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Take Control of Your Weight
Did you know a healthy weight lowers the risk of developing cancer—in addition to helping prevent heart disease and diabetes? Calculate your personal calorie needs to slim down or maintain your current weight—and read on to learn how to stay within your limits and be physically active.
 Controlling Portion Sizes
The recommended portion size for meat is 3 ounces: the size of a deck of cards. But you wouldn't know it from the huge portions now common. Control food portions for a great start for weight loss.
 Innovations in Home Cooking
Simple changes in ingredients and methods can cut hundreds of calories without changing the tastes you love. Begin by stocking the pantry with healthful foods.
 Snacks and Dashboard Dining
See delicious new ideas for snacks and portable foods that are not high in calories.
 Restaurant Eating Tips
Find the best menu choices, ordering tips, hidden calories, fast food fixes, lighter Mexican and Italian dishes, and more.
 Tools for Diet and Fitness
Compute your body mass index (BMI)—a gauge of whether your weight is in the healthy range. Then use the calories-needed tool to help balance food and activity.
 Staying Active
Find activities to fit your lifestyle and ideas for raising active kids as well as staying motivated yourself.
 
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