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AHA's Free Guide for a Healthier Holiday Season Available

The American Heart Association is offering its annual Holiday Healthy Eating Guide to help people navigate the holiday season in a healthy way. The 13-page free guide has tips, recipes and resources to help maintain a healthy lifestyle during the busy holiday season. The guide is available free online at bit.ly/AHAHolidayGuide.

 

The AHA recommends making small but impactful lifestyle changes to prevent heart disease and stroke, the nation’s number one and four killers. Studies show that more than 80% of heart disease can be prevented with simple lifestyle changes like quitting smoking, exercising 30 minutes most days of the week and eating healthier.

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More than 60% of Americans are overweight or obese, according to the AHA, so getting to and maintaining a healthy weight is important during the holidays and year round. The American Heart Association recommends using the personal calorie calculator at www.heart.org/explorer to first determine your daily calorie intake. The simple questionnaire offers calorie goals based on your height, weight, age and activity levels. 

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For many of us more than half of annual weight gain occurs between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.  Some studies say the average American puts on up to 5 to 7 pounds in these few weeks. To avoid seasonal weight gain, fill your plate with veggies first and watch your portion sizes of the calorie-heavy foods.

Learn more at www.heart.org/gettinghealthy

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