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WIN Notes
A newsletter from NIDDK.

Weight-control Information Network (WIN)
An information dissemination service of NIDDK.

Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better
A national initiative designed to encourage Black women 18 and over to maintain a healthy weight by becoming more physically active and making healthier food choices.

Nutrition Monitoring
Information from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Weight Loss & Control Organizations Resource List

Bibliographic Searches on Weight Loss & Control

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Weight Loss and Control

Weight loss and control topics

Each of the topics below exists as a booklet or fact sheet. Copies may be ordered from the Weight-control Information Network (WIN).

Active at Any Size
Binge Eating Disorder
Celebrate the Beauty of Youth
Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program
Dieting and Gallstones
Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight?
Energize Yourself and Your Family
Fit and Fabulous as You Mature
Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity
Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS)
Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Across Your Lifespan

Tips for Adults (also available in Spanish)
Tips for Older Adults (also available in Spanish)
Tips for Parents (also available in Spanish)
Tips for Pregnancy (also available in Spanish)

Helping Your Overweight Child
Improving Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women
Just Enough for You: About Food Portions
Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS)
Medical Care for Obese Patients
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight-control Glossary
Physical Activity and Weight Control
Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Obesity (revised February 2001; Research)
Release of Clinical Guidelines To Identify, Evaluate, and Treat Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guide to Better Health
Understanding Adult Obesity
Very Low-Calorie Diets
Walking...A Step in the Right Direction (also available in Spanish)
Weight and Waist Measurement: Tools for Adults
Weight Cycling
Weight-loss and Nutrition Myths
Weight Loss for Life
You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking

Research

Table summarizing long-term studies of pharmacotherapy for the management of obesity.

Statistics

Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity Summary fact sheet on the prevalence of overweight in the United States.

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Publications Order Form

Health professionals, patients, and consumers may order single copies of most titles in the Publications Titles list free of charge. Health professionals may order bulk quantities for a fee.

Video Order Form

The Clinical Nutrition and Obesity Lecture Series videos are a tool for health professionals and the public to better understand various nutrition and nutrition-related disorders.

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