Healthy Weight

This organization is dedicated to helping Americans make lasting, healthy lifestyle changes. Its simple guidelines include walking an additional 2,000 steps each day and decreasing caloric intake by 100 calories. This Web site provides simple, inspiring information about personal, group, and community activities.

BodyPositive is a Web site that “explores taking up occupancy inside your own skin, rather than living above the chin until you're thin. It is a set of ideas that may help you find greater well-being in the body you have.” The developer of the site is a licensed psychologist whose research and psychotherapy focus on women's issues, particularly eating, weight, and sexuality concerns. The site offers many resources for learning about size acceptance and weight issues from a psychological perspective.

The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is one of several information centers located at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This site provides information on food, nutrition, and food safety.

HealthierUS.gov provides information on fitness, diet, prevention, and making healthy choices.

The MyPyramid food guidance Web site provides many options to help people make healthy food choices and to be active every day. You enter age, gender, and activity level to get a food plan specific to your needs. You can also print out worksheets that help you track progress and goals. You'll find many answers to your questions about healthy eating on this Web site.

The American Dietetic Association sets standards for all types of prescribed diets. The Consumer Nutrition Hot Line is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (CST), in both Spanish and English. The organization produces a variety of consumer information, including videos and CD-ROM products, and will help you find a registered dietitian in your area who provides nutrition counseling.

The Weight-control Information Network (WIN) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. WIN supplies information on weight control, obesity, and nutritional disorders for the public and for health professionals.