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Obesity: Is it an Eating Disorder?
FAQ provided by the Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. answers questions about definitions of obesity, health risks, weight-loss pills, and what can be done.
http://www.anred.com/obese.html

Excessive Appetite
A discussion about small weight losses and gains and setting some goals.
http://www.alcohol-drug.com/obesity.htm

Obesity
Definition in the Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia. Illustration, alternative names, considerations, common causes, and home care.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003101.htm

Surgeon General Asks Communities To Address Obesity
Community-based strategies, statistics, costs attributed to overweight and obesity, asthma, Type 2 diabetes, BMI calculator, and comments from the US Surgeon General, David Satcher.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1012427400.html

WebMD Health
Consumer health site, symptoms, causes and treatments, calorie calculator and health toll.
http://my.webmd.com/condition_center_content/obe/article/2731.560

Obesidad.net
Treat your obesity disease with free weight loss tips, diets and nutrition advice. Ask Dr. Goldberg and health forum.
http://obesidad.net/english2002/default.htm

Obesity-diet.com
European-based, professional web site dealing with diet and obesity. It is meant for the general public.
http://www2.obesity-diet.com/index.php?ids=zThaaLucARkeCDRPRjzo&ide=2

Obesity on Medbroadcast.com
Classes of obesity and causes in adulthood.
http://www.medbroadcast.com/condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=95

WLS Help
Dedicated to providing the latest information on obesity, and surgical treatment. Provides online support, advocacy and help for those interested in weight loss surgery
http://wlshelp.com/

eMedicine Health - Obesity
Consumer health resource center providing an overview of obesity and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11506-1.asp

Roles of Mental Health Professionals in Multidisciplinary Medically Supervised Treatment Programs for Obesity
Paper presenting a case management model, assessment for treatment planning, clinical practice model, and behavioral health treatment options.
http://www.sma.org/smj/97june2.htm

Association of Morbid Obesity Support
Support for bariatric obesity surgery patients and those considering this weight loss procedure.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity

First Federal Obesity Clinical Guidelines
Identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults reviewed by 115 health experts at major medical and professional societies.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/press/oberel4f.htm

NAASO: The North American Association for the Study of Obesity
An interdisciplinary society whose purpose is to develop, extend and disseminate knowledge in the field of obesity.
http://www.naaso.org

The Complexity of Obesity
Discussion of the health, holistic, and other features of this disorder provided by Inner Self magazine.
http://www.innerself.com/Magazine/Health/Complexity_of_Obesity.htm

Barbara's Obesity Meds and Research News
Plain-language information on obesity medications, weight loss and diet studies written for professionals and patients.
http://www.obesity-news.com/

The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust
Information on the prevention and management of obesity.
http://www.toast-uk.org.uk/index.html

Uncommon Courage
Information on eating disorders, size discrimination toward women and children, bodysize issues, health concerns and support.
http://homepages.msn.com/SupportSt/lflyaway/index.html

Obesity Week
News and comprehensive information about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of obesity.
http://www.obesityweek.org/

Donald B. Brown Research Chair on Obesity
A Laval University center dedicated to research, communication and education on obesity.
http://www.obesity.chair.ulaval.ca/

Rochester Center for Obesity Research
Rochester Hills, Michigan.
http://ndhuran.tripod.com/rcorindex.html

Obesity and the Zone
High carbohydrate diets, avoid illness, the insulin connection, heart disease, aging, food theory, and links.
http://www.getzoned.com.au/Obesity.htm

HealthLink MCW
An article about the health problems related to severe obesity.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/984434798.html

Human Choriogonadotropin and Obesity Treatment
A discussion about oral administration of Human Choriogonadotropin significantly decreases subcutaneous fat in dieting obese patients.
http://indexmedico.com/obesity/hcg.htm

Obesity
Definition, causes, dieting, when to see the doctor, medical tests, from Healthanswers.com.
http://www.healthanswers.com/centers/topic/overview.asp?id=weight+control&filename=1658.htm

Understanding Adult Obesity
An in depth look at this disorder and how it is measured, causes, consequences, treatment, research and additional reading.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/unders.htm#

Obesity
Key recommendations and advice on choosing a good program to follow.
http://www.geocities.com/nutriflip/Diseases/Obesity.html

Obesity Overview Articles
Obesity has commonly been viewed as the adverse outcome of inappropriate eating and the failure of self discipline on the part of those afflicted. A look at what this really is and some of the causes and different types.
http://www.spotlighthealth.com/morbid_obesity/obesity_overview/index.html

Veritas Medicine
Clinical trial listings for obesity. Perform a personalized search to find ongoing trials that match your needs.
http://www.veritasmedicine.com/obesity/

Weight Loss Tips
Ten points to help you from Clinical Psychologist, Thomas D. Yarnell, Ph.D.
http://www.advancedweightloss2.homestead.com/

Health Link MCW
An article about the search for genes responsible for human obesity.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/979064416.html

Lose Weight Gain Health
From Roche Pharmaceutical, provides practical advice on healthy eating, diet, obesity and losing weight.
http://www.loseweightgainhealth.ie/

Childhood Obesity
Find out more about overeating and weight problems in children and how to deal with them.
http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/obesity_one.asp

The Scientific Definition of Obesity and its Dangers
Prevalence, etiology, complications, and suggested treatments abstracted from the Western Journal of Medicine.
http://www.mercola.com/2002/jan/26/obesity.htm



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