Shape Up America! is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization committed to raising awareness of obesity as a health issue. The mission of Shape Up America! is to provide evidence-based information and guidance on weight management to the public, health care professionals, educators, policymakers and the media.

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Founded in 1994, Shape Up America! is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization committed to raising awareness of obesity as a health issue and to providing responsible information on healthy weight management.

Attention golf and cookbook lovers! The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Canyon Ranch have teamed up to create The LPGA Cooks with Canyon Ranch, a delicious collection of your favorite golfers’ recipes, along with some of the most popular dishes from the Canyon Ranch kitchens. Extra bonus: All proceeds from cookbook sales will support the Shape Up America! childhood obesity initiative! Makes a perfect gift! More info

You Can Support the Prevention of Childhood Obesity

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Step One for Weight Loss

Do you know your BMI? That stands for Body Mass Index — a number that describes the relationship between your weight and your height. Your BMI indicates whether you are underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese, and it is an indicator of health risk. Try our adult BMI calculator.

Serving Up Alcohol

A coalition of public interest groups has called on Congress and the Obama Administration to overturn decades of inattention to the nation's alcohol policies by finally issuing a useful final regulation to require standardized labeling information on beer, wine and distilled spirits products and providing the government resources needed to address such pressing problems as underage drinking, binge drinking, and drunk driving. For more information:
— Alcohol Awareness Policy (PDF)
— Press release (PDF)
— Dr. Koop Speaks Out (video)

Share Your Story!

Do you have an inspiring success story? Would you like to help others who are struggling with their weight? We ask you to share your story with Shape Up America! You can also visit the Story Center to read about others who are working to manage their weight.

Assessing Childhood Obesity

The Shape Up America! Pediatric BMI Assessment Tool permits health care professionals to calculate BMI and plot BMI percentile on the CDC growth charts for children ages 2 to 20. The user can enter up to six sets of data for a single child and the graph can be printed out for filing purposes.

Many states are mandating measurement of BMI in preschoolers and school children. Our goal is to make the laborious BMI calculation and plotting of BMI percentile as accurate and convenient as possible.