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This page's focus is on calorie-counting, nutrition, physical activity and weight loss.... Details >
The prevalence of obesity in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations has increased dramatically over the past 30 years. The purpose of this study is to provide information that will help to ... Details >
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A fact sheet that summarizes research on the potential link between obesity and cancer risk.... Details >
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the Obesity Education Initiative (OEI) in January 1991. The overall purpose of the initiative ... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions among Americans and result in an enormous toll of death, disease, disability, and reduced quality of life. This page presents facts and resourc... Details >
This Web site provides information about childhood overweight, including how overweight is defined for children, the prevalence of overweight, the factors associated with overweight, and the related h... Details >
Obesity and overweight are chronic conditions. Overall there are a variety of factors that play a role in obesity. This section will address how behavior, environment, and genetic factors may have an ... Details >
This guide will explain how overweight and obesity is assessed in adults and children and provide a basis for you to identify professional resources in your community that you can reasonably expect to... Details >
Visit this site for information about medications prescribed for the treatment of obesity, their application, benefits and side effects.... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
The report provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social, environmental, and dietary factors responsible for it... Details >