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What is Guide-to-Health?

The Guide-to-Health Study is an 18-month long research project.

We are testing an Internet program for inactive adults to help them:

  • Improve their nutrition.
  • Be more active, through walking.
  • Not gain weight.

You can enroll in the Guide-to-Health Study if you are:

  • 18-63 years old.
  • Residing in the U.S. or Canada
  • Within our weight guidelines.
  • In good health.
  • Not currently active.

When enrolled in the the Guide-to-Health Study you will:

  • Log-on to the Internet program once a week for 18 months.
  • Complete 3 sets of assessments, each taking about 2 hours.

    • Assessment #1 - Now

    • Assessment #2 - In about 10 months

    • Assessment #3 - In 18 months

The 18 month-long Guide-to-Health program includes:

  • Walking Program - designed for you every step of the way
  • Nutrition Program - tailored to your needs and preferences
  • Free pedometer and digital scale - which you may keep

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We are not accepting new participants.

A brief description of the project is printed to the right.

If you have questions about the project that the description does not answer, please use the Contact Project Staff link below to send an email to the project's research staff.