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Learn how to use the Body Weight Planner, which helps adults set their personal physical activity and calorie goals.
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Dr. David Arterburn discusses how bariatric surgery can be safe and effective in improving health for people who have obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Overview of binge eating disorder—how common it is, who is most likely to develop it, related health problems, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Use the body mass index (BMI) calculator.
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The USDA MyPlate website offers tips and resources to help you create a healthier eating style that meets your individual needs and improves your health.
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Find tips for how to choose a safe and successful weight-loss program, including what to look for in a program and what questions to ask.
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Find clinical tools and patient management resources for health care professionals on diabetes, digestive diseases, kidney disease, and weight management.
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Find science-based resources, program guides, and toolkits for community outreach events and health observances on NIDDK-related diseases and conditions
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Find clinical tools and patient education resources on diabetes prevention and management for health care professionals, and clinical trial referrals.
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Find clinical tools and patient education materials on digestive disease prevention and management, clinical trial referrals, and continuing education courses.
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For a healthy weight, learn to read a Nutrition Facts label, understand how portions and servings differ, and choose the right amount of food for you.
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NIDDK now offers a free and easy way for you to get trusted, up-to-date content for your website.
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Dr. Jessica Unick discusses tackling patient barriers to physical activity and how it helps patients minimize risk factors for diseases such as diabetes.
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Eating better and moving more can help you stay healthy as you age. Learn what you can do to stay healthy and fit.
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Get tips on managing your weight, eating healthier, and being physically active at every life stage: adulthood, pregnancy, parenthood, and later in life.
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You can help your child reach and maintain a healthy weight by adopting healthy lifestyle habits. In some cases, medicines and surgery may also be options.
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How do obesity and type 2 diabetes affect heart and kidney health? Learn about how these conditions are connected, and how these links can affect your patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Moving more and eating better can help you improve your health and keep up with the demands of your busy life. Find out what you can do to get fit and healthy.
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New results from INSIGHT, an NIH-funded study, examine how responsive parenting can affect a child’s body mass index (BMI) z-scores through age 3.
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Access the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans to help those ages 6 and older maintain or improve their health through regular physical activity.
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Sheri Colberg, PhD, shares ways for providers to encourage patients with diabetes to be more physically active.
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Learn which prescription weight-control medications are—and aren't—safe and effective, how they work, and their common side effects.
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Learn about sleep apnea including its causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and other helpful information.
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Separating weight-loss myths from facts can help you make healthy changes in your eating and physical activity habits. Get the facts about healthy weight loss.
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Dr. Susan Yanovski explains that healthy eating and physical activity can help you avoid extra pounds over the holidays.
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Physical activity may seem hard if you are overweight or have obesity. The good news is that you can be active at any size—and have fun and feel good at the same time.
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An NIH-funded study finds heavily processed foods cause overeating and weight gain.
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Hear Martha Funnell, an expert in diabetes care and self-management, discuss challenges of behavior change and patient-professional communication strategies.
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Dr. Susan Yanovski and Dr. Jack Yanovski discuss approaches to preventing obesity and related diseases
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Provides small, achievable steps to help teenagers make healthier food choices, be more active, and get enough sleep.
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Learn about the health benefits of physical activity with this detailed guide on how to get active and stay active.
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Learn more about overweight and obesity among adults, including causes, related health risks, and treatments.
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Weight-loss surgery, also called metabolic and bariatric surgery, is an operation that makes changes to the digestive system and causes weight loss.
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Find clinical tools and patient education materials on overweight and obesity prevention and management, and clinical trial referrals
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It’s never too early or too late to take steps to achieve better health. With some planning and effort, you can stay on track now and into the new year.
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Dr. Jamy Ard provides strategies that diabetes health care professionals can use to help patients with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes maintain weight loss.
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Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health, explains the importance of participating in clinical trials and encourages the public to consider joining, especially those who are underrepresented in clinical trials.
