Obesity Prevention
The best way to prevent obesity is to develop healthy eating habits at an early age. Teach your child healthy eating habits to help them enjoy a lifetime of living well and staying well.
Reduce the Risk of Obesity
Make the commitment within your family to develop healthy habits to prevent obesity or lose weight. Healthy choices include:
- Turn off the TV, computer or video games and exercise regularly, at least 30 minutes five days a week, as a family
- Serve and eat smaller portions
- Learn about calorie and carbohydrate content
- Eat a diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, beans, fish and lean meats
- Limit high-fat, processed or sugar-sweetened foods such as butter, oils, desserts, whole milk, cheese and sugar-sweetened drinks
- Eat breakfast every day
- Get seven to nine hours of sleep every night
- Manage stress