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Eating better begins with Eat Right Now®

It’s difficult to change our eating habits. But many people are finding lasting success through programs like Eat Right Now. 

Eat Right Now is available at no cost to UC Blue & Gold HMO1 members.

Why Eat Right Now?

Eat Right Now is an app-based program that combines research in behavior change and mindfulness to help people reduce craving-related eating and help foster lasting, positive eating habits. There are three program tracks (Mindful Eating, Weight Loss, and Diabetes Prevention Program), and each track helps rewire your brain to reduce cravings and develop better eating habits. 

In a clinical study, Eat Right Now was shown to reduce craving-related eating by up to 40%.2 And in 2023, members in the Weight Loss and Diabetes Prevention Program tracks reported 4.4% to 4.6% average weight loss.3 Between these two program tracks, more than half of the members have been shown to have lost weight or maintained their weight.3

How the program works

After signing up for Eat Right Now, you’ll take a brief assessment to determine which program track best supports you and your health goals.

Track 1: Mindful Eating. Provides the foundation for you to establish mindful eating habits and reshape your relationship to food. 

Track 2: Weight Loss.4 Expands on mindful eating and explores methods and tools for effective, sustainable weight loss. Includes a free scale and activity tracker.5

Track 3: Diabetes Prevention Program.4 A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-recognized program designed to help prevent type 2 diabetes. Receive specific guidance on how to help prevent type 2 diabetes and get a free scale and activity tracker upon enrollment.5 (Not all members will qualify for this program.)

What’s included

All tracks provide access to tools and resources to help you achieve a healthier lifestyle, including:

  • Live, interactive coaching calls with experts on craving-related eating. Led by an expert who is both a physician and researcher.
  • Mindfulness exercises and techniques. In-app tools to work with food cravings in real time.
  • Daily video lessons. Watch short, daily videos to learn why people overeat. 
  • Journaling. Monitor your progress via your online journal.
  • Community support. Connect with other program users.

Ready for a healthier you?

Discover how Eat Right Now can help you take control of your health. To get started, go to healthnet.sharecare.com/programs or scan the QR code.


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1 The UC Blue & Gold HMO plan is offered by Health Net of California, Inc.
2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10865-017-9884-5. Springer Link.
3 Milestone results based on members of Eat Right Now Weight Loss Program January 1-October 17, 2023, and Diabetes Prevention Program January 1-October 20, 2023.
4 Pending Regulatory Approval
5 Scale provided at enrollment. Activity tracker is earned by achieving a weight loss of 2% or more after 30 days in the program or engaging with the program for at least 10 days (days do not have to be consecutive).

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