans fats and their impact on your health.
What Do You Know About Dietary Guidelines?
Find out how much you know about the newest dietary guidelines and how they differ from the old food pyramid.
