Overview

• Obesity Overview (WebMDHealth)

Condition Specific Sites

• American Obesity Assoication

Diagnosis

• Body Mass Index Chart (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Treatments

• Treatment Overview (WebMDHealth)
• Diet
  • American Heart Association Weighs In On Fat Substitutes (American Heart Association)
  • Carbohydrates: Going with the (Whole) Grain (Harvard School of Public Health)
  • Diet: Keeping a Food Diary (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  • Eating Healthy Starts with Healthy Food Shopping (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Energy Density and Weight Loss: Feel Full on Fewer Calories (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • How Can I Cook Healthfully? (American Heart Association)
• Exercise
  • Aerobic exercise: What 30 minutes a day can do for your body (Mayo)
• Surgery (WebMDHealth)
• Prevention (American Obesity Association)

Genetics

• Obesity and Genetics: What We Know, What We Don't Know and What It Means (Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention)

Ogranizations and Patient-Centered Sites

• American Obesity Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Weight-Control Information Network