SUS can help you live a healthier life in 12 weeks

Few people know but the Meu SUS digital application (formerly Conecte SUS), of the Ministry of Health, in addition to helping to manage tests, consultations, vaccines and user medications, has a function called “Healthy Weight”. This is a plan that helps you improve your diet and physical activity in just 12 weeks. It is a free function, available to all users of the application.

Next, check out how Meu SUS Digital works, learn how to download it and learn how to register with Peso Saadável.

Meu SUS digital application — Photo: Ministry of Health

How to download My Digital SUS

The Meu SUS Digital app can be downloaded onto devices Android that it internal control Department It is also available on PC through it From this link.

On Android, for example, simply go to the Google Play Store and search in the search bar for “My SUS Digital”, as shown below.

How to download the Meu SUS Digital app – Image: Reproduction

The Healthy Weight program offers information, advice, an interactive quiz and a body mass index (BMI) calculator, helping you determine your ideal weight. In addition, physical activity tips and healthy eating tips are available, separated by week.

According to the Ministry of Health website, the goal is to educate the population about how to prevent excess weight and chronic diseases and to warn of the dangers of lack of physical activity and malnutrition.

How to reach a healthy weight

1. After downloading the Meu SUS Digital application, you must log in with the CPF and password used to register on gov.br.

Meu SUS digital login page — Image: reproduction

If you have not registered, just do so, or if you have forgotten your password, you can recover it in the “I forgot my password” section.

Meu SUS digital login screen — Image: Replica

2. On the app home screen, select “Applications” in the bottom left menu.

SUS Digital home screen — Image: Replica

3. Then scroll through the list until you find “Healthy Weight.”

Click on “Healthy Weight” to enter the program — Image: Reproduction

4. Clicking takes you to the Healthy Weight Program page, which contains the 12-week program, the ability to calculate the body mass index, and informational content. You can also calculate your BMI to analyze your health, but to access the 12-week program, click “Start Program.”

The program includes guidelines for nutrition and physical activity – Image: Reproduction

5. You will find the appropriate and healthy eating part or the physical activity part, whichever you choose.

Guidance on physical activity in the app, broken down by week – Image: Reproduction

Guidelines for adequate and healthy eating, separated by week – Image: Reproduction

In addition to directions and activities, other content is also available on Peso Saadável, such as:

What is a healthy weight?
What is obesity?
Implications and care
Prevention and treatment of obesity
Eat regularly
Understand food classification
Doing physical activity

Note that the program is separated by weeks, and you can complete the activities separately, week by week, in the food and physical activity categories.

Plus, the app measures your progress: when you complete activities, the percentage bar goes up, and you can see where you stand and how far you've progressed by the end of the 12 weeks.

The appropriate and healthy eating content was created based on the Nutritional Guide for the Brazilian Population, while the physical activity part follows the Physical Activity Guide for the Brazilian Population.