Healthy Weight

Healthy Weight

“Healthy eating, physical activity, optimal sleep,
and stress reduction are important to achieving
optimal health and managing weight as you age”.1

Umbrella

What may the Healthy Weight Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Healthy Weight
  • Weight Control
  • Weight Prevention

Definition

What is a healthy weight?

In Healthy Weight the Office on Women’s Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Womenshealth.gov note:

“What is a healthy weight? The answer is different for everyone. But it’s important to know what a healthy weight is for you”.2

Age

Is there an association between age and weight gain?

In Tips for Maintaining Healthy Weight: Other Factors the (United States) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explain:

“As people age, their body composition gradually shifts—the proportion of muscle decreases and the proportion of fat increases. This shift slows their metabolism, making it easier to gain weight. In addition, some people become less physically active as they get older, increasing the risk of weight gain”.3

Women

As women age how much weight may they gain?

In Looking After Yourself Around the Time of Menopause: Benefits of A Healthy Weight At Menopause the (Australian) Jean Hailes for Women’s Health (JH) explain:

“Women tend to gain weight as they age, whether they’re experiencing menopause or not. On average, women between the ages of 45 and 55 gain about half a kilogram per year”.4Healthy Weight

Risk

What can weight gain result in increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions?

In How Overweight and Obesity Impacts Your Health: Facts the CDC include:

“People who have overweight or obesity, compared to those with healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions.

These include:

  • All-cause mortality (early death)
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)
  • High or low LDL cholesterol and high levels of triglycerides (dyslipidemia)
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Gallbladder disease
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Sleep apnea and breathing problems
  • Many types of cancers
  • Lower quality of life
  • Mental illness such as clinical depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders
  • Body pain and difficulty with physical functioning”.5

Achieving and Maintaining

What does achieving and maintaining a healthy weight include?

In Healthy Weight and Growth: Why It’s Important the CDC explain:

“Healthy eating, physical activity, optimal sleep, and stress reduction are important to achieving optimal health and managing weight as you age. Several other factors may also affect weight gain”.6

Health Care Provider

What if I would like help with a healthy weight?

If you would like help with a healthy weight it may be in your best interest to talk to your health care provider about this. The NCCIH note:

“If you’re thinking about starting a new weight-loss program, talk with your health care provider, who can assess your weight and health risks, determine whether you need to lose weight, and provide information that will help you make informed decisions about an effective weight-loss program”.7

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  1. Healthy Weight and Growth: Why It’s Important. 06 April 2026. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-weight-growth/about/index.html Accessed: 02 June 2026
  2. Healthy Weight. Page Last Updated: 06 October 2022. Office on Women’s Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Womenshealth.gov https://www.womenshealth.gov/healthy-weight Accessed: 02 June 2026
  3. Tips for Maintaining Healthy Weight: Other Factors. 27 March 2026. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-weight-growth/about/tips-for-balancing-food-activity.html Accessed: 02 June 2026
  4. Looking After Yourself Around the Time of Menopause: Benefits of A Healthy Weight At Menopause. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/menopause/looking-after-yourself#healthy-weight Accessed: 02 June 2026
  5. How Overweight and Obesity Impacts Your Health: Facts. 05 December 2025. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-weight-growth/food-activity/overweight-obesity-impacts-health.html Accessed: 02 June 2026
  6. Healthy Weight and Growth: Why It’s Important. 06 April 2026. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-weight-growth/about/index.html Accessed: 02 June 2026
  7. Weight Control. Last Updated: September 2017. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health https://nccam.nih.gov/health/weightloss Accessed: 02 June 2026
Topic Last Updated: 26 August 2026 – Topic Last Reviewed: 02 June 2026

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