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Losing Weight
Learn the Simple Equation to Taking Pounds Off and Keeping Them Off

 
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Body Mass Index (BMI)
Your body mass index and why it matters.
 
 
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Losing Weight
Losing weight is about calories in and calories burned. Find out how you can make changes.
 
 
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Obesity
Learn the benefits of a healthy weight and why obesity and overweight are costly to your health.

Answers by Heart Fact Sheets
Answers by Heart fact sheets

Learn and live with our downloadable patient information sheets. Dozens of topics in a question-and-answer format that's brief, easy to follow and easy to read.
No Fad Diets
    Fruits and Vegetables at Market Get the tools you need to personalize a weight-loss plan to fit your lifestyle. You can design your own approach using three key concepts, or what we call the Circles of Success.

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Billion Calorie Count-UP Billion Calorie Count-UP
Be part of our “Billion Calorie Count-UP” to help us collectively burn 1 billion calories by the year 2020. Make your calories count by participating in your local Heart Walk. www.heartwalk.org


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