Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders: Obesity

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101 Reasons I Hate Being Fat - One woman's growing list of reasons she wants to lose weight.
Articles on Obesity - Advice and articles to help in treatment/management. Complications, causes and prevention.
Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity (ASSO) - A scientific organisation of medical practitioners, dietitians, scientists and other health care professionals interested in obesity research with members throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Region.
Back Pain and Obesity - Connection to back pain and osteoporosis.
CDC Overweight and Obesity - This site provides a variety of information designed to help people understand that obesity is a serious health issue and the efforts being made to address it.
Center on an Aging Society - At risk for chronic conditions and the groups most likely to be effected.
Childhood and Juvenile Obesity: Tips for Parents - Learn about the causes and risks. Includes details on getting a child to eat a more healthy diet and exercise.
Donald B. Brown Research Chair on Obesity - A Laval University center dedicated to research, communication and education on obesity.
Excessive Appetite - A discussion about small weight losses and gains and setting some goals.
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.
Genetics of Food Intake, Body Weight and Obesity - Gene involved in initial identification and maintaining body weight.
How Much Do You Know About Obesity? - Testing knowledge with true or false quiz.
Human Choriogonadotropin and Obesity Treatment - A discussion about oral administration of Human Choriogonadotropin significantly decreases subcutaneous fat in dieting obese patients. Find research results.
International Journal of Obesity - The journal publishes basic, clinical and applied studies and also features a quarterly pediatric highlight.
KidSource Online: Childhood Obesity - An article that helps to determine obesity in children. Also describes causes as well as possible treatments and prevention.
MedlinePlus: : Obesity - Definition, illustration, alternative names, considerations, common causes, and home care.
Michael D. Myers M.D. Inc. - General background information on obesity. Includes the prevalence, a definition, causes, medical complications and treatments.
NSW Health: Child Obesity - The NSW government action plan for the prevention of obesity in children and young people.
National Obesity Forum - Healthcare professionals who take an interest in the treatment and management of obesity.
Obesidad.net - Treat your obesity disease with free weight loss tips, diets and nutrition advice. Ask Dr. Goldberg and health forum.
Obesity - Gut Hormones Neuropeptides and Adipokines - Factors involved in its causation and brief description of diabetes, pre-diabetes, and its pathophysiology.
Obesity Action Coalition - Education, advocacy and support.
Obesity In America - The Endocrine Society and The Hormone Foundation have developed a handbook with information about obesity’s causes, impact, and research into how to reduce it.
Obesity Tutorial - Specific health risks with obesity and what can be done about it.
Obesity-diet.com - European-based, professional web site dealing with diet and obesity. It is meant for the general public.
Obetech, LLC - A common human virus and specific antibodies to help them fight off the infection.
Overweight Teen - Diet resources, weight loss tips, and information on the psychological impact of obesity on teens and what parents can do to help them.
Pediatric Obesity--Helping Parents Raise Healthy Children - Free site featuring the Traffic Light Diet, links to Dr. John La Puma's recipes and resources, and current medical research on treating and preventing pediatric obesity.
Planktonitis - Information about the disease the government and doctors refuse to acknowledge.
The Hormone Foundation: Hormones and Obesity - Patient information including an overview, symptoms, treatment options, lifestyle issues and prevention. [PDF]
The Obesity Society - Scientific society that aims to understand the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of obesity.
The Oral HCG Research Clinic - Institution devoted to obesity management applying human choriogonadotropin protocol for weightloss. Located in Argentina.
Understanding Adult Obesity - An in depth look at this disorder and how it is measured, causes, consequences, treatment, research and additional reading.
Weight Loss, Dieting and Obesity - Multidisciplinary educational resource evaluating the pros and the cons of a wide range of treatment options for obesity, including diets, exercise, surgery, medications and hypnosis.
eMedicine Health - Consumer health resource center providing information on medication in the treatment of obesity.
Study finds commercialism harms Britain's kids - Increasing obesity due to increase in commercials. Article by Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor. [RSS] (November 12, 2007)
Low Buzz May Give Mice Better Bones and Less Fat - Short periods of mechanical vibration appear to reduce obesity in mice. [NY Times] (October 30, 2007)
Eating French - Psychologist considers why the French are thin, despite their diet. Concludes it is the environment in which the food is consumed. [The Santa Barbara Independent] (October 25, 2007)
Born lucky: Scientists discover ‘skinny’ gene - In a variety of animals, including humans. MSNBC Interactive, written by Linda Carroll. (September 04, 2007)
Does plastic make us fat? - Article written by Andrew Leonard pertaining to environmental chemicals like bisphenol A, and their effects on humans. (July 16, 2007)
Way to Shrink, Grow Fat Is Found - Shrinks fat deposits by 40 percent to 50 percent within two weeks. By Rob Stein Washing Post Staff Writer. (July 02, 2007)
Scientists Find Gene Linked to 70% Increase in Risk of Obesity - The AA version of the FTO gene is most likely to cause obesity. Article in the Bloomberg.com by Frances Schwartzkopff. (April 12, 2007)
Professor Fights against Plastic - Vom Saal says obesity linked to chemical. Article by Jacob Luecke of the Trubine's staff. (March 04, 2007)

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