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Eating Patterns and Weight Management

Shape Up America! -- founded by former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D., ScD.
     http://www.shapeup.org/sua
Weight Control Information Network - from the National Institutes of Health
     http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/win.htm
Body Mass Index Determination
     http://home.satx.rr.com/ait/fitness_bmi.htm
Healthy Weight, Healthy Living - Understanding the Medical Hazards of Obesity
     http://shapeup.org/publications/hwhl/
Guidance for the Treatment of Obesity
     http://www.shapeup.org/library/indexall.htm#guidance
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
     http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/
The New Food Label: Making It Easier to Shed Pounds - information from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
     http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdapound.html#guide
American Diabetes Association
     http://www.diabetes.org/default.htm
American Dietetic Association
     http://www.eatright.org
Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults - information from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
     http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/cardio/obes/prof/guidelns/ob_home.htm
Achieving Your Healthy Weight: Obesity Information for Patients/General Public
     http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/cardio/obes/gp/obesgp.htm
Eating Disorders - from the American Institute of Preventive Medicine
     http://www.healthy.net/library/books/healthyself/womens/edisorder.htm
Eating Disorders - information from Mental Health Net
     http://eatingdisorders.cmhc.com
Eating Disorders Quiz
     http://www.bgsm.edu/nutrition/BwgQuiz/QzQues.htm
The Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders
     http://www.something-fishy.org
Mirror to Mirror
     http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm
Mental Health Net information on Eating Disorders
     http://eatingdisorders.cmhc.com
Anorexia Nervosa - information from the American Academy of Family Physicians
     http://familydoctor.org/handouts/063.html
The Center for Eating Disorders
     http://www.eating-disorders.com

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