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Weight Management

Take a well-informed and healthy approach to weight management using our experts’ advice.

Diet Myths

Low-carb? Gluten-free? What works and what is just hype? Our nutrition experts guide you through the confusing claims.

How to Combat Your Food Cravings

Ignoring food cravings is hard, but you can learn healthy ways to cope and keep them in check.

Losing Weight the Healthy Way

Find out how to lose weight and keep it off in a healthy way, without following any special diets.

    Weight Management Topics

    • Diet and Weight Loss
    • Healthy Weight

    BMI Calculator

    CALCULATE YOUR BMI

    Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. The higher the BMI, the greater the risk of some diseases.

    CALCULATE YOUR BMI

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    Astrin Damayanti

    Astrin Damayanti, R.D.

    Sutter Gould Medical Foundation

    Is type 2 diabetes always associated with being overweight, or do you see it in people at healthy weights as well?

    Being overweight is a major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes and many people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. But type 2 diabetes can develop in people who are thin because genetics also ... continue reading  about  Is type 2 diabetes always associated with being overweight, or do you see it in people at healthy weights as well?

    Astrin Damayanti

    Astrin Damayanti, R.D.

    Sutter Gould Medical Foundation

    My daughter and I are vegans. We are knowledgeable and eat a very healthy diet. She is about 40 lbs overweight and I need to lose 10 lbs. She has significantly reduced her food quantity, but it's hard to get nutrition and diet at the same time. Any tips?

    First off, great job for trying to improve your health and eating healthy! Weight loss is really comes down to calories in and calories out. Eating healthy is a good start but for weight loss, how many calories... continue reading  about  My daughter and I are vegans. We are knowledgeable and eat a very healthy diet. She is about 40 lbs overweight and I need to lose 10 lbs. She has significantly reduced her food quantity, but it's hard to get nutrition and diet at the same time. Any tips?

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