Other Weight Management Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	American Obesity Association	American Obesity Association Organization that works to change policy and perceptions about obesity. The website includes information on childhood obesity, consumer alerts, fact sheets, prevention and treatment information, costs of obesity, consumer protection information, and more. (more)	Jul 1, 2003
	Food and Nutrition Section, American Public Health Association	American Public Health Association: Food and Nutrition Section This section of the APHA supports healthful eating and physical activity. The website includes nutrition policy statements, information on overweight in childhood, meetings, and more. (more)	Jul 2, 2003
	Association for the Study of Obesity	Association for the Study of Obesity: ASO Organization that supports research related to the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity. The website includes events, conference papers, fact sheets, and more. (more)	Oct 9, 2003
	SciELO	Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Vol. 19, Supplement 1 This supplemental issue is dedicated to articles about obesity, weight, nutrition, and related issues in Latin America. Almost all articles have abstracts in English and either Spanish or Portuguese. Language of full-text varies by article. (more) Publication Year: 2003	Jul 31, 2003
	Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley	Center for Weight and Health Center that promotes collaboration among those concerned about weight, health, and food security. The website includes events, a listserv, project descriptions, fact sheets, papers, information on surveys and data, bibliographies, funding resources, a directory of professionals, and more. (more)	Jul 7, 2003
	Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley	Center for Weight and Health's E-mail List E-mail list that posts announcements related to weight and health.	Jul 7, 2003
	Wilder, Lora B.	Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List for Educators and Researchers Bibliography of articles and other resources on childhood obesity. Articles are included back to 1997. Publication Month: June 2000	Nov 17, 2003
	Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University	Despite Conflicting Studies about Obesity, Most Americans Think the Problem Remains Serious Release regarding a poll on American's attitudes about obesity. The poll results and related charts are also provided. Topics addressed include the seriousness of the problem, whether they keep track of calories, fat, and carbohydrates in their diets, obesity and mortality, trust in scientific experts, and more. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, July 14, 2005	Jul 15, 2005
	Diabetes Action Now	Diabetes Action Now Information and documents related to this joint World Health Organization and International Diabetes Foundation project to promote surveillance, prevention, and control of diabetes, especially in developing countries. (more)	May 11, 2004
	Liebman, M., et al.	Dietary Intake, Eating Behavior, and Physical Activity-Related Determinants of High Body Mass Index in Rural Communities in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho Report on a study of the relationship between certain dietary and physical activity patterns and BMI. The abstract is freely available, but subscription or purchase is required to access the full text. (more) Publication Month: June 2003	Jul 24, 2003

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