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Strive for a Healthy Weight

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By Crystal Peruski, TCF Trainee Public Affairs Officer

Maintaining a healthy weight can help you feel good and have energy to do the things you want to do.

It can also help you prevent and manage many chronic conditions. Overweight and obesity are linked with low energy, pain, poor sleep, and greater risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes. If you have a higher body weight, losing 5%-10% of your current weight can help lower your risks for these and other conditions. VA's MOVE!® Weight Management Program for Veterans can help you adopt a healthy lifestyle, meet your health goals, manage your weight, and use tools that help with these changes. VA also offers weight management medicines and surgery for use along with lifestyle changes. Contact our MOVE! team at 989-497-2500 extension 13846 or 13840 to get started!