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.
Additional Reading
Other Sessions in Brain Health - Education Series
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