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The Obesity Epidemic

What are overweight and obesity?

What are the consequences of overweight and obesity?

Why are overweight and obesity growing?

What can Rhode Islanders do about this epidemic?

Maintain a Healthy Weight

Physical Activity

What is physical activity?

Why is physical activity important?

Who should be physically active?

How much physical activity should I get?

How can I be more physically active?

What can we do to encourage Rhode Islanders to be more active?

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Nutrition

What are the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

What can I do to eat healthier?

How do I read a nutrition label?

What can we do to encourage Rhode Islanders to eat healthier?

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Initiative for a Healthy Weight

RI Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 409
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-4847
Fax: 401-222-4415
Eliza Lawson

Initiative for a Healthy Weight

Nutrition

Where can I get help to eat healthier?

American Dietetic Association

American Heart Association Delicious Decisions

CDC 5-A-Day Website

CDC Body Mass Index

CDC Nutrition and Physical Activity Nutrition Topics

CDC School Health Index

Child Care Nutrition Resource System

Dole Food Company 5-A-Day

Food and Nutrition Information Center

Food Safety Information Center

Food Stamp Nutrition Connection

Healthier Eating with DASH

Healthy School Meals Resource System

National Cancer Institute 5-A-Day

National Dairy Council Nutrition Explorations

Produce for Better Health’s 5-A-Day Site

Tufts University Nutrition Navigator

US Food and Drug Administration Weight Loss Site

USDA Dietary Guidelines.gov

USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center

WIC Works Resource System

Did you know?

Walking 1 mile burns about 100 calories. Adding a 1-mile walk daily results in a 10-pound per year weight loss!