HARVEST Lifestyle Hub
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Personal or Family Cancer History Track
- 1. Food is Medicine
- 2. Go for Plant-Based!
- 3. Quality Eating on a Budget
- 4. Maintain a Healthy Weight
- 5. Move More to Reduce Cancer Risk
- 6. To Supplement or Not to Supplement
- 7. Alcohol and Cancer
- 8. Maintain Changes and Celebrate Success!
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Session 4: Maintain a Healthy Weight
Maintaining a healthy weight can help lower your risk for several types of cancer. This session includes:
- Short educational videos on weight management and cancer prevention
- Practical strategies for healthy eating and physical activity
- Downloadable Healthy Weight infographic
- Resources to support long-term healthy habits
Ready to learn more? Browse our Topics and Recipe Bank under the menu on the left for additional practical tips to support your health and healthy recipes.
Videos
Healthy Weight for Cancer Prevention and Survivorship
Have you ever wondered why maintaining a healthy weight is so important for reducing your cancer risk? This video goes over the ways in which excess body fat has negative and lasting impacts on your health, and go over some quick tips on how you can achieve and maintain a healthy body weight.
Length: 2:32
Food Labels, Portion Control, & Cancer Health
This video will teach you how to properly read a Nutrition Facts food label to understand portion sizes and the key nutrients per serving. You will also learn a quick guide to using your hand to visualize proper portion sizes and build balanced, healthy plates to reduce your risk for common types of cancer.
Length: 2:52
Infographic
Body Weight & Cancer Risk
This video explains how excess body fat may impact your overall physical health and have long-term effects, and suggests small, meaningful changes to help you maintain a healthy weight.
Length: 0:38
View our collection of recipes designed to help you put the nutrition principles from this program into practice with simple, delicious meals you can make at home.
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