Overweight & Obesity Control Links

Helpful Associations

• American Obesity Association
  http://www.obesity.org/

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

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

• American Association of Diabetes Educators
  http://www.aadenet.org/

• North American Association for the Study of Obesity
  http://www.naaso.org/
   

Government Websites

• Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion
  http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/

• National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  http://www.cdc.gov/

• Nutrition.gov
  http://www.nutrition.gov/

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  http://www.hhs.gov/

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/obesity.html

• President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
  http://www.fitness.gov/

• Small Steps to Better Health Campaign
  http://www.smallstep.gov/

• The Food and Nutrition Service
  http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/

• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
  http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/

• The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
  http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

• U.S. Department of Education
  http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
   

 Societies, Institutes, Councils

• International Food Information Council
  http://www.ific.org/

• National Association for Sport and Physical Education
  http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm

• PE4Life
  http://www.pe4life.com/

• International Life Sciences Institute Physical and Nutrition Program
  http://www.ilsi.org/

• American College of Sports Medicine
  http://www.acsm.org/index.asp

• American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance
  http://www.aahperd.org/

• Hearts-N-Parks
  http://www.nrpa.org/index.cfm?publicationID=37

• America on the Move
  http://www.americaonthemove.org/default.asp?bhcp=1

• Consumer Alert
  http://www.consumeralert.org/

• International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  http://www.isbnpa.org/

Nutrition and Supplements Education and Physical Activity Programs

• Physician Committee for Responsible Medicine [PCRM]
  http://www.pcrm.org/

• Dr. Joseph Mercola
  http://www.mercola.com/

• Am I fat: Obesity is the biggest killer in the USA. Find out if you are overweight & what you can do to lose weight. Contains a wide variety of weight loss information, calculators, links & a discussion forum, all aimed at helping you lose weight & maintaining a sensible & healthy diet.
  http://www.am-i-fat.com/

• Department of Health and Human Services Physical Activity resources
  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/physactive.html

• International Food Information Council addresses obesity and physical activity issues.
  http://www.newconversation.org/newsite/index.html?SEQP=nutrition_guides&  referrer=

• America on the Move
  http://www.americaonthemove.org/default.asp?bhcp=1

• The U.S. Government’s Healthier U.S. Initiative
  http://www.healthierus.gov/

• PE4Life
  http://www.pe4life.org/

• Educational resource of HHS’s Healthier U.S. Initiative
  http://www.nutrition.gov/

• International Food Information Council’s ACTIVATE Educational Program
  http://www.kidnetic.com/

• Slimkids.com: Slimkids is the only home program developed just for kids and teens, in words they understand. Developed from our child & teen group weight-loss sessions started in 1995, your child or teen can easily & safely lose weight in your own home, using our tested program, guaranteed!
  http://www.slimkids.com:/

• Holistic Kitchen: The Holistic Kitchen is grounded in one of the basic principles of good health and longevity: healthy and nutritious foods.
  http://www.ccnh.edu/holistichome/home_default.asp

• PE Central
  http://www.pecentral.org/

• Small Steps to Better Health Campaign
  http://www.smallstep.gov/

• USDA Dietary Guidelines
  http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/Pubs/Brochures/hmaye-print.pdf

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