Improving Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women
You do not have to stop eating chocolate cake or start running marathons to improve your health. Making small but steady changes in your eating and physical activity habits, over time, may help you lose weight if you need to, feel better, and improve your health. The information below can help you start to change your physical activity and eating habits. When you make changes to improve your health, you may also move your friends and family to do the same.
- Am I overweight?
- What if I think I look fine?
- Am I risking my health by being overweight?
- How do I start to lose weight and improve my health?
- Be More Physically Active
- What is moderate-intensity physical activity?
- Tips for Active Women
- Tips for Active Men
- Eat Healthier
- Make Healthier Food Choices
- Do I need to drink milk?
- Eat Just Enough for You
- Keeping Your New Habits
- Additional Reading From the Weight-control Information Network
- Additional Resources
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