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weigheddown - > Weighed Down -> When three days of stories just aren't enough
When three days of stories just aren't enough

Want to know more about obesity, nutrition, fitness and bariatric surgery?

Here are some places to turn to for more help.

What is obesity?
National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information on women and obesity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

What is body mass index and where can I get mine?
CDC BMI calculator
BMI table from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Where can I get tips and learn more about nutrition and fitness?
Weight-control Information Network from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
“What You Should Know Before You Start A Weight Loss Plan” from the American Academy of Family Physicians:
“Nutrition for Everyone” from the CDC
“Tips for Parents — Ideas and Tips to Help Prevent Childhood Overweight” from the CDC
Recipes, tips, Q&A and personal fruit and vegetable calculator from the CDC
“BAM! Body and Mind,” an exercise and nutrition site for kids 9-13
“Verb: It’s what you do” campaign for physical fitness among tweens
Food pyramid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with calculator to determine personal nutrition plan
Food and Nutrition Information Center from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
“Aim for a Healthy Weight” from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Interactive menu planner from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
A guide to reading food labels from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Where can I learn more about bariatric surgery?
American Society of Bariatric Physicians
"Locate a Physician” from ASBP
Info on gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
“Surgical Options for Severe Obesity” from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation
“Gastric bypass surgery: What can you expect?” from the Mayo Clinic

Where can I go for more information?
Obesity, physical activity and weight-control glossary from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
The Endocrine Society/The Hormone Foundation
Clinical trials studying obesity

Other reading
A Parent’s Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Roadmap to Health by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Sandra G. Hassink
An Epidemic of Obesity Myths from The Center for Consumer Freedom
Death by Supermarket: The Fattening, Dumbing Down and Poisoning of America by Nancy Deville
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America’s Obesity Epidemic by J. Eric Oliver
Fed Up! Winning the War Against Childhood Obesity by Dr. Susan Okie
Generation Extra Large: Rescuing Our Children from the Epidemic of Obesity by Lisa Tartamella, Elaine Herscher and Chris Woolston
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance by Jeffrey P. Koplan, Catharyn T. Liverman, Vivica A. Kraak and the Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth
The No-Gimmick Guide to Raising Fit Kids: The Parents’ Plan for Overcoming Childhood Obesity by Robert S. Andersen
Underage & Overweight: America’s Childhood Obesity Crisis — What Every Family Needs to Know by Frances M. Berg


— Emily Hagedorn, health reporter
(661) 395-7510
ehagedorn@bakersfield.com



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