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Control and Obesity
See also: Reports and Studies
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Childhood Obesity
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Archives
of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Obesity Issue
Table of contents from August 2003 issue devoted to obesity. Covers
behavioral and mental health issues as well as prevalence and treatment
issues. Article abstracts may be viewed; however, subscription or
one-time purchased access is necessary to view full text.
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Body Mass Index-for-Age (Children)
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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CDC Growth Charts
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List for Educators
and Researchers |
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Childhood
Obesity
A 2-part presentation available as a webcast and PowerPoint presentation.
Part 1: Talking with Parents and Children about Being Overweight
Part 2: Helping Overweight Children Have High Self-Esteem and a Positive
Body Image
From: California Distance Learning Health Network, Graduate School
of Public Health at San Diego State University |
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Childhood
Overweight
From: American Public Health Association |
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Coordinating Efforts on Childhood Obesity:
Action Brief - PDF format
From: National Institute of Health Care Management Foundation |
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CREES/USDA Project on Reversing Childhood Obesity Trends
From: Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley |
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The
Economics of Obesity: A Report on the Workshop Held at USDA's Economic
Research Service
From: Economic Research
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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Exercise
for Overweight Kids
From: The Physician and Sportsmedicine |
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Fact Sheets on Children and Weight
From: Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley |
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Guidelines for Childhood Obesity
Prevention Programs: Promoting Healthy Weight in Children
- PDF format
From: Society for Nutrition Education |
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Healthy
Generations Newsletter - PDF format
This issue deals with child and adolescent obesity - epidemiology,
risk factors, and programs and policies for prevention
From: University of Minnesota School of Public Health |
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Helping Your Overweight Child
From: Weight-Control Information Center |
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Is Dieting Okay for Kids?
From: The Nemours Foundation |
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Nutrition for
your Child: Ten Steps to a Healthy Weight
- PDF Format
From: Feeding Kids Newsletter, 24 Carrot Press |
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Pediatric Overweight: A Review of the Literature
- PDF format
From: University of California, Berkeley |
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Prevalence
of Overweight and Obesity Among US Children, Adolescents, and Adults,
1999-2002
Absract of article from June 16, 2004 issue of JAMA
From: Journal of the American Medical Association |
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Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States,
1999
From: National Center for Health Statistics |
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Prevention
of Childhood Overweight -- What Should Be Done? - PDF
Format
Position paper of the Center
for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley |
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Prevention
of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity - PDF format
From: Policy Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics |
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Reports and Studies: Obesity in Children
From: Healthy School Meals Resource System |
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Symposium
on Childhood Obesity: Causes and Prevention Held October 27, 1998
- PDF format
From: USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Prevention |
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Way to Go Kids! |
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Weight
Control and Obesity Resource List for Consumers |
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Workshop:
The Prevention of Childhood Obesity: Understanding the Influences
of Marketing, Media, and Family Dynamics
Audio and slide presentations from the workshop, held December
9, 2003. Sound files require free RealPlayer.
From: Institute
of Medicine |
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Your Child's Weight:
Help your Child with Successful Weight Management - HTML format
From: USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College
of Medicine
In English
- PDF format
In Spanish
- PDF format
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Treatment and Prevention
Guidelines and Background
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Assessment and Management
of Overweight and Obese Adult Patients
A free continuing education course developed by the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute and the North American Association for the
Study of Obesity |
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American Obesity Association Fact Sheets
From: American Obesity Association |
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Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight
and Obesity
- Report
and Fact Sheets
- Surgeon General's Listening Session
(December 7, 2000)
From: National Institutes of Health
This videoconference requires Real Player. To view, download and
install the free
Real Player.
Day 1
Day 2
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Calories
Count: Report of the FDA Working Group on Obesity
From: US Food and Drug Administration |
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Clinical
Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight
and Obesity in Adults
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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The Contribution
of Expanding Portion Sizes to the US Obesity Epidemic
- PDF file
From: Article from the Journal of Public Health |
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Defining Overweight
and Obesity
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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FoodReview:
Weighing In on Obesity
From: Economic Research Service, USDA
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Obesity: Assessment and
Management in Primary Care
From: Article published in American Family Physician
Pulls together guidelines dealing with childhood and adult obesity
from a number of organizations. |
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Obesity
in Minority Populations
From: American Obesity Association |
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Overweight
and Obesity: Economic Consequences
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Prevalence
and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2000
From: Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association |
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Prevention
of Obesity in Children and Youth
Provides recommendations
for decreasing and preventing the prevalence of childhood obesity
in the US.
From: Institute of Medicine |
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Recommendations
for Preventing Excess Weight Gain and Obesity - PDF
Format
In WHO Technical Report #916: Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic
Disease pp. 54-71.
From: World Health Organization |
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Solving
the Obesity Conundrum - Is There a Food Solution -
PDF Format
Overview from conference held by the Institute of Food Technologists
in February 2004.
From: Institute of Food Technologists
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Statistics
Related to Overweight and Obesity
From: Weight-Control Information Center |
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U.S. Obesity
Trends 1985 to 2000
Includes slides in Power Point and HTML versions
From: Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
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What
Works for Obesity? - PDF Format
A Summary of the Research behind Obesity Interventions
From: United Health Foundation
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Evaluating
Weight Control Programs
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The
Atkins Diet: Worthwhile or Worthless?
From: Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA |
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Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program - Weight-Control
Information Center |
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Finding a Weight
Loss Program that Works for You - PDF Format
From: Partnership for Healthy Weight Management
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High Protein
Diets
From: American Heart Association |
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Nutrition
Action Healthletter Rates Diet Books
From: Center
for Science in the Public Interest |
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Quick- Weight-Loss
or Fad Diets
From: American Heart Association |
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USDA Coordinated Nutrition Research Program on Health and Nutrition
Effects of Popular Weight-loss Diets
Executive Summary of the Report - HTML
format
References - HTML format
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Should You Believe These Amazing Claims?
From: Federal Trade Commisssion |
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Weighing
the Diet Books – PDF Format
From: Center for Science in the Public Interest |
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Weight-loss
and Nutrition Myths
From: Weight-Control Information Network of the National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
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You'll
Know A Fad Diet If It Recommends...
From: American Heart Association |
Practical
On-line Weight Control Assistance
See Also: Dietary Assessment
and Interactive Toolbox
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Aim
for a Healthy Weight
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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Better Health and You: Tips for Adults
From: NIDDK Weight Control Information Network
In
English
In Spanish
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Body Mass Index Calculator
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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Body Mass Index
Table
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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¡ Cuide
Su Peso! Watch Your Weight - PDF format
Bilingual Spanish and English
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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Eat Smart: How to Fill Up,
Not Out!
From: University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension |
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Feel Full on Fewer Calories
From: University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension |
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Guide to Behavior Change
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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Guide to Physical Activity
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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Healthy Body Calculator
From: Ask the Dietitian |
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Hold It! Maintaining
Weight Once It's Gone
From: American Heart Association |
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How
Much Are You Eating? Putting the Guidelines into Practice
- PDF format
From: USDA |
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Lighten Up!
From: American Heart Association |
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Losing
Weight: More Than Counting Calories
From: Food and Drug Administration |
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Losing Weight Safely
In English
In Spanish
From: U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
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Mayo Clinic Healthy
Weight Pyramid |
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Motivation Station
From: American Heart Association |
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The New American Plate
From: American Institute for Cancer Research |
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Portion Distortion
Quiz
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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Sample
Reduced-Calorie Menus
Features traditional-American, Asian-American, Southern, Mexican-
American, and lacto-ovo vegetarian 1200 and 1600 calorie menus
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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Setting Goals for Weight
Loss
From: Partnership for Healthy Weight Management |
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Smallstep.gov
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Provides practical
tips and encouragement for making improvements in eating and physical
activity habits
From: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |
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Shopping:
What to Look For
From: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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10
Bright Ideas for Weight Loss –
PDF Format
From: Food & Health
Communications |
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Winning by
Losing
From: Calorie Control Council |
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You
Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking
From: National Institutes of Health |
Non-diet
Approach
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Active at Any Size
From: NIDDK Weight Control Information Network |
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BodyPositive |
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BodyWise
From: Girl Power! |
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Healthy Weight Network
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HUGS International |
Other
Resources
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American Obesity Association
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The National Weight
Control Registry |
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Nutritional and Weight
Loss Q & A's
From: Food and Drug Administration |
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Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight Control Glossary
From: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,
Weight Control Information Network |
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Shape Up America! |
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Sisters
Together: Move More, Eat Better
From: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease |
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Voluntary
Guidelines for Providers of Weight Loss Products or Services
From: Federal Communication Commission |
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Weight Control and Obesity Resource List for Consumers
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Weight-Control
Information Network (WIN)
From: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease |
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Weight-loss
Advertising: An Analysis of Current Trends
From: Federal Trade Commission |
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