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Healthy weight
Archived pages about body weight: the BMI calculator, the obesity guidelines and slide sets, the Aim for a Healthy Weight materials and the We Can! family program.
This page lists 24 items on the topic. Each line says what the page it leads to contains. Publications are listed when the text of the booklet itself was recovered; archived pages are listed when they hold at least a few hundred words of their own. Everything here is archived reference material, not current guidance.
Guides
New editorial guides written for this site, with cited current sources. They are not archived material.
- Portion Size vs Serving Size: What the Label Means
- A portion is what you choose to eat; a serving is the amount on the Nutrition Facts label. Two 280-calorie servings make a 560-calorie portion.
Tools
- BMI Calculator
- Calculates body mass index from height and weight and shows the adult categories and the archived BMI and waist table.
- Portion Distortion quizzes
- Both quizzes slide by slide: each food 20 years ago and today, the calorie difference, and the activity that burns it off.
Publications with full text (14)
- Aim for a Healthy Weight - Facts About Healthy Weight
- Publication, item 06-5830: the catalog record and the full text, about 2,100 words.
- AIM for a Healthy Weight - Portion Distortion Quiz
- Publication, item 10-7413: the catalog record and the full text, about 750 words.
- Aim for a Healthy Weight ACT Laminated Card
- Publication, item 06-5831: the catalog record and the full text, about 1,400 words.
- Aim for a Healthy Weight Maintaining a Healthy Weight on the Go - ( A Pocket Guide)
- Publication, item 10-7415: the catalog record and the full text, about 4,700 words.
- Aim for a Healthy Weight Patient Booklet
- Publication, item 05-5213: the catalog record and the full text, about 12,600 words.
- Aim for a Healthy Weight: - Keep an Eye on Portion Size (Z Card)
- Publication, item 10-7414: the catalog record and the full text, about 650 words.
- At-A-Glance: Facts About Healthy Weight
- Publication, item 09-7428: the catalog record and the full text, about 930 words.
- Be Active for a Healthy Heart/Nais ng mga Pilipino ang Malusog na Puso (bilingual English, Tagalog)
- Publication, item 04-5078: the catalog record and the full text, about 710 words, in Tagalog, English.
- Healthy Heart, Healthy Family - Keep the Beat: Aim for a Healthy Weight/Malusog na Puso, Malusog na Pamilya - Sumabay sa Galaw: Gawing Hangarin ang Isang Malusog na Timbang
- Publication, item 08-6348: the catalog record and the full text, about 4,600 words, in English, Tagalog.
- Healthy Hearts, Healthy Homes - Do You Need to Lose Weight?/Corazones sanos, hogares saludables - ¿Necesita bajar de peso?
- Publication, item 08-6354: the catalog record and the full text, about 4,500 words.
- Serve Up a Healthy Life-Give the Gift of Good Nutrition/Nais ng mga Pilipino ang Malusog na Puso (bilingual English, Tagalog)
- Publication, item 04-5079: the catalog record and the full text, about 1,000 words, in Tagalog, English.
- The Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
- Publication, item 00-4084: the catalog record and the full text, about 32,200 words.
- We Can! Energize Our Families: A Family Guide
- Publication, item 08-5839: the catalog record and the full text, about 14,600 words.
- We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program - A Leader's Guide
- Publication, item 08-5850: the catalog record and the full text, about 40,200 words.
Archived pages (8)
- , Obesity Guidelines-Practical Guide
- Archived page from a 2013 copy, about 560 words, in the old site's /obgdpalm.htm section.
- Healthy Eating We Can! Parent Tips: Making Healthier Food Choices
- Archived page from a 2011 copy, about 480 words, in the old site's /healthyeating/ section.
- Healthy Eating What Can My Family and I Do To Encourage a Healthy Weight?
- Archived page from a 2011 copy, about 1,100 words, in the old site's /healthyeating/ section.
- OEI Portion Distortion 2
- Archived page from a 2013 copy, about 990 words, in the old site's /oei_ss/ section.
- OEI-Slide Show Menu Page
- Archived page from a 2013 copy, about 780 words, in the old site's /oei_ss/ section.
- Stay Young at Heart, Portion Distortion
- Archived page from a 2013 copy, about 760 words, in the old site's /oei_ss/ section.
- We Can! In Action eNewsletter - February 2006
- Archived page from a 2011 copy, about 510 words, in the old site's /emails/ section.
- We Can! in Action eNewsletter - Summer 2006
- Archived page from a 2008 copy, about 830 words, in the old site's /emails/ section.