Caring for patients for life

Did you know?

  • More than 60% of Americans are either overweight or obese
  • More than 85% of diabetics are overweight
  • Obesity is linked to over 110,000 deaths in the U.S. each year
  • Obesity is often linked to insulin resistance, the main abnormality in the “Metabolic Syndrome”



Tools you can use:

Aim for a healthy weight: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/aim_hwt.pdf

 

BMI Calculator: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

 

10 Year Heart Disease Risk Calculator: http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/calculator.asp?usertype=prof


Educational Links:

NAASO, the Obesity Society                                           www.naaso.org
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)               www.acsm.org
American Diabetes Association (ADA)                            www.diabetes.org
American Dietetic Association (ADA)                              www.eatright.org
American Heart Association (AHA)                                 www.americanheart.org
American Obesity Association (AOA)                             www.obesity.org
American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP)          www.asbp.org
Center Disease Control(CDC) Obesity & Overweight www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm
Weight Control Information Network (WIN)                   www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/win.htm