Obesity

• Latest News
• Abdominal Fat Tied to Metabolic Syndrome in Women (10/14/2004, Reuters Health)
• Nerve Damage Risk Seen After Obesity Surgery (10/14/2004, Reuters Health)
• Breastfeeding Prevents Obesity (10/13/2004, United Press International)
• NIH Releases Research Strategy to Fight Obesity Epidemic (08/24/2004, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• More News on Obesity

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Aim for a Healthy Weight: Key Recommendations (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight? (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)
• Understanding Adult Obesity (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)

• Overviews
• Defining Overweight and Obesity (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Overweight and Obesity: Frequently Asked Questions (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Body Mass Index Chart (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Treatment
• MedlinePlus: Weight Loss and Dieting (National Library of Medicine)
• MedlinePlus: Weight Loss Surgery (National Library of Medicine)
• Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Obesity (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)
• Questions and Answers About Safety of Phenylpropanolamine (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Very Low-Calorie Diets (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)

• Health Assessment Tool
• Calculate Your Body Mass Index (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Obesity (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Factors Contributing to Obesity (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Working with Your Doctor to Overcome Overweight and Obesity (American Academy of Family Physicians)

• Prevention/Screening
• Citing "Dangerous Increase" in Deaths, HHS Launches New Strategies against Overweight Epidemic (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• Physical Activity and Good Nutrition: Essential Elements to Prevent Chronic Diseases and Obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Nutrition
• Eating Healthy Starts with Healthy Food Shopping (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Eating Healthy with Ethnic Food (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Weight Control: Eating Right and Keeping Fit (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

• Related Issues
• Active at Any Size (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)
• Calculate Your Body Mass Index (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Hormones and Obesity (Hormone Foundation) - Links to PDF File - English and Spanish material
• Losing Weight: Start By Counting Calories (Food and Drug Administration)
• Obesity and Acute Mountain Sickness (American College of Physicians)
• Obesity and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
• Overweight, Obesity Threaten U.S. Health Gains (Food and Drug Administration)

• Research
• Bullying and Overweight and Obese Children (Nemours Foundation)
• Eating Food Away from Home Contributes to Excess Weight in Many School-Age Kids (Nemours Foundation)
• Excess Body Weight and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury Requiring Mechanical Ventilation (American College of Physicians)
• Health Report Cards Help Increase Parent Awareness of Children's Weight Problems (Nemours Foundation)
• Interactions Between Parents and Kids May Contribute to Overweight in Children (Nemours Foundation)
• Making Weight Control a Family Affair Benefits Overweight Kids (Nemours Foundation)
• NIH Releases Research Strategy to Fight Obesity Epidemic (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Obesity Costs States Billions in Medical Expenses (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• U.S. Teens More Overweight Than Youth in 14 Other Countries (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Weight Loss May Help Obese Women Breathe Easier: Obese Patients May Be Misdiagnosed with Asthma (American College of Chest Physicians)

• Genetics
• Genes of the Renin-Angiotensin System and the Development of Obesity in Men (American College of Physicians)
• Obesity and Genetics: What We Know, What We Don't Know and What It Means (National Center for Environmental Health)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight-Control Glossary (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)

• Directories
• Find a Nutrition Professional (American Dietetic Association)

• Organizations
• American Obesity Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• Weight-Control Information Network (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Newsletters/Print Publications
• Weight Control and Obesity (Food and Nutrition Information Center)
• WIN Notes (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)

• Law and Policy
• Disability Due to Obesity (American Obesity Association)
• Discrimination: Employment (American Obesity Association)
• Health Insurance Coverage for Obesity (American Obesity Association)
• Tax Breaks for Obesity (American Obesity Association)

• Statistics
• FASTATS: Overweight Prevalence (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Improving Nutrition and Increasing Physical Activity (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Healthy Weight, Overweight, and Obesity Among U.S. Adults (National Center for Health Statistics) - Links to PDF File
• New Data Available That Show Relationship Between Diabetes, Obesity, and Chronic Disease (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Obesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Obesity Trends: Prevalence of Obesity Among U.S. Adults, Region and State (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults Aged 20 Years and Over: United States, 1997 - 2002 (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Preventing Obesity and Chronic Diseases Through Good Nutrition and Physical Activity (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)

• Women
• Obesity (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Obesity (National Women's Health Information Center)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Children
• BMI for Children and Teens (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Childhood Obesity on the Rise (National Institutes of Health)
• Childhood Obesity: Parenting Advice (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Lose Weight (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Obesity Can Be Harmful to Your Child’s Mental Health; Research Shows Significant Risks, Impacts (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF File
• Sensible Approaches to Children's Weight Problems (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Teenagers
• Elevated Leptin in Teens Linked with Dangerous Artery Changes (American Heart Association)