| Resources – Healthy Weight U.S. Obesity Trends: 1985 – 2006 (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/maps/ Institutional Resources Calculate your BMI – English (NHLBI) http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ Calculate your BMI – Spanish (NHLBI) http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/sp_bmicalc.htm Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) http://statehealthfacts.kff.org/ (search on “Obesity”) Nutrition.gov (USDA) http://nutrition.gov/ Waist-to-hip ratio calculator (Health Status) http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/whr Wasit-to-hip ratio (U of MD) http://www.healthcalculators.org/calculators/waist_hip.asp Recipes & Calorie Counters Aim for a healthy weight (NHBLI) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm American Heart Association (AHA) http://www.deliciousdecisions.org/ Brigham & Women’s Hospital http://www.brighamandwomens.org/healtheweightforwomen/eating/menu_plans.asp Centers for Disease Control (5-A-Day program) (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5aday/recipes/index.htm FatCalories (fast food nutrition breakdown) http://www.fatcalories.com Mayo Clinic (healthy recipes) http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/RE99999 National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHBLI) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/ktb_recipebk/ National Nutrient Database (USDA) http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search NATS (Nutritional Analysis Tools & System) http://nat.crgq.com/mynat/index.html NutritionData (nutrition facts & calorie counter) http://www.nutritiondata.com/index.html Selected Weight Maintenance / Loss Programs & Resources Choosing a safe & successful weight loss program (WIN/ NIDDK) http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm Mayo Clinic – Healthy Weight Pyramid tool http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss/NU00595 Shape Up America! http://www.shapeup.org Close this window |
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