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Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
A guideline for physicians that presents a new approach for the assessment of overweight and obesity and establish principles of safe and effective weight loss. It includes a 10-step plan and a quick ... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight?
This guide can help you lose weight safely and develop a healthier lifestyle that will reduce your chances of developing serious health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer associated ... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
FDA Receives Keystone Forum Report on Away-From-Home Foods
This news release announces a report produced for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that offers recommendations to improve the ability of consumers to manage calorie intake from foods prepared an... Details >
For Kids: Alliance for a Healthier Generation 
This site provides interactive games, flyers of information available for print, and clips intended for kids to prevent obesity and maintain a healthy lifestyle. ... Details >
For Parents: The Alliance for a Healthier Generation
This site provides obesity prevention tools and resources for parents to use on the front lines--when eating out, at home, at school, and at the doctor's. ... Details >
For Teens: Alliance for a Healthier Generation
This site contains valuable information intended for kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices; provides information on foods that are good and taste good, ideas to get involved in the issue a... Details >
Guidelines on Overweight and Obesity: Electronic Textbook
This electronic textbook allows easy access to information contained in The Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: The Evidence Repor... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Healthy People 2010 Nutrition and Overweight Objectives
Healthy People 2010 is the prevention agenda for the nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish na... Details >
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Helping Your Overweight Child
Healthy eating and physical activity habits are key to your child's well-being. Eating too much and exercising too little can lead to overweight and related health problems that can follow children in... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Information about Losing Weight and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
This web site provides links to information about obesity and weight loss provided by CFSAN, other Federal government agencies and non-government agencies.... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration