10 ways to be your healthiest

10. Find yourself a cheerleader - 10 ways to be your healthiest
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10. Find yourself a cheerleader

Eighty percent of us want to lose weight and 46 percent are stressed by thoughts of our weight, according to a 2008 Ipsos Reid survey of nearly 3,000 Canadian women. And with good reason: obesity can increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

If regaining weight you’ve already lost is a concern, hire a weight-loss counsellor. In a Journal of the American Medical Association study, people who received even 15 to 20 minutes of counselling a month—either by phone or in person—regained less weight than people using other strategies, such as managing on their own. Registered dietitians are an excellent source of weight-loss advice.

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