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NIDDK
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Active at Any Size
Binge Eating Disorder
Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program
Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight?
Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity
Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity
Helping Your Overweight Child
Medical Care for Obese Patients
Medical Care for Obese Patients
Nutrition and Obesity Organizations
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Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight-control Glossary
Physical Activity and Weight Control
Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Obesity
Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity
Understanding Adult Obesity
Very Low-Calorie Diets
Weight and Waist Measurement: Tools for Adults
Weight Loss and Nutrition Myths: How Much Do You Really Know?
Weight-control Information Network
NHLBI
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Aim for a Healthy Weight
Body Mass Index Table
Calculate Your Body Mass Index
Check Your Physical Activity & Heart Disease I.Q.
Eating Healthy Starts With Healthy Food Shopping
Eating Healthy With Ethnic Food
Embrace Your Health! Lose Weight If You Are Overweight
Hearts N' Parks
Interactive Menu Planner
NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative (OEI)
Portion Distortion!
Portion Distortion: Do You Know How Food Portions Have Changed in 20 Years?
Release of Clinical Guidelines To Identify, Evaluate, and Treat Overweight and Obesity in Adults
We Can! Familes Finding the Balance
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What Are Overweight and Obesity?
What Is Metabolic Syndrome?
Call (301) 496-4236 for more information
NCI
National Cancer Institute
Obesity and Cancer
Call (800) 422-6237 for more information
NIEHS
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Obesity and the Built Environment
OD
Office of the Director
Childhood Obesity on the Rise
Hidden Persuaders: The Mindless Eating That Adds Pounds
Preventing Childhood Obesity
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Check It Out!
Learn Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition.
Visit We Can!
Do you know how food portions have changed over the last 20 years?
Take a quiz
Research Advances
Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Lead to Obesity, NIH Study of Rare Disorder Shows
Key Gaps Remain in Understanding Health Effects of Vitamin D
Children’s Physical Activity Drops From Age 9 to 15, NIH Study Indicates
Resveratrol Found to Improve Health, But Not Longevity in Aging Mice
We Can! Joins National Call for Reducing Screen Time During Turnoff Week
Excess Fat Around the Waist May Increase Death Risk For Women
This page was last reviewed on Thursday, July 03, 2008.