For the complete "Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults," released by the NHLBI, visit their Web site. For additional physician-oriented information, visit MDWeb Compendium.
Here is a listing of online associations you may find helpful:
Government Sites
Medical Associations
Journals
Diet and Nutrition Associations/Organizations
Weight Loss and Fitness Sites
Government Sites
Shape Up America!
http://www.shapeup.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/health/obesity.htm
Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHBLI)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm
NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative Web site
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm
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Medical Associations
American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists
http://www.aace.com
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
http://www.aacvpr.org/
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/
American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
American Society of Bariatric Physicians
http://www.asbp.org/
International Obesity TaskForce W.H.O.
http://www.iotf.org/
Mayo Clinic Nutrition Center
http://www.mayohealth.org/home?id=4.1.5
The Endocrine Society
http://www.endo-society.org/
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Journals
Nature
http://www.nature.com/nature/
Science
http://www.sciencemag.org/
The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
The New England Journal of Medicine
http://content.nejm.org/
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Diet and Nutrition Associations/Organizations
American Council on Exercise
http://www.acefitness.org/
American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org/
American Obesity Association
http://www.obesity.org/
American Society for Clinical Nutrition
http://www.faseb.org/ascn/
American Society for Nutritional Sciences
http://www.asns.org/
HCF Nutrition Foundation
http://www.hcf-nutrition.org/
International Confederation of Dietetic Associations
http://www.dietitians.ca/icda/i2.htm
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Weight Loss and Fitness Sites
Duke Diet and Fitness Center
http://www.dukedietcenter.org/
Nutricise
http://www.efit.com
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