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Commisioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, Dietitian Professional Advisory Committee
This series of 6 sessions was designed for Corp officers and members of the public seeking general information and guidance on achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight. Each session will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes a narrated power point, handouts, and a write up summarizing the content for each session.
DHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
This fact sheet provides information on weight-loss dietary supplements, including summaries of research on the safety and efficacy of several of the most commonly used ingredients in these products.
DHHS, NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
DHHS. NIH. NIDDK. Weight-control Inf
Also available in Spanish.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Provides information on how to stay in control of your weight through a healthy lifestyle.
DHHS. NIH. NHLBI. Obesity Education Initiative.
Guidelines for measurement of overweight and obesity and steps for safe and effective weight loss. Tools and resources include:
USDA. Economic Research Service.
To help address growing public health concerns about rising obesity rates, ERS research illuminates differences in dietary patterns by social, demographic, and economic factors.
USDA, Economic Research Service
ERS study examines how consumers' financial resources, time constraints, prices, and the food environment in which they live influence their purchases of restaurant meals and food from grocery stores.
DHHS. Office of the Surgeon General.
Discusses plans to help Americans lead healthier lives through better nutrition, regular physical activity, and improving communities to support healthy choices.
HHS. NIH. NIDDK. Weight-Control Information Network
Statistics on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the US, as well as disease, mortality, and economic costs.