Nutrition and Overweight
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Reduce the proportion of adults who are obese.
(Objective 19-02)
Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese.
(Objective 19-03)
Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least two daily servings of fruit and 3 servings of vegetables.
(Objective 19-05)
(Objective 19-06)
Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat.
(Objective 19-08)
Increase good dietary quality of meals and snacks at school.
(Objective 19-15)
Increase proportion of worksites offering nutrition/weight management classes or counseling.
(Objective 19-16)
Increase food security among U.S. Households.
(Objective 19-18)
Related Resources
- MedlinePlus - Child Nutrition ( National Library of Medicine )
- MedlinePlus - Dietary Fats ( National Library of Medicine )
- MedlinePlus - Nutrition ( National Library of Medicine )
- MedlinePlus - Obesity ( National Library of Medicine )
- MedlinePlus - Weight Control ( National Library of Medicine )
- Nutrition ( Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce ) - Links to selected resources on nutrition from government agencies and professional and research organizations.