OBESITY RESOURCES

See also the topic Food in the Encyclopedia.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Obesity Association 
The leading organization for advocacy and education on obesity.

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 
Definitions, resources and up-to-date statistics on overweight and obesity issues. Links to CDC's Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 
The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.  They serve as the basis for Federal food and nutrition education programs. 

North American Association for the Study of Obesity 
Executive Office: 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 918, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: (301) 563-6526; Fax: (301) 563-6595  

TeensHealth  
Advice to teens on maintaining a healthy body with relevant information on obesity.

The International Association for the Study of Obesity - The International Obesity Taskforce
A global network of expertise that is a research-led think tank and advocacy arm of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. The Taskforce works with the World Health Organization and others to alert the world to the growing health crisis threatened by soaring levels of obesity.

United States Department of Health & Human Services
Surgeon General's Healthy Weight Advice for Consumers with a BMI chart and links to other useful sites.  

Weight-control Information Network (WIN)  

The Weight-control Information Network provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Campos, Paul (2004). The Obesity Myth : Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health. Gotham.

Brownell, Kelly D. & Horgen, Katherine Battle (2003). Food Fight : The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It.  McGraw-Hill.

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