Recommendations
The
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and
Obesity, 2001
The U.S. Surgeon General calls upon the nation to work together in finding
solutions to the problem of obesity and overweight. To read the report,
visit the Surgeon General's Web site.
Surgeon General's Call to Action Fact Sheets:
- Overweight
and Obesity: A Vision for the Future
(Also available in PDF - 6K)
- Overweight
and Obesity: At a Glance
(Also available in PDF - 9K) - Overweight
and Obesity: Health Consequences
(Also available in PDF - 9K)
- Surgeon
General's Healthy Weight Advice for Consumers
(Also available in PDF - 19K)
- Overweight
and Obesity: What You Can Do
(Also available in PDF - 29K)
- Overweight
in Children and Adolescents
(Also available in PDF - 12K)
Clinical
Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight
and Obesity in Adults
The guidelines present an approach for assessing overweight and obesity
and established principles of safe and effective weight loss. (This
resource is hosted by the National Institutes of Health.)
Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.
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Page last updated: May 21, 2008
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
