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:30 Public Service Announcement On Behalf of the Partnership for Essential Nutrition
How to Lose Weight in a Healthy Way
Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS United States Surgeon General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
I’m Surgeon General Richard Carmona.
As the nation’s doctor, it’s my job to keep Americans healthy.
Today, two-thirds of us are overweight, and that’s not healthy.
If you are thinking about losing weight: remember that how you diet is as important to your health as losing weight.
Rather than trying the latest fad, choose a weight-loss program that will lead to long-term weight loss.
That means learning to make healthy food choices, adding physical activity and creating a supportive atmosphere.
Losing weight should make you healthier. So be sure to get there in a healthy way.
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