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If you are concerned about your weight, you are not alone. In Niagara, more than half (53.6%) of adults 18 years of age and older are overweight or obese using the Body Mass Index.
A healthy weight comes from taking care of your body and mind, not from achieving a particular number on a scale. Healthy bodies come in many shapes and sizes. Following the latest fad diet, fasting, taking diet pills, or going from "couch potato" to "marathon runner" in one week are not healthy behaviours. Eating well with Canada's Food Guide and getting active your way with Canada's Physical Activity Guide can help you to achieve a healthy weight.
Our physical and social environments can help us to make healthy choices. They can also make it more difficult. There have been many changes in the past few decades that have lead to unhealthy lifestyles including:
It is important that our neighbourhoods, workplaces, schools and communities become places where it is easier to be active every day and eat healthy. This can be done by:
These are just a few examples of how our environments can support healthy choices.
"Healthy Measures" is not a new diet plan or quick fix plan. It encourages you to "Be active, Eat well and Be yourself". By doing this, you will be working towards a healthy weight in a gradual, safe and positive way. Get started at www.healthymeasures.ca.
For more information on healthy eating and healthy weights, visit Eat Right Ontario or Dietitians of Canada.