Every pound goes through the mouth. Is that right?

1. When you take in more calories than you consume, your body stores the unused energy in the form of fat. You will then gain weight.

Energy Balance

1. Eating and drinking gives you the energy your body needs to function and move. You maintain your weight if there is a balance between the amount of energy from your food and drink and the amount of energy your body uses.

Do you have a healthy weight?

1. Check if you have a healthy weight with our BMI meter.

Illness and medication

1. Sometimes it's not just a matter of overeating and overeating little exercise. Some people use less energy because of a disease have or are on medication. So they also have less energy from eating and drink needed to maintain balance. If you suspect that there is one medical cause is making you gain weight, always go to you doctor to discuss this suspicion. He or she can help you and you provide the medical assistance you need.

1. Genes and weight Genes affect your weight, but overweight almost never arises solely through genetic predisposition. There are only one number of rare forms of serious overweight in which a genetic factor is the cause and which makes losing weight difficult. Eating healthy and exercising enough are therefore an important basis for getting and maintaining a healthy weight.

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