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httpwww.nchpad.orgemailnchpad.orgToll-Free1-800-900-80864000RidgewayDriveBirminghamAL3520915ResearchhasshownthatwhenanindividualsweightreachesalevelcategorizedasoverweightorobesetheyareatanincreasedriskfordevelopingthefollowingconditionsCoronaryheartdiseaseType2diabetesCertaintypesofcancersHypertensionhighbloodpressureHighcholesterolStrokeLivergallbladderdiseaseSleepapnearespiratoryproblemsOsteoarthritisGynecologicalproblemsSourceCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Whatcausesover-weightandobesitywww.cdc.govobesityadultcausesindex.html.Theprevalenceofobesityinthegeneralpopula-tionisbetween17and22percent.Forindividualswithaphysicalorintellectualimpairmenttheprevalenceofobesityisestimatedtobebetween27and62percent.SourceMudgeetal.Livingwellwithdisabilityneedsvaluesandcom-petingfactors.InternationalJournalofBehavioralNutritionandPhysicalActivity201310100.The2010DietaryGuidelinesforAmericansweredesignedtoencourageallAmericanstoeatmorehealthfully.ThefollowingstrategiesaretohelpbuildahealthierdietbyfocusingonkeybehaviorsBalancingCaloriesoEnjoyyourfoodbuteatlessoAvoidoversizedportionsNUTRITIONEatingahealydietandmaintainingahealyweightaretwoveryimptantcomponentstolivingahealylifestyle.FoodstoIncreaseoMakehalfyourplatefruitsandvegetablesoMakeatleasthalfyourgrainswholegrainsoSwitchtofat-freeorlow-fat1milkFoodstoReduceoComparesodiuminfoodslikesoupbreadandfrozenmealsandchoosefoodswithlowernumbersoDrinkwaterinsteadofsugarydrinksCreditUSDAsCenterforNutritionPolicyandPromotionTipsforovercomingbarriersReduceportionsizesPlanmealsaheadoftimeAskforhelpwithgroceryshoppingandcookingUsesimplemealrecipesUseadaptivetoolsandtechniquesinthekitchentocookwithgreatereaseandenjoyment