Aim for A Healthy Weight!: Information for Health Professionals
Health professionals working in the field of bariatrics and related fields can access the Federal government's practice guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and ob... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center |
Aim for A Healthy Weight!: Information for Patients and the Public
These guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute present a new approach for the assessment of overweight and obesity and establish principles of safe and effective weight loss. Calc... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Body Fat Lab
At this interactive web site you can learn more about your percent body fat and the role it plays in your overall health. You can calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) online.... Details >
Shape Up America! |
Calculate Your Body Mass Index
Calculate your body mass index at this site by inserting your weight in pounds and selecting your height. Click on the "compute" button to get the results.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program
This consumer information booklet highlights the elements of a weight-loss program a consumer should look for in order to properly judge its safety and potential for success.
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
Information about Losing Weight and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
This web site provides links to information about obesity and weight loss provided by CFSAN, other Federal government agencies and non-government agencies.... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative: Guide to Behavior Change
If you are overweight, these behavioral changes from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will reduce your risk for some health problems that affect the heart, lungs and joints, as well as so... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
Read about the roles parents, schools, communities, health care providers, the media, and industry can take to prevent childhood obesity
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Institute of Medicine, The National Academies |
Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
This report outlines strategies that communities can use in helping to address the problems of overweight and obesity. Options include requiring physical education at all school grades, providing more... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Watch Your Weight
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-si... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
