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Session 7 - Know Your Health Numbers

Part 5 - Healthy Weight

Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the best things you can do for your heart health – and your brain health. 

A healthy eating plan means eating when you're hungry and stopping when you've had enough. It includes creating healthy meals from the Four Food groups as outlined in Canada's Food Guide: 

  • vegetables and fruit;
  • grain products;
  • milk and alternatives;
  • meat and alternatives. 

Portion control is also important.

Source:  Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Session 6 of this Brain Health program focuses on Making Healthy Food Choices:  It will help you to:

  • Describe the benefits of healthy eating in reducing risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and maintaining quality of life when you have Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Identify healthy food choices to reduce risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and maintaining quality of life when you have Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Identify strategies to make healthier food choices a part of your daily routine.

Also, to learn more about healthy food choices and healthy weight, go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada’s website.  There they have a dedicated section on HEALTH INFORMATION. All the content is Canadian, current and has been developed and approved by Heart and Stroke Foundation medical and other experts. 

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/get-healthy/healthy-weight

Additional Reading

Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide

Heart and Stroke Healthy Weight Action Plan


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