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Obesity
Highlighted sites
American Obesity Association (American Obesity Association): Advocacy information, statistics and research, plus a special section on childhood obesity. (English, fact sheets in Spanish)
www.obesity.org
www.obesity.org
Obesity (MedlinePlus): Comprehensive listing of high-quality sites with links to the latest news, research, treatment, prevention and organizations, plus a section on childhood obesity. (English and Spanish)
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity.html
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Overweight and obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): Obesity definition and consequences of being obese or overweight, plus trends, risk factors and government recommendations. (English, Spanish)
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm -
Weight and obesity [New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)]: General information about obesity is available on this site, along with weight loss and obesity complications and concerns. (English, Spanish)
www.noah-health.org/en/healthy/weight/
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