Reference links

NIH: Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity      http://win.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/index.htm

CDC: Overweight and obesity home page       http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm

American Board of Bariatric Medicine       http://www.abbmcertification.org/

The new FDA Food Pyramid       http://www.mypyramid.gov/

FDA’s Plan to tackle Obesity       http://www.fda.gov/loseweight/obesity_plan.htm

FTC: Watch Out For False dietary Claims       http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/waistline/index.html

The Surgeon General Call To action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity       http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/

American Dietetic Association       http://www.eatright.org/Public/

American Diabetes Association       http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

Childhood Obesity

NIH: Childhood Obesity on the Rise (June 2002)       http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/jun2002/childhoodobesity.htm

CDC: Obesity in “tweens”       http://www.cdc.gov/youthcampaign/         

NIH: Helping your overweight Child       http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/over_child.htm

Drugs:

FDA APPROVES ORLISTAT FOR OBESITY       http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS00951.html

NIH: Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Obesity       http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/prescription.htm

Quiz:

NIH: Are you super sizing?       http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/