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Prevention and Management of Overweight and Obesity
Healthy People 2010 Goals
National Resources
Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Decreased Overweight and Obesity (2001).
American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Overweight and Obesity (click on AAP website for Overweight and Obesity, the click on Full Recommendations)
CDC Overweight and Obesity Prevention Program.
Provides funding to states to prevent overweight and obesity through nutrition and physical activity initiatives. See also within this site Taking Action: State Initiatives
CDC and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. Provides various documents for downloading including
The CDC and American Obesity Association recommend that a 10% loss in body weight can reduce risks associated with overweight and obesity. Prevention and Treatment therapies include:
- Dietary changes
- Physical activity
- Behavior therapy to promote weight loss, change in diet and increased physical activity
- Drug therapy
- Combined therapies and
- Surgery
National Institutes for Health, WE CAN Initiative (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition) National initiative providing one-stop resources for parents and caregivers to help children maintain healthy weight. Collaborative initiative from NHBL, NCHID, NIDDKD, and NCI)
US Department of Agriculture, The Child Care Nutrition Resource System. Provides recipes, resources and information to prepare healthy meals.
Just for Kids! Obesity Prevention. Developed by the University of San Francisco Medical Center. Site provides health education programs and information tool kits.
See also within this site:
Other Resources
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Adolescent
& Child Targets for Health Foundation, Inc. 
