WebInfoSearch Web Directory
WebInfoSearch Web Directory
| American Obesity Association (AOA): Comprehensive web portal offering general information on obesity, current research and trials, treatment, prevention and consumer protection against fraudulent treatments. | |
| Articles on Obesity: Advice and articles to help in treatment/management. Complications, causes and prevention. | |
| Back Pain and Obesity: Connection to back pain and osteoporosis. | |
| Be Wise Keep Healthy: Management and behavior modification. | |
| CDC Overweight and Obesity: This site provides a variety of information designed to help people understand that obesity is a serious health issue and the efforts being made to address it. | |
| Center on an Aging Society: At risk for chronic conditions and the groups most likely to be effected. | |
| Childhood Obesity: Causes and complications. Alternative medicine and home made remedies. | |
| Danas Hymn: Discussion about living with obesity, an obese spouse or loved one. James "Butch" Rosser discusses dealing with obesity, weight loss, weight gain, dieting, nutrition, dietetics and health including gastric bypass surgery. | |
| Donald B. Brown Research Chair on Obesity: A Laval University center dedicated to research, communication and education on obesity. | |
| eMedicine Health: Consumer health resource center providing information on medication in the treatment of obesity. | |
| Excessive Appetite: A discussion about small weight losses and gains and setting some goals. | |
| FDA Plan to Confront Nation's Obesity Problem: Stepping up enforcement actions concerning accuracy of food labels, the nutritional information for the consumer. | |
| First Federal Obesity Clinical Guidelines: Identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults reviewed by 115 health experts at major medical and professional societies. | |
| Genetics of Food Intake, Body Weight and Obesity: Gene involved in initial identification and maintaining body weight. | |
| Health Link MCW: An article about the search for genes responsible for human obesity. | |
| HealthLink MCW: An article about the health problems related to severe obesity. | |
| How Much Do You Know About Obesity?: Testing knowledge with true or false quiz. | |
| Human Choriogonadotropin and Obesity Treatment: A discussion about oral administration of Human Choriogonadotropin significantly decreases subcutaneous fat in dieting obese patients. Find research results. | |
| International Journal of Obesity: The journal publishes basic, clinical and applied studies and also features a quarterly pediatric highlight. | |
| Is Virus Making You Fat?: Doctor: Virus Has 80 Percent Chance Of Making Animals Fat. Results of study on animals and 500 people. WESH:IBS | |
| KidSource Online: Childhood Obesity: An article that helps to determine obesity in children. Also describes causes as well as possible treatments and prevention. | |
| Lose Weight Gain Health: From Roche Pharmaceutical, provides practical advice on healthy eating, diet, obesity and losing weight. | |
| Michael D. Myers M.D. Inc.: General background information on obesity. Includes the prevalence, a definition, causes, medical complications and treatments. | |
| NAASO: The North American Association for the Study of Obesity: An interdisciplinary society whose purpose is to develop, extend and disseminate knowledge in the field of obesity. | |
| National Obesity Forum: Healthcare professionals who take an interest in the treatment and management of obesity. | |
| NSW Health: Child Obesity: The NSW government action plan for the prevention of obesity in children and young people. | |
| Obesidad.net: Treat your obesity disease with free weight loss tips, diets and nutrition advice. Ask Dr. Goldberg and health forum. | |
| Obesity Action Coalition: Education, advocacy and support. | |
| Obesity Canada Care: Promote the health and quality of life through service, education, research, prevention and advocacy. | |
| Obesity Factor: News covering the epidemic, weight loss, and nutrition. Includes linked articles, article summaries, and resources. | |
| Obesity Focused: Obesity statistics along with issues such as obesity treatment, fad diets and medications. | |
| Obesity In America: The Endocrine Society and The Hormone Foundation,have developed a handbook with information about obesity’s causes, impact, and research into how to reduce it. | |
| Obesity on Medbroadcast.com: Classes of obesity and causes in adulthood. | |
| Obesity Support: Non judgemental UK based support site set up for overweight people, their friends and families. Includes nutritional advice, exercise, diets, and medical issues. | |
| Obesity Tutorial: Specific health risks with obesity and what can be done about it. | |
| Obesity Week: News and comprehensive information about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of obesity. | |
| Obesity-diet.com: European-based, professional web site dealing with diet and obesity. It is meant for the general public. | |
| Obesity: Is it an Eating Disorder?: FAQ provided by the Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. answers questions about definitions of obesity, health risks, weight-loss pills, and what can be done. | |
| Obesity: Definition in the Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia. Illustration, alternative names, considerations, common causes, and home care. | |
| Obetech, LLC: A common human virus and specific antibodies to help them fight off the infection. | |
| Overproducing leptin receptors in fat cells may be key to halting weight gain: Study by researchers suggests that when fat cells increase in size, as they do during the development of obesity, the cells progressively lose receptors for the hormone leptin, a powerful stimulus for fat burning. | |
| Overweight Teen: Diet resources, weight loss tips, and information on the psychological impact of obesity on teens and what parents can do to help them. | |
| Overweight? Now Blame It On A Virus: Virus-weight connection. [The Times of India] | |
| Patient Resources : Obesity: The latest medical news and information for patients or friends/parents of patients diagnosed with obesity. | |
| Pediatric Obesity--Helping Parents Raise Healthy Children: Free site featuring the Traffic Light Diet, links to Dr. John La Puma's recipes and resources, and current medical research on treating and preventing pediatric obesity. | |
| Planktonitis: Information about the disease the government and doctors refuse to acknowledge. | |
| Rochester Center for Obesity Research: Rochester Hills, Michigan. | |
| Surgeon General Asks Communities To Address Obesity: Community-based strategies, statistics, costs attributed to overweight and obesity, asthma, Type 2 diabetes, BMI calculator, and comments from the US Surgeon General, David Satcher. | |
| The Complexity of Obesity: Discussion of the health, holistic, and other features of this disorder provided by Inner Self magazine. | |
| The Hormone Foundation: Patient information on obesity including an overview, symptoms, treatment options, lifestyle issues and prevention; as well as other obesity-related resources. | |
| The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust: Prevention and management of obesity. Help information line, articles and events. | |
| The Science of Obesity and Weight Control: A private physician written website devoted to obesity. Includes a BMI table, news, editorials, FAQ's and a monthly newsletter. | |
| The Scientific Definition of Obesity and its Dangers: Prevalence, etiology, complications, and suggested treatments abstracted from the Western Journal of Medicine. | |
| Understanding Adult Obesity: An in depth look at this disorder and how it is measured, causes, consequences, treatment, research and additional reading. | |
| Weight Loss, Dieting and Obesity: Multidisciplinary educational resource evaluating the pros and the cons of a wide range of treatment options for obesity, including diets, exercise, surgery, medications and hypnosis. | |
| WLS Help: Dedicated to providing the latest information on obesity, and surgical treatment. Provides online support, advocacy and help for those interested in weight loss surgery |
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