January - Healthy Weight

 

 

 

  

JANUARY - HEALTHY WEIGHT

American adults are facing weight issues at an alarming rate. Since 2007, nearly 70 percent of those ages 20 and older are considered overweight or obese.¹ The military population is facing similar concerns about excessive body weight. According to the 2014 Fleet and Marine Corps Health Risk Assessment Annual Report, 64 percent of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard service members who completed the assessment were classified as overweight or obese based on self-reported criteria.² Extra pounds can decrease quality of life and increase health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and some types of cancer.³

 

The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) is committed to providing Sailors, Marines, beneficiaries, and DoD civilians with the tools they need to learn how to make healthier choices to achieve or maintain a healthy weight. In this toolbox, we provide a variety of resources and tools that will help positively change behaviors related to healthy eating, active living, and psychological and emotional well-being.

Planning Ahead 

• Message for the Commanding Officer
• Plan of the Week Notes
• Activity Idea: One Day at a Time: 31 Day Challenge for a Healthier Life

 

Key Resources

Posters and Infographic 

• 10 Tips for Eating Healthy (NMCPHC HPW)
• The Challenge of Obesity: A Path to a Healthier You (NMCPHC HPW)
• Navy Fitness: Exercise Your Options Poster Series (CNIC)

 

Fact Sheets 

• The Link between Weight and Disease (NMCPHC HPW)
• How Healthy are Dietary Supplements? (NMCPHC HPW)
• How Safe are Dietary Supplements? (NMCPHC HPW)
• Size Up Your Servings (NMCPHC HPW)
• Promoting Weight Loss Successfully (NMCPHC HPW)
• Healthy Weight for Wounded, Ill, or Injured Fact Sheet Series (NMCPHC HPW)
• Weigh the Facts (NMCPHC HPW)
• Eating with Food in Mind (NMCPHC HPW)
• Food Alternatives to Dietary Supplement Use for Wounded, Ill, or Injured (NMCPHC HPW)
• Food First, Supplement Second (NMCPHC HPW)
• Mastering Flavorful Cooking (NMCPHC HPW)
• Prepping to Eat Well: Tools and Techniques for Healthy Eating (NMCPHC HPW)
• Beyond the Gym: Adding Physical Activity to Your Daily Routine (NMCPHC HPW)
• Navigating Stress (NMCPHC HPW)
• The Beauty of Sleep (NMCPHC HPW)
• Stress Eating (Navy)
• Food and Mood – Eat Healthy, Mitigate Stress (Navy)
• Overcoming Stress Eating (Navy)
• Don't Skip Breakfast to Cut Calories (ACE)
• Calorie Burners: Activities that Turn Up the Heat (ACE)
• Weight Loss Plateaus and Pitfalls (ACE)

 

Brochures and Guides 

• Tracker to Identify Your Food Triggers (NMCPHC HPW)
• Healthy Eating for Your Lifestyle (NMCPHC HPW)
• Eat More, Weigh Less? (CDC)
• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label (FDA)
• Class1Recipes (Guard Your Health)
• Walking…A Step in the Right Direction (NIH)
• 10 Top Tips For Tip-Top Sleep (NCCOSC)

 

Interactive Tools, Quizzes, and Games 

• Relax Relax Toolkit (NMCPHC HPW)
• Calculate Your Body Mass Index (NIH)
• Portion Distortion Quiz (NIH)

 

Learn More 

• HPW Weight Management
• ShipShape Weight Management Program
• HPW Weight Management for Wounded, Ill, and Injured
• HPW Active Living
• HPW Healthy Eating
• HPW Healthy Eating for Wounded, Ill, and Injured
• HPW Psychological and Emotional Well-being
• Defense Commissary Agency
• Choosemyplate.gov
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Nutrition.gov

 

TOPIC OF INTEREST – NEW YEAR, NEW YOU 

• Fact Sheets 

  • Tips to Commit to a Healthier Lifestyle

 
 

[1] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2014: With Special Feature on Adults Aged 55-64. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm. Published 2015. Accessed October 2015.

 

 

[2] Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center EpiData Center Department. Fleet and Marine Corps Health Risk Assessment 2014. https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcphc/Documents/health-promotion-wellness/general-tools-and-programs/HRA-2014-report-final.pdf. Published 2015. Accessed October 2015.

 

 

[3] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity. The Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html. Published 5 June 2015. Accessed November 2015.

 

 

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