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Federal
Government Links
Obesity Research at the National
Institutes of Health
This website presents information
about NIH-supported research to facilitate progress towards obesity
prevention and treatment. Through its research mission, the NIH
seeks to identify genetic, behavioral, and environmental causes
of obesity; to understand how obesity leads to type 2 diabetes,
cardiovascular disease, and other serious health problems; and
to build on basic and clinical research findings to develop and
study innovative prevention and treatment strategies.
http://obesityresearch.nih.gov/
National Institute of Diabetes
& Digestive & Kidney Diseases
The National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases conducts and supports research
on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health.
The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases
of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields as well as
many basic science disciplines.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
Obesity Education Initiative
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched
the Obesity Education Initiative (OEI) in January 1991. The overall
purpose of the initiative is to help reduce the prevalence of
overweight along with the prevalence of physical inactivity in
order to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and overall
morbidity and mortality from CHD.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/oei/index.htm
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention - Overweight and Obesity Home
Overweight and Obesity: State-Based Programs:
Michigan
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/state_programs/michigan.htm
Includes information about definitions,
trends, consequences, FAQs, and more. 2002.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm
Center for Disease Control
and Prevention
Database that lists state legislative
initiatives on nutrition and physical activity.
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DNPALeg/
Healthy People 2010
Overweight and Obesity is one of
the 10 high-priority public health issues in the United States.
http://www.healthypeople.gov/
National Center for Health
Statistics
Overweight prevalence national
statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm
National Institutes for Health
Obesity Research Initiatives introduced
with links to partner agencies.
http://www.obesityresearch.nih.gov/about/about.htm
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
Food and Nutrition Information
Center. Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List
for Educators and Researchers. 2000.
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/topics/weight/childhoodobesity.html
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