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Eat Healthy
The Benefits
Eating a healthy diet can help keep your body strong and fit. It feels good to know you are making healthy choices that can change your life.
A healthy dies
++ Heart disease
++ Bone loss
++ Type 2 diabetes
++ High blood pressure
++ Some cancers such as colorectal cancer
What if I am Overweight?
If you eat foods high in calories, sugar, and fat and don't get enough exercise, you could become overweight or obese. That means you have too much body fat. To stay a healthy weight, you need to balance the calories you eat with the calories you use up. Use this Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator to learn if you are at a healthy weight.
If you are overweight or obese, losing just 10 pounds may lower your risk of:
++ Heart disease
++ Type 2 diabetes
++ High blood pressure
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