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    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
    Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
    A guideline for physicians that presents a new approach for the assessment of overweight and obesity and establish principles of safe and effective weight loss. It includes a 10-step plan and a quick ... Details >
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
    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
    Weight Loss and Control
    The Weight-Control Information Network (WIN) is a national source of information on weight control, obesity, and weight-related nutritional disorders for health professionals and the public.... Details >
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    What's Your Body Fat IQ?
    Ten questions and answers to help you determine how much you know about body fat.... Details >
    Shape Up America!
    Search for general information on Obesity
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