Resources

• (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
• Active at Any Size (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Adding Pounds When You're Underweight (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Aim For A Healthy Weight! - NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Aim for a Healthy Weight: Key Recommendations (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Alternatives to Fad Diets (American Heart Association)
• American Heart Association Guidelines for Selecting a Weight Loss & Maintenance Program (American Heart Association)
• American Heart Association Weighs In On Fat Substitutes (American Heart Association)
• American Obesity Association
• Are Detox Diets Safe? (Nemours Foundation)
• Are You Ready to Lose Weight? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Aspartame (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Aspartame (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
• Binge Eating Disorders (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Body Mass Index (Cleveland Clinic)
• Body Mass Index Chart (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Bodywise Handbook - Eating Disorders Information for Middle School Personnel (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
• Caffeine: Does It Help You Lose Weight? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Calculate Your Body Mass Index (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Carbohydrate Addiction (American Heart Association)
• Carbohydrates: Going with the (Whole) Grain (Harvard School of Public Health)
• Carbs and Low-Carb Diets (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Celebrate the Beauty of Youth (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Choosing a Safe Weight Loss Program (Cleveland Clinic)
• Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Diet, Reducing (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Weight Loss (National Institutes of Health)
• Como Alimentarse y Mantenerse Activo Durante (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Cómo Alimentarse y Mantenerse Activo Durante Toda La Vida (Adultos) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Consumer Alert: FDA Plans Regulation Prohibiting Sale of Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements and Advises Consumers to Stop Using these Products (Food and Drug Administration)
• Consumer Research on Weight Loss Practices (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
• Controlling Portion Sizes (Cleveland Clinic)
• Deal with Diets (Nemours Foundation)
• Diet-Plan Diagnosis: Is Yours Healthy and Safe? (Nemours Foundation)
• Diet: Keeping a Food Diary (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Dieting and Gallstones (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Dieting? Watch What You Drink (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Eating Healthy Starts with Healthy Food Shopping (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Eating Healthy with Ethnic Food (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Effectiveness and Safety of Low-Carbohydrate Diets (American College of Physicians)
• Embrace Your Health! Lose Weight if You are Overweight [Easy-to-Read] (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Embrace Your Health! Lose Weight if You Are Overweight (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Emotional Weight: How to Cope (Cleveland Clinic)
• Energize Yourself and Your Family (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Energize Yourself! Stay Physically Active (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Exercise and Weight Control (Cleveland Clinic)
• Fad Diets (Cleveland Clinic)
• Fad Diets: What You Need to Know (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Family Shapedown to Shape Up (Cleveland Clinic)
• Fat and Calories (Cleveland Clinic)
• FDA Issues Public Health Warning on Phenylpropanolamine (Food and Drug Administration, HHS)
• Find a Nutrition Professional (American Dietetic Association)
• Fit and Fabulous As You Mature (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Fit for Two: Tips for Pregnancy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Food Pyramid Gets Interactive (Cleveland Clinic)
• Frequently Asked Questions - Weight Loss (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Gastric Bypass Procedure: Questions and Answers (Cleveland Clinic)
• Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Get the Skinny on 8 Diet Books (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Guía para la Buena Salud de los Adultos (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
• Healthy Diet (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Across Your Lifespan: Helping Your Child (Tips for Parents) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Healthy Weight (Harvard School of Public Health)
• Helping the Overweight Child (Cleveland Clinic)
• Helping Your Overweight Child (Cleveland Clinic)
• Helping Your Overweight Child (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Herbal Remedies - Weight Loss (Cleveland Clinic)
• High-protein diets not proven effective and may pose health risks (American Heart Association)
• High-Protein Diets: Are They Safe If You Have Liver or Kidney Disease? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• How Can I Cook Healthfully? [Easy-to-Read] (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• How Can I Lose Weight Safely? (Nemours Foundation)
• How Can I Manage My Weight? [Easy-to-Read] (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File (American Heart Association)
• http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Improving Your Health: Tips for African American Men and Women (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Interactive Menu Planner (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Is Dieting OK for Kids? (Nemours Foundation)
• Just Enough for You: About Food Portions (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Laxatives and Enemas: Not the Way to Go (Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.)
• Live Healthier, Live Longer: Cholesterol Counts for Everyone (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
• Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Lose Weight and Keep it Off (Cleveland Clinic)
• Losing Weight: Start By Counting Calories (Food and Drug Administration, HHS)
• Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Are They Safe and Effective? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Maintaining Lost Weight (Cleveland Clinic)
• Making Sense of Portion Sizes (Cleveland Clinic)
• Maternal Weight Gain: A Report of an Expert Work Group (Health Resources Services Administration Information Center)
• Medical Care for Obese Patients (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Menopause and Weight Gain: Reverse the Middle Age Spread (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• NCCAM Consumer Advisory on Ephedra (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• New CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Body Weight in US Adults (National Center for Health Statistics)
• NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative: Check It Out: Before You Sign Up For Any Weight Loss Program (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
• NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative: Guide to Behavior Change (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
• NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative: Guide to Physical Activity (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
• NHLBI Study Finds Moderate Physical Activity Promotes Weight Loss As Well As Intense Exercise (National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight-Control Glossary (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• On the Teen Scene: Should You Go on a Diet? (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
• Over-the-Counter and Herbal Remedies for Weight Loss (Cleveland Clinic)
• Over-the-Counter Weight-Loss Products (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Overweight and Obesity: A Major Public Health Issue (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Communication Support Center, OPHS, OS, HHS)
• Physical Activity and Weight Control (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Physical Activity and Weight Control (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Pierda Peso Sin Riesgo Para la Salud (Food and Drug Administration, HHS)
• Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
• Popular Diets Reviewed (American Dietetic Association) - Links to PDF File
• Portion Distortion! Do You Know How Food Portions Have Changed in 20 Years? (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Postpartum Body Image and Weight Loss (La Leche League International)
• Preguntas frecuentes - Obesidad (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Preguntas Frecuentes Acerca de una Dieta Saludable (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Obesity (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Questions About Weight Control (Cleveland Clinic)
• Questions and Answers About Safety of Phenylpropanolamine (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
• Reducing Fat Intake (Cleveland Clinic)
• Safety of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
• Sensible Eating for Weight Loss (Cleveland Clinic)
• Setting Goals for Weight Loss (Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission)
• Shared Knowledge, Sharing Support with Shared Medical Appointments (Cleveland Clinic)
• Slow Metabolism: Is There Any Such Thing? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Special Diets and Special Concerns: 13 to 18 Years (American Medical Association)
• Spice Up Your Life! Eat Less Salt and Sodium (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Sugar Alcohol: Friend or Foe to Those on Low-Carb Diets? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guide to Better Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• The Psychology of Eating (Cleveland Clinic)
• Tipping the Scales? Weight-Loss Ads Found Heavy on Deception (Federal Trade Commission)
• Tips for Adults (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Understanding Adult Obesity (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Using Energy Dense Foods to Lose Weight (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Very Low-Calorie Diets (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Walking...A Step in the Right Direction (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Walking: Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better (Weight Control Information Network, NIDDK, NIH, HHS)
• Wasting Syndrome (AIDS.ORG, Inc.)
• Watch Your Weight! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Weight (Cleveland Clinic)
• Weight and Waist Measurement: Tools for Adults (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Weight Control (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Weight Control (Cleveland Clinic)
• Weight Control and Obesity (Food and Nutrition Information Center)
• Weight Control at the Diet Channel (The Diet Channel)
• Weight Control: Eating Right and Keeping Fit - ACOG Publication #AP064 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
• Weight Control: The Power of Healthy Choices (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Weight Cycling (Cleveland Clinic)
• Weight Cycling (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Weight Cycling (Cleveland Clinic)
• Weight Loss (Cleveland Clinic)
• Weight Loss & Control Organizations Resource List (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Weight Loss and Dieting (Medline Plus)
• Weight Loss and Results of Low-Carbohydrate Diets (American College of Physicians)
• Weight Loss for Life (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Weight Loss Resources (Cleveland Clinic)
• Weight Loss/Dieting (National Institutes of Health)
• Weight Loss: Finding a Weight Loss Program that Works for You (Partnership For Healthy Weight Management)
• Weight Management (Cleveland Clinic)
• Weight Management: Nutrition and Cookbook Reviews (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Weight-Control Information Network (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Weight-Loss and Nutrition Myths: How Much Do You Really Know? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• What About a Formal Weight-Loss Program for Children? (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• What's the Right Weight for My Height? (Nemours Foundation)
• Why Should I Be Physically Active? (American Heart Association)
• WIN Notes (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)
• Yoga as a Weight-loss Method? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Young at Heart: Tips for Older Adults (Eating Healthy and Physical Activity) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Young Woman’s Guide to Losing Weight the Safe Way (American Osteopathic Association)
• Your Child's Weight (Nemours Foundation)