Move! Weight management program | veterans affairs
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We offer easy-to-follow weight management plans backed by the latest science. Our experts can help you reduce health risks, prevent or reverse some diseases and live a better—and even
longer—life. VA’s MOVE!® Weight Management Program for Veterans can help you adopt a healthy lifestyle, meet your health goals, and manage your weight. MOVE! is about much more than weight.
It is about increasing your ability and confidence to achieve your health goals. MOVE!’s basic ideas—helping you learn tools and approaches for healthy eating and physical activity—are easy
to follow and based on the latest research. If you have a higher body weight, losing 5%-10% of your weight can improve your health. Keeping a weight that is healthy for you can help you feel
good and have energy to do the things you want to do. With the help of your MOVE! care team, you can: * Improve your quality of life, and even live longer * Reduce health risks * Prevent or
reverse certain diseases VA also offers weight management medicines and surgery. These options can be helpful when used along with lifestyle changes that are part of MOVE!. Talk with your
health care team to learn more about these choices and how they can help you meet your goals.