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Maintaining a healthy weight is key to living well.  If you are overweight, a small weight loss – just 5 to 10% of your current weight – will help lower your risks of heart disease and other serious disorders.

It’s easier than you think to cut out extra calories:

- Be aware of serving sizes – they’re probably much smaller than you think.

- Read labels carefully to find out how much food makes up a serving, and how many fat grams each serving contains.

 Make smart substitutions to cut out calories, like choosing:

- 1% or nonfat milk over whole milk

- Water-packed tuna instead of oil-packed tuna

- Egg whites instead of whole eggs

- Light or fat-free salad dressings, mayonnaise, butter of margarine, and cookies instead of their full-fat counterparts.