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Summary

Keeping a healthy weight is crucial. If you are underweight or overweight, or have obesity, you may have a higher risk of certain health problems.

About two thirds of adults in the U.S. are overweight or have obesity. 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

Eating extra calories within a well-balanced diet can help to add weight.

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Start Here

  • Basics of Weight Control (Department of Veterans Affairs) - PDF
  • Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
  • Health Tips for Adults From the National Institutes of Health Easy-to-Read (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
  • Healthy Weight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Weight Management From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Diagnosis and Tests

  • Assessing Your Weight and Health Risk From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Obesity Screening From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish

Treatments and Therapies

  • 7 Tips: Know the Facts about Supplements Marketed for Weight Loss From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
  • Bitter Orange From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
  • Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements) - PDF
  • Ephedra From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
  • Hoodia From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
  • Over-the-Counter Weight-Loss Pills: Do They Work? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

Living With

  • Daily Food and Activity Diary From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Eat More, Weigh Less? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
  • Just Enough for You: About Food Portions From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
  • Nutrition: MedlinePlus Health Topic From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
  • Some Myths about Nutrition and Physical Activity From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
  • Weight-Loss Readiness (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Weight-Loss: Gain Control of Emotional Eating (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Related Issues

  • Sample Menus to Eat Right and Lose Weight From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Specifics

  • Changing Your Habits: Steps to Better Health From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
  • Diets: MedlinePlus Health Topic From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
  • Guide to Behavior Change From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Guide to Physical Activity From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • How to Handle Food Cravings (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
  • Metabolism and Weight Loss: How You Burn Calories (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Prescription Weight-Loss Drugs: Can They Help You? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Selecting a Weight-Loss Program From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Weight Management and Healthy Living Tips From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Health Check Tools

  • Calculate Your Body Mass Index From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
  • Calorie Counter (American Cancer Society)

Games

  • Portion Distortion! Do You Know How Food Portions Have Changed in 20 Years? From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Statistics and Research

  • Cancer and Obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Body Mass Index From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Weight Loss From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Weight Reduction Programs From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: Effects of a Web-Based Weight Loss Program on the Healthy Eating...
  • Article: Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Worksite-Weight-Loss Program for Cancer Prevention among...
  • Article: Respiratory Muscle Interval Training Improves Exercise Capacity in Obese Adolescents during...
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Reference Desk

  • Definitions of Health Terms: Nutrition From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine)

Find an Expert

  • Find a Nutrition Expert (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases From the National Institutes of Health

Children

  • Keeping Portions Under Control (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

Teenagers

  • 5 Ways to Reach (and Maintain!) a Healthy Weight (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
  • Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish

Women

  • Menopause Weight Gain: Stop the Middle Age Spread (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

Patient Handouts

  • 14 ways to burn more calories every day (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Body mass index (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Can you boost your metabolism? (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Diet for rapid weight loss (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Losing weight after pregnancy (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Managing your weight with healthy eating (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Portion size (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Snacks for adults (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Weight loss and alcohol (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Weight-loss medications (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

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  • 14 ways to burn more calories every day
  • Body mass index
  • Can you boost your metabolism?
  • Diet for rapid weight loss
  • Healthy habits for weight loss
  • Losing weight after pregnancy
  • Managing your weight with healthy eating
  • Portion size
  • Snacks for adults
  • Weight gain after quitting smoking: What to do
  • Weight loss and alcohol
  • Weight-loss medications

Related Health Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Diets
  • Eating Disorders
  • Exercise and Physical Fitness
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Weight Loss Surgery

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The primary NIH organization for research on Weight Control is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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