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Topic: Weight Loss and Dieting


Children

- What about a Formal Weight-Loss Program for Childr - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Is Dieting OK for Kids? - Nemours Foundation
- Helping Your Overweight Child - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Your Child's Weight - Nemours Foundation

Clinical Trials

- ClinicalTrials.gov: Diet, Reducing - National Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Weight Loss - National Institutes of Health

Diagnosis/Symptoms

- Aim for a Healthy Weight: Assessing Your Risk - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Dictionaries/Glossaries

- Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight-Control Glo - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network

Directories

- Find a Nutrition Professional - American Dietetic Association

Health Check Tools

- Steps to a Healthier You - Dept. of Agriculture
- Calculate Your Daily Calorie Needs - American Cancer Society
- Daily Calorie Calculator - Mayo Clinic
- Interactive Menu Planner - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Institutes of Health

- Weight Loss for Life - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Eating Healthy with Ethnic Food - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Embrace Your Health! Lose Weight if You are Overw - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Interactive Menu Planner - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Just Enough for You: About Food Portions - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network

Newsletters/Print Publications

- WIN Notes - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Weight Control and Obesity - Food and Nutrition Information Center

Nutrition

- Energy Density and Weight Loss: Feel Full on Fewer - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Carbohydrates: Going with the (Whole) Grain - Harvard School of Public Health
- American Heart Association Weighs In On Fat Substi - American Heart Association

Organizations

- Weight-Control Information Network - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K -
- American Obesity Association -

Overviews

- Losing Weight Safely - Food and Drug Administration
- Healthy Weight - Harvard School of Public Health
- Weight Control: The Power of Healthy Choices - American Academy of Family Physicians

Prevention/Screening

- Total Protein and Albumin/Globulin Ratio Test - American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Related Issues

- Physical Activity and Weight Control - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Slow Metabolism: Is There Any Such Thing? - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Sugar Alcohol: Friend or Foe to Those on Low-Carb - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Tipping the Scales? Weight-Loss Ads Found Heavy on - Federal Trade Commission
- Weight Cycling - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Weight-Loss and Nutrition Myths: How Much Do You R - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Over-the-Counter Weight-Loss Products - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Are They Safe and Effectiv - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Adding Pounds When You're Underweight - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Caffeine: Does It Help You Lose Weight? - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Carbohydrate Addiction - American Heart Association
- Carbs and Low-Carb Diets - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Consumer Alert: FDA Plans Regulation Prohibiting S - Food and Drug Administration
- Diet: Keeping a Food Diary - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Dieting and Gallstones - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight? - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Eating Healthy Starts with Healthy Food Shopping - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Eating Healthy with Ethnic Food - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Fad Diets: What You Need to Know - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Low Carb Diets and Your Lab Tests - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Just Enough for You: About Food Portions - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- How Can I Cook Healthfully? - American Heart Association
- Get the Skinny on 8 Diet Books - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- High-Protein Diets: Are They Safe If You Have Live - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Research

- Weight Loss and Results of Low-Carbohydrate Diets - American College of Physicians
- NCCAM Consumer Advisory on Ephedra - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Evaluation of the Major Commercial Weight Loss Pro - American College of Physicians
- Effectiveness and Safety of Low-Carbohydrate Diets - American College of Physicians
- NHLBI Study Finds Moderate Physical Activity Promo - National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Specific Conditions

- Alternatives to Fad Diets - American Heart Association
- American Heart Association Guidelines for Selectin - American Heart Association
- Are You Ready to Lose Weight? - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Dieting? Watch What You Drink - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Statistics

- New CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Body Weight in - National Center for Health Statistics

Teenagers

- How Can I Lose Weight Safely? - Nemours Foundation
- Diet-Plan Diagnosis: Is Yours Healthy and Safe? - Nemours Foundation
- Deal with Diets - Nemours Foundation
- Are Detox Diets Safe? - Nemours Foundation

Women

- Fit and Fabulous As You Mature - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
- Menopause and Weight Gain: Reverse the Middle Age - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Young Woman’s Guide to Losing Weight the S - American Osteopathic Association

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