Healthy Lifestyle Package
This 280,000 word package targeting adults is organized under five main topic areas with a focus on healthy lifestyle topics including: exercise and fitness, nutrition, immunizations, screening tests, weight control, sun protection and smoking.
EXERCISE AND FITNESS
NUTRITION
WEIGHT CONTROL
SUN PROTECTION
SMOKING
Weight Control
Weigh Less, Live Longer: Strategies for Successful Weight Loss
Hefty is healthy?!
Experts are challenging a recent, widely reported study that suggested being overweight is not associated with early mortality.
The Skinny on Popular Diets
Why Do We Eat So Much?
Studies show that the environment in which we eat may have significant effects on how much we eat.
Is Obesity a Mental Health Issue?
Obesity in the Extreme
The number of Americans suffering from severe obesity (a BMI of 40 or more) has increased greatly. But there are treatments available, including several different types of surgery.
One More Reason to Get Enough Sleep
Several recent studies show a link between obesity and sleep loss.
Overdoing the Late-Night Nosh
Examining the causes and treatment for compulsive late-night eating.
HARVARD COMMENTARIES ON HEALTH
- Obesity: Is the Cut the Cure?
- Burning Calories with Exercise
- Weight Loss: Recommit to Your Resolution
- Fit & Fat – Does it Matter?
- Managing Emotional Eating
- Using the Glycemic Index for Healthier Eating
ASK-THE-EXPERT
- How effective is acupuncture for weight loss therapy?
- How does a morbidly obese person know whether it would be necessary to have gastric bypass surgery, or whether to keep trying diets?
- Is morbid obesity classified as a medical disease in itself, or is it a symptom of another condition?
- Is Slim Fast really as good for you as the advertisements claim? Is it a good way to lose weight?
- What is the best way for someone with hypothyroidism to lose weight?
HEALTH A-TO-Z
INTERACTIVE TOOLS
- Body Mass Index Calculator
- Weight Quiz