Eating healthily can help reduce the risk of a long list of health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and multiple types of cancer. Important steps to achieving a healthy diet include limiting the amount of sugar, saturated fat and salt you eat, and increasing the amount of fibre (fruit and vegetables) in your diet*.
More information and tips around healthy eating can be found online at Eating a balanced diet – NHS (www.nhs.uk).
*If you have special dietary needs or a medical condition you can ask your doctor or a registered dietitian for advice on achieving a healthy balanced diet that’s right for your needs.
Achieving a healthy weight
There are services available in Islington that provide extra support to help with achieving a healthy weight:
- Morelife Weight Management Programme – Group sessions that focus on nutrition and how to make positive changes to diet and activity levels (12-week course, adults only) – Camden and Islington – Morelife UK (more-life.co.uk) (0333 2221333).
- Shape Up Weight Management Programme – Group sessions that focus on physical activity and nutrition (12-week course, adults only, male only) – Shape Up | Arsenal in the Community | News | Arsenal.com
- NHS Weight Loss Plan app – online tool that can help you set weight loss goals, plan your meals, and record your activity and progress. Lose weight – Better Health – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
