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
	Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Division of Adolescent and School Health: Healthy Youth! Organization that works to prevent health risk behaviors in youth. The website includes information related to nutrition, weight management, and food safety in the form of statistics and data, publications, and other resources. Access to data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), School Health Profiles, and School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is provided. (more)	Jun 3, 2004
	Gable, Sara; Britt-Rankin, Jo; Krull, Jennifer L.; Guthrie, Joanne.	Ecological Predictors and Developmental Outcomes of Persistent Childhood Overweight Report using data on 8,000 children followed from kindergarten through third grade as part of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class to examine predictors of persistent childhood overweight and associated academic and socioemotional outcomes. Results show that socioeconomic status, gender, race, and behavioral and environmental factors influence risk of persistent overweight. (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 13, 2008	Jun 13, 2008
	Bowman, Shanthy A.; Gortmaker, Steven L.; Ebbeling, Cara B.; Pereira, Mark A.; Ludwig, David S.	Effects of Fast-Food Consumption on Energy Intake and Diet Quality Among Children in a National Household Survey Report of a study of the effects of fast-food consumption on dietary factors that are linked to obesity in children and adolescents. Subscription or purchase are required to access the full text of this article. (more) Publication Month: January 2004	Jan 5, 2004
	European Food Safety Authority	EFSA Conference on Nutrition and Health Claims Summary Report of EFSA conference on nutrition and health claims made about food which took place on 8-10 November 2006 in Bologna. (more) Publication Date: Monday, February 11, 2008	Feb 19, 2008
	Food and Drug Administration	FDA Proposes Action Plan to Confront Nation's Obesity Problem This page provides access Calories Count: Report of the Working Group on Obesity, released March 12, 2004. Related documents such as the press release, background information, letter to food manufacturers, sample labels, information on FDA public meetings on obesity can also be accessed from this page. (more)	Mar 15, 2004
	Ploeg, Michele Ver; Ralston, Katherine	Food Stamps and Obesity: What Do We Know? Report reviews the findings of this emerging body of published studies that have explored the link between participation in the Food Stamp Program and body weight. Policy implications are discussed as well. (more) Publication Date: Friday, March 21, 2008	Mar 24, 2008
	Flores, Rafael; Gillespie, Stuart (Eds)	Health and Nutrition: Emerging and Reemerging Issues in Developing Countries Brief overviews of issues related to health and nutrition in developing countries. Briefs include "Obesity"/Martorell, Reynaldo; "Diet-Related Chronic Diseases"/Cannon, Geoffrey; "Micronutrients"/Allen, Lindsay H.; "Policy Priorities: Themes and Actions"/Gillespie, Stuart; and more. (more) Publication Month: February 2001	Aug 17, 2004
		IFT Obesity Research Briefing Overview and two presentations from an IFT Congressional Staff Briefing on obesity research that was held September 20, 2004. Presentations include "The Obesity Conundrum: Is There A Food Solution?"/Kennedy, Eileen; and "Is a calorie a calorie? or are all foods created equal?"/Layman, Donald K. (more) Event Date: Monday, September 20, 2004 Publication Date: Monday, September 20, 2004	Nov 11, 2004
	SabatΘ, Joan	Nut Consumption and Body Weight This paper addresses the question of whether nut consumption is associated with weight gain or obesity. Consumer surveys, epidemiologic studies, and dietary intervention studies are examined to determine if there is evidence of this association. The abstract is available for free, but access to the full text may require subscription or purchase. (more) Publication Month: September 2003	Aug 28, 2003
	World Health Organization	Nutrition WHO site on nutrition. Includes information on various nutrition topics, the WHO Collaborating Centres in Nutrition, and WHO nutrition research, access to publications, and more. (more)	Aug 17, 2004
	Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce	Nutrition and Overweight This page provides links to resources related to the Healthy People 2010 focus area on Nutrition and Overweight. The Healthy People 2010 chapter and objectives on nutrition and overweight are accessible from this page. Also, pre-defined PubMed searches on the topics of the objectives may be run to find related literature. (more)	Nov 5, 2003
	Office of the Surgeon General, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Overweight and Obesity This page includes information on overweight and obesity, including access to The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, fact sheets, and links to other resources. (more)	Jul 7, 2003
	Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Overweight and Obesity This page links to information on overweight and obesity, including definitions, information on body mass index, obesity trends, factors that contribute to obesity, associated health problems, economic costs, guidelines for prevention, CDC-supported programs, FAQs, and resources. (more)	Aug 18, 2004
	Powers, Scott W.	Parenting Practices and Obesity in Low-income African-American Preschoolers Report of a study of the relationship between feeding practices of low-income African-American mothers, the eating behaviors of their preschool-aged children, and childhood obesity. (more) Publication Month: January 2005	Jan 12, 2005
	James, Janet; Thomas, Peter; Cavan, David; Kerr, David	Preventing Childhood Obesity by Reducing Consumption of Carbonated Drinks: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Report of a study on the effects of school-based education to reduce consumption of carbonated beverages on overweight and obesity in children. (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 23, 2004	Apr 29, 2004
	Krebs, Nancy F.; Jacobson, Marc S.; Committee on Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics	Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity This article discusses the problem of childhood obesity, risk factors, the importance of early recognition, and prevention strategies for childhood obesity. The abstract is freely available, but access to the full text requires a subscription. (more) Publication Month: August 2003	Aug 7, 2003
	Yao, M., et al.	Relative Influence of Diet and Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Urban Chinese Adults Report of a study that examined the separate effects of dietary factors and exercise on cardiovascular risk factors. Publication Month: August 2003	Jul 24, 2003
	Doyle, Ellin	Saturated Fat and Beef Fat as Related to Human Health: A Review of the Scientific Literature Review of scientific literature on saturated fat and beef fat and human health, including such topics as fat structure and function, cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and Parkinson's Disease. (more) Publication Month: February 2004	Oct 13, 2004
	World Health Organization	STEPwise Approach to Risk Factors - Available Resources Resources to support WHO's STEPwise approach to risk factors program for the surveillance of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases. Includes access to the STEPS framework, the survey instrument, planning manual, templates for EpiData and EpiInfo, and more. (more)	Jan 27, 2004
	Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization	Young People's Health in Context: Selected Key Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study Select findings from this study of health-related behavior in young people. Includes discussion of eating habits, weight control, and overweight. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, June 3, 2004	Jun 8, 2004

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