Obesity Web Resources

• Obesity in the U.S.
• Childhood Obesity: Prevalence and Identification

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Obesity: By Body Mass Index - Nationwide

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Obesity Trends

Child Trends DataBank
Overweight Children and Youth

National Center for Health Statistics
Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999-2000

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Healthy Weight, Overweight, and Obesity Among U.S. Adults

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Prevalence Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity

Weight-Control Information Network
Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Obesity and Genetics: A Public Health Perspective

USDA

Surgeon General

• Foreword From the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity

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American Dietetic Association
Costs of Obesity Continue to Grow

American Obesity Association
Costs of Obesity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Economic Consequences
• Obesity Costs States Billions in Medical Expenses

The Economics of Obesity - Economic Research Service
Health Insurance, Obesity, and It's Economic Costs

Health Affairs
National Medical Spending Attributable To Overweight and Obesity: How Much, and Who's Paying?

National Center for Biotechnology Information - National Library of Medicine
Societal and Personal Costs of Obesity - Abstract
Estimated Economic Costs of Obesity to U.S. Business - Abstract

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Economic Costs Related to Overweight and Obesity

Pediatrics
Economic Burden of Obesity in Youths Aged 6 to 17 Years: 1979-1999

American Heart Association
Understanding Obesity in Youth

American Obesity Association
Health Effects of Obesity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Consequences

Center on an Aging Society - Georgetown University
Childhood Obesity: A Lifelong Threat to Health

Obesity Among Older Americans

The Cleveland Clinic

• Overweight and Obesity
• Obesity Related Health Conditions

Obesity Research - NIH
Obesity Increases Risk for Many Serious Diseases

Pediatrics Health Consequences of Obesity in Youth: Childhood Predictors of Adult Disease

Rand Health
The Health Risks of Obesity: Worse Than Smoking, Drinking, or Poverty

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Risk Factors

Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Race/Ethics Issues in Obesity and Obesity-Related Comorbidities-Abstract

National Center for Biotechnology Information
Special Issues Regarding Obesity in Minority Poplulation-Abstract

Prevalence

National Center for Health Statistics

• Overweight children and adolescents 6-19 years of age, according to sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1963-65 through 1999-2000 - Figure 6.3
• Age-adjusted prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by sex and race/ethnicity: United States, January-June 2001

School Environment

• Building a Healthier Future Through School Health Programs
• Ten Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and a Tobacco-Free Lifestyle Through School Health Programs

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
Childhood Obesity What the Research Tells Us

Commercial Alert

• Childhood Obesity Prevention Campaign
• Childhood Obesity and the Marketing of Junk Food in Schools

Center For Science In The Public Interest Newsroom
School Vending Machines "Dispensing Junk"

Economic Research Service - USDA

• Competitive Foods: Soft Drinks vs. Milk
• A Healthy School Meal Environment

Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Planet Health

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - CDC
Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating

National Conference of State Legislatures
Vending Machines in Schools

North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension
Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Promoting Healthy weight in Children

Home

The Ad Council
Obesity Prevention

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion - USDA
Tips for Using the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children 2 to 6 Years Old

Family Doctor.org
Obesity and Children Helping Your Child Keep a Healthy Weight

Kids Health

• School Lunches
• Healthy Eating

• Childhood Obesity: Parenting advice
• Introducing New Foods to Children
• Sensible Approaches to Children's Weight Problems

• Healthy Eating Starts with Healthy Food Shopping

Nutrition Explorations
Parents Family Guide to Healthy Eating

University of Michigan

• Obesity and Overweight
• How Parents Can Fight the Obesity Epidemic

University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in America: What's a Parent To Do?

Weight-Control Information Network
Helping Your Overweight Child

Community

America on the Move

California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program
CANFit

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Fit 4 Life
• VERB

The Children's Aid Society
GO! KIDS

College of Natural Resources University of California, Berkeley
Center Activities & Materials

Fitness Fever 2004

Healthy Start

Healthy U of Delmarva

Kids Health

kidsnutrition.org

National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
The Obesity Epidemic - How States Can Trim the 'Fat'

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• Hearts N' Parks
• Aim for a Healthy Weight

Smart-mouth.org

Texas Cooperative Extension & Texas Tech University
Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas

Virginia Cooperative Extension

• Virginia Action for Healthy Kids
• Newsletter

Supersizing

American Institute for Cancer Research
Portion Distortion and Obesity

American Journal of Public Health
The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the US Obesity Epidemic

Greater Baltimore Medical Center
The Dangers of Supersizing Are the Odds Stacked Against You?

The National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA)
From Wallet to Waistline: The Hidden Costs of Super Sizing

The Planet - Huxley College of Environment
Supersizing America

University of Minnesota
Supersizing America: Obesity Becomes an Epidemic

Fast Foods

Agricultural Research Service
Survey Links Fast Food, Poor Nutrition Among U.S. Children

BBC News
Why Fast Food Makes You Get Fat

Health and Health Care in Schools
Fast Food and Obesity? Is There a Connection?

Innovations Report
15-year Study Shows Strong Link Between Fast Food, Obesity and Insulin Resistance

Pediatrics
Effects of Fast-Food Consumption on Energy Intake and Diet Quality Among Children in a National Household Survey

Beverage Consumption

American Academy of Pediatrics
Soft Drinks in Schools

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesity

British Medical Journal
Preventing Childhood Obesity by Reducing Consumption of Carbonated Drinks: Cluster Randomized Control Trial

Center for Science in the Public Interest

• Liquid Candy: How Soft Drinks are Harming Americans' Health
• Soft Drinks and Health

Harvard School of Public Health
Study Finds Increased Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Promotes Childhood Obesity

Nutrition.org
Choose Beverages and Foods to Moderate Your Intake of Sugars: The 2000 Dietary Guidelines for Americans? What's All the Fuss About?

Perdue News - Perdue University
Artificial Sweetener may disrupt body's ability to count calories

Prevention Institute
Nutrition Policy Profiles: Soft Drink Contracts in Schools

Portion Distortion

American Dietetic Association
Are Growing Portion Sizes Leading to Expanding Waistlines? Study in Journal of the American Dietetic Association Sizes Up Trends

American Institute for Cancer Research
As Restaurant Portions Grow, Vast Majority of Americans Still Belong To "Clean Plate Club"

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Portion Size of Food Affects Energy Intake in Normal-Weight and Overweight Men and Women

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - NIH
Portion Distortion Quiz

Obesity Research
Increased Portion Size Leads to Increased Energy Intake in a Restaurant Meal - Abstract

San Francisco Chronicle
Overeating at a Glance

WebMD Health
Diet Dilemmas: Portion Distortion

World Cancer Research Fund International - Science News
Portion Distortion

Media and Advertising

Kaiser Family Foundation
The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Television Health Series
Measuring Public Support for Childhood Obesity Prevention Interventions

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College of Natural Resources University of California, Berkeley
The Center for Weight and Health

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - CDC
CDC's State-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases

National Institutes of Health

Obesity Research

Nutrition.Gov

Oregon Dairy Council
Nutrition Education Services

Public Health Advocacy Institute
Obesity as an Epidemic

Public Health Grand Rounds - University of North Carolina
The Epidemic of Obesity: Personal Choice or Environmental Consequences?

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA

For Kids and Teens

• For Kids
• For Teens

For Educators:

• Food and Nutrition Information Center
  Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List for Educators and Researchers
• Nutrition Explorations
  Educators: Journey into Nutrition Education

Newsletters

Nutrition for Kids
Feeding Kids Newsletter