Weight Management Policy and Actions

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Task Force on Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Better Health Information for Better Nutrition This page provides information and related documents for FDA's Better Health Information for Better Nutrition initiative to combat obesity and make nutrition information available to consumers. (more)	Jul 15, 2003
	Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health (4th : 2004 : Budapest, Hungary)	Children's Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe This document discusses the management of risks to children's health from environmental hazards and presents regional priority goals and related actions for protecting children's health from environmental hazards. (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 25, 2004	Jul 5, 2004
	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Combating Childhood Obesity: Get DVDs to Help Prevent Obesity in Children Information on free DVDs developed in partnership with Discovery Networks, U.S. to combat childhood obesity. One DVD is targeted to children ages 5-9 and their families, one to clinicians. (more) Publication Month: September 2004	Sep 29, 2004
	Chan, Ginie; Katz, David L./Policy Committee, American College of Preventive Medicine	Diet in the Prevention and Control of Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Type II Diabetes This position statement discusses the relationship among diet, obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes, recommends a diet that is advisable for weight control, diabetes prevention, and good health, and provides a position on fad diets thought to be conducive to weight control. (more)	Jul 7, 2003
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Diet, Physical Activity and Health - EU Platform for Action Database Database of action plans of members of the EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. The database is searchable by type of actor, geographical coverage, theme of action, type of activity, target audience, and other parameters. (more) Deadline: Monday, December 19, 2005	Dec 19, 2005
	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/U.S. Department of Agriculture	Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 Recommendations to promote health and reduce risk of chronic disease, intended primarily for policymakers, healthcare providers, nutritionists, and nutrition educators. Includes discussion of food safety, weight management, fats, carbohydrates, sodium and potassium, adequate nutrient intake, and more. Appendices include "Eating Patterns," "Food Sources of Selected Nutrients," and others. This web page also provides access to supporting documents and links. (more) Publication Year: 2005	Jan 12, 2005
	Sahota, Pinki, et al.	Evaluation of Implementation and Effect of Primary School Based Intervention to Reduce Risk Factors for Obesity This report discusses the implementation and outcomes of a school-based program to reduce risk factors for obesity. Publication Date: Saturday, November 3, 2001	Jul 9, 2003
	Hearne, Shelley A.; Segal, Laura M.; Unruh, Patti J.; Earls, Michael J.; Smolarcik, Paul	F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America Report on state and national obesity policies and programs. Includes discussion of overweight and obesity levels, related disease levels, and related costs for each state, school-based programs to combat obesity, state policies and actions regarding obesity, federal responsibilities and policies regarding obesity, and recommendations. Appendices include "Healthy People" and "Background and Data Sources for Indicators and Methodology Used in this Report". (more) Publication Month: October 2004	Nov 9, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	FDA Warns Distributors of Dietary Supplements Promoted Online for Weight Loss Release regarding FDA's warning to distributors of dietary supplements over the Internet regarding false and misleading claims for weight loss products. Includes a link to follow to access copies of the warning letters that were sent. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, April 1, 2004	May 3, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D3 Final rule that amends the food additive regulations "to provide for the safe use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in meal replacement bars, other- type bars, and soy-protein based meal replacement beverages represented for special dietary use in reducing or maintaining body weight." Includes discussion of the safety assessment. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2005	Jul 1, 2005

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