Weight Loss

Maintaining a healthy weight is essential to reducing your risk for heart disease. This section includes advice from diet and weight-loss experts on losing weight and keeping it off.

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Weight-Loss Basics

Diet & Nutrition Tips

• Heart-Smart Snacks
• Some Drinks Are Diet Sabotage
• The Sonoma Diet
• Atkins Diet and Heart Health
• Snack Smart and Lose Weight
• Low-Fat Diets and Heart Health

Portion Sizes

• Hand Guide to Portion Control
• Heart-Smart Snacks
• When Portions are Out of Control
• Tips to Control Portions

Weight & Heart Health

• 35-Inch Waistline Means High Risk for Heart Disease
• Lifestyle and Healthy Diet Key to Healthy Heart
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Overweight and Healthy
• Obesity and Heart Disease
• Got Stress? Watch Out for Weight Gain

Fitness Tips

• Burn Off Calories
• Run to Lose
• Top Two Ways to Lose Weight

Cooking & Nutrition Tips

Heart Healthy Substitutions

• 5 Ways to Lighten Desserts
• Baking with Butter Substitutes
• Egg Substitutes 101
• Heart-Healthy Recipe Substitutions
• Make Cookies Healthier

Making Healthy Choices

• How to Say 'No' to Food Pushers
• Healthy Tips for Dining Out
• Heart-Healthy Fast-Food Picks
• Food Label 101
• Healthy Eating Daily Guidelines
• Heart-Healthy Beverages
• Heart-Healthy Meal Plan
• Helpful Hints for Choosing Frozen Treats
• Fats 101