By Health Canada, 2012
Website for Obesity
This page from the Health Canada website provides general information about obesity, its risks and its social impact. The page also provides links to other government publications that may be helpful in maintaining a healthy body weight and in preventing obesity.
Subject Headings Obesity, Weight Control
Published by Health Canada (2012) CAN
Last modified on 04/23/2018
Pdf document for Obesity and Your Digestive Health: Do You Know Your GI Risk?
This pamphlet helps to determine if you are overweight using body mass index and offers steps to get your weight under control. It also lists digestive disorders which may result from excessive body weight.
Subject Headings Gastrointestinal Diseases, Obesity, Weight Control
Published by American College of Gastroenterology (2011) CAN
By Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2012
This resource from the Mayo Clinic provides a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of obesity. It describes causes, risk factors, treatment option, complications and coping strategies. Additional resources available from the Mayo Clinic are available for each listed aspect of the subject.
Published by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (2012) USA
By U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2014
Website for Weight Loss Surgery
This web page provides access to information on bariatric surgery, which is performed to help extremely obese people lose weight. Covered aspects include suitability of weight loss surgery when another medical condition is present, explanation of different procedures, nutrition after surgery and misconceptions about this type of surgery. The page also lists videos showing bariatric or gastric surgery and patient pamphlets in English and Spanish.
Subject Headings Surgery, Obesity, Weight Control
Published by MedlinePlus (2014) USA
Last modified on 08/20/2018
By Harvard School of Public Health, 2012
Website for The Obesity Prevention Source
This resource provides comprehensive, in-depth information on various aspects of obesity with an emphasis on obesity prevention. Access to many obesity-related topics is available through an easy to browse A - Z index. There is also the Healthy Weight Checklist, which leads to additional tools, such as Healthy Eating Plate and Healthy Eating Pyramid, that may be helpful in maintaining healthy diet.
Subject Headings Preventing Diseases, Obesity, Weight Control
Published by Harvard School of Public Health (2012) USA
Website for Body Weight Planner
The Body Weight Planner allows users to make personalized calorie and physical activity plans to reach a goal weight within a specific time period and to maintain it afterwards.
Subject Headings Weight Control
Published by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2017) USA
Last modified on 08/23/2017