Links to clinical information, patient education materials and other resources for treating and managing overweight and obesity.
General information
- CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Program—Research, training and education, publications and other resources for improving the public's health and preventing chronic diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC's Overweight and Obesity web page—Information on obesity trends, health consequences, state-based programs and a BMI calculator from the CDC
- Obesity Prevention and Your Health—Success stories, interactive tools, recipes and other healthy resources from the Pennsylvania Department of Health
- Obesity and Overweight Facts—Facts from the World Health Organization on the global obesity epidemic and key elements of an integrated, population-based approach to effective weight management
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Clinical guidelines, research and education
Find additional research under childhood obesity.
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Treatment, management and prevention
- Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity—A primer for primary care physicians, from the American Medical Association Roadmaps for Clinical Practice series, offering recommendations on:
- Evaluating patients for weight-related health risks
- Understanding medication and surgical options
- Improving communication and counseling
- Making office environments more accommodating to obese patients
- Effective Communication with Families—This resource from Regional Health Education, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, shares communication techniques and negotion skills to help overweight children and their families change behaviors, (PDF—2 pages)
- How to Lose and Manage Weight—Information from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on weight control, diet and approved obesity treatments
- The Weight-control Information Network (WIN)—Provides health care providers and consumers with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity and nutrition from NIDDK
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Patient education and consumer information
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Childhood obesity
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