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Achieving healthy growth and weight includes healthy eating, physical activity, optimal sleep, and stress reduction. There are several ways to eat well, be physically active, and maintain a healthy weight.
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020–2025, a healthy eating plan: Emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products. Includes a variety of protein foods.
To lose weight and keep it off, you will need a high amount of physical activity unless you also adjust your diet to reduce the number of calories you eat and drink. Getting to and staying at a healthy weight requires both regular physical activity and healthy eating patterns.
If you want to lose weight, making a specific plan can help. Healthy weight loss involves a lifestyle with healthy eating patterns, regular physical activity, and stress management. The five steps on this page can help you get started.
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Among adults who tried to lose weight, the most commonly reported ways were exercising (62.9%); eating less food (62.9%); eating more fruits, vegetables, and salads (50.4%); drinking a lot of water (44.7%); and eating less junk food or fast food (42.4%) (Figure 5). Figure 5.
The percentage of adults on a special diet increased with increasing weight categories and increasing educational level. Weight loss or low-calorie diets were the most common special diet among adults.
Choose healthy meal and snack options to help you avoid high blood pressure and its complications. Be sure to eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Talk with your health care team about eating a variety of foods rich in potassium, fiber, and protein and lower in salt (sodium) and saturated fat.
Weight status was based on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts. Normal weight was defined as BMI at or above the age- and sex-specific 5th percentile and below the 85th percentile.
Overweight is defined as a BMI from the 85th percentile to the 95th. Obesity is defined as a BMI at the 95th percentile or higher. See the BMI calculator for people 20 and older and the BMI calculator for people ages 2 to 19.