Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines

Obesity, eating disorders

Guidelines, reviews, statements, recommendations, standards

Anorexia nervosa

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • Anorexia nervosa: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers [2005]
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
    • Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of anorexia nervosa [2004]
• Canada
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Family-based treatment of children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa: Guidelines for the community physician [2010]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Individual psychotherapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa [2009]
    • Antidepressants for anorexia nervosa [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Psychiatrists
    • Guidelines for the nutritional management of anorexia nervosa [2005]
• United States of America
  • University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
    • Estrogen Therapy Does Not Increase Bone Density in Amenorrheic Females with Anorexia Nervosa [2001]
• Articles in journals
  • American Journal of Psychiatry
    • The Outcome of Anorexia Nervosa in the 20th Century [2002]
  • Canadian Family Physician
    • Anorexia nervosa during pregnancy [2003]
  • Endocrinology
    • From Anorexia to Obesity--The Yin and Yang of Body Weight Control [2003]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Eating disorders
    • Amenorrhea

Binge eating

• United States of America
  • American Psychiatric Association - DSM-5
    • Binge Eating Disorder
• Articles in journals
  • British Medical Journal
    • Binge eating [2001]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Eating disorders

Bulimia nervosa

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa and binging [2009]
    • Antidepressants versus psychological treatments and their combination for bulimia nervosa [2009]
    • Antidepressants versus placebo for people with bulimia nervosa [2009]
• Articles in journals
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Understanding bulimia [2007]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Bulimia nervosa [2003]
    • Bulimia nervosa [2001]
  • Primary Care Companion to The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
    • Bulimia Nervosa: A Primary Care Review [2003]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Eating disorders

Eating disorders

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • What is an eating disorder? [2007]
• Canada
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Eating disorders in adolescents: Principles of diagnosis and treatment [2009]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Self-help and Guided Self-help for Eating Disorders [2009]
    • Psychological treatments for bulimia nervosa and binging [2009]
    • Interventions for preventing eating disorders in children and adolescents [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Eating disorders [2004]
  • NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
    • Eating Disorders in Scotland - Recommendations for Management and Treatment [2006]
  • Royal College of Psychiatrists
    • Eating Disorders in the UK: Policies for Service Development and Training [2001]
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Management of Eating Disorders [2006]
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Identifying and Treating Eating Disorders [2003]
  • American Dietetic Association
    • Nutrition intervention in the treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) [2006]
  • American Psychiatric Association
    • Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders, Third Edition [2006]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Management of Eating Disorders [Guideline synthesis]
    • Eating Disorders: Newer Practice Guidelines Reinforce Severity of Conditions But Still Reflect Deficits in Knowledge Base - Expert Commentary [2008]
    • Eating disorders among children and adolescents. Finnish Medical Society Duodecim [2007]
    • Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders. American Psychiatric Association [2006]
    • Eating disorders. Core interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders. National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health [2004]
  • Society for Adolescent Medicine
    • Eating Disorders in Adolescents [2003]
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    • Eating Disorders [2003]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Treating Eating Disorders in Primary Care [2008]
    • Diagnosis of Eating Disorders in Primary Care [2003]
    • Impact of Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity on the Gynecologic Health of Adolescents [2001]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Eating disorders in adolescents [2007]
  • British Journal of Psychiatry
    • Development of weight and shape concerns in the aetiology of eating disorders [2001]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Eating disorders and weight problems [2005]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • Cybernetic principles in the systematic concept of hypothalamic feeding control [2006]
  • Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
    • Exploring the gene-environment nexus in eating disorders [2005]
    • Eating disorders and the serotonin connection: state, trait and developmental effects [2004]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Dieting, body weight, body image and self-esteem in young women: doctors' dilemmas [2003]
  • Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
    • Nutrition and eating disorders in adolescents [2004]
  • Pediatrics
    • Children and Adolescents With Eating Disorders: The State of the Art [2003]
• {Related topics}
  • Clinical tools, medical calculators, unit conversions, statistics, clinical research tools
    • Eating disorders : Clinical tools, medical calculators
  • Guidelines
    • Bulimia nervosa
    • Binge eating
    • Anorexia nervosa
    • Amenorrhea

Obesity in children and adolescents

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents [2003]
• International
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Childhood Obesity [2005]
• New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health
    • Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand Children and Young People [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • British Medical Association
    • Childhood Obesity - a briefing paper [2009]
  • Department of Health
    • Obesity guidance for healthy schools co-ordinators and their partners [2007]
• United States of America
  • American Heart Association
    • Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Children [2003]
  • American Medical Association
    • Childhood Obesity: Highlights of AMA Expert Committee Recommendations [2008]
  • CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    • Childhood Overweight and Obesity
    • Childhood Obesity
  • Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
    • Consensus Statement: Childhood Obesity [2005]
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • Childhood Obesity [2009]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents [Guideline synthesis]
    • Overweight children and adolescents: a clinical report of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition [2005]
    • Management of obesity in children and young people. A national clinical guideline. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network [2003]
  • North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
    • Overweight Children and Adolescents: A Clinical Report of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition [2005]
  • University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
    • Depression Is Associated With the Development and Persistence of Adolescent Obesity [2002]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Childhood overweight and obesity
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Evaluating Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents [2008]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Adolescent overweight and obesity - How best to manage in the general practice setting [2007]
    • Weighty matters an approach to childhood overweight in general practice [2006]
  • BMC Pediatrics
    • Children grow and horses race: is the adiposity rebound a critical period for later obesity? [2004]
  • Diabetes Care
    • Metabolic Complications of Childhood Obesity: Identifying and mitigating the risk [2008]
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
    • Environment and Obesity in the National Children’s Study [2009]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • Insulin resistance and obesity in childhood [2008]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Obesity in Children and Adolescents [2008]
    • Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Children [2004]
    • Childhood Obesity [2004]
  • Nutrition Journal
    • Gendered dimensions of obesity in childhood and adolescence [2008]
    • Childhood obesity, prevalence and prevention [2005]
  • Pediatrics
    • Childhood Obesity and Medical Neglect [2009]
    • Assessment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity [2007]
    • Childhood Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [2005]
• {Related topics}
  • Clinical tools, medical calculators, unit conversions, statistics, clinical research tools
    • Pediatric body mass index : Clinical tools, medical calculators
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity, weight loss
    • Obesity in children and adolescents: prevention, treatment
    • Obesity in children and adolescents: epidemiology
    • Obesity in children and adolescents: diet, nutrition, physical activity

Obesity in children and adolescents: diet, nutrition, physical activity

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • Get Up & Grow: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Early Childhood - Staff/Carers Book [2009]
• Canada
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Dieting in adolescence [2009]
• New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health
    • Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0 to 2 years) - A Background Paper [2000]
    • Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adolescents [1998]
    • Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Children Aged 2-12 Years- A Background Paper [1997]
• South Africa
  • South African Medical Research Council
    • Healthy Active Kids, South Africa 2007, Report Card on the Physical Activity, Nutrition and Tobacco use for South African Children and Youth [2007]
• United Kingdom
  • Scottish Government Health Directorates
    • Healthy Eating in Schools: A Guide to Implementing the Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2008 [2008]
• United States of America
  • American Heart Association
    • Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Youth: A Leadership Role for Schools [2006]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Pediatric weight management evidence-based nutrition practice guideline. American Dietetic Association [2007]
    • Active healthy living: prevention of childhood obesity through increased physical activity. American Academy of Pediatrics [2006]
    • Dietary recommendations for children and adolescents: a guideline for practitioners: consensus statement from the American Heart Association [2005]
  • University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
    • School-Based Intervention to Decrease Consumption of Soda Has Modest Effect at Decreasing Number of Overweight and Obese Children [2006]
    • Low-Carbohydrate, Ketogenic Diets May Enhance Weight Loss, But Need Further Study in Children [2005]
    • Fast Food Frequency Is Associated With Increased Weight Gain and Insulin Resistance [2005]
    • Diet and/or Exercise programs as treatments for childhood obesity [2002]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Nutrition in adolescence - Issues and Challenges for the Health Sector [2005]
• Articles in journals
  • Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
    • Measuring Effectiveness of Dietetic Interventions in Child Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials [2006]
  • Indian Pediatrics
    • Obesity and Adolescents: Time for Increased Physical Activity! [2004]
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
    • Lack of evidence on diets for obesity for children: a systematic review [2006]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity: diet, nutrition, physical activity
    • Obesity in children and adolescents

Obesity in children and adolescents: epidemiology

• United Kingdom
  • Department of Health
    • How to set and monitor goals for prevalence of child obesity: guidance for Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and local authorities [2008]
    • Measuring childhood obesity : guidance to Primary Care Trusts [2006]
• United States of America
  • CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    • Trends in Childhood Obesity
• Articles in journals
  • British Medical Journal
    • Body mass index cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents: international survey [2007]
    • Being big or growing fast: systematic review of size and growth in infancy and later obesity [2005]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • The Pediatric Obesity Epidemic: Causes and Controversies [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity: epidemiology
    • Obesity in children and adolescents

Obesity in children and adolescents: prevention, treatment

• Canada
  • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
    • Primary Prevention of Childhood Obesity [2005]
• India
  • Indian Pediatrics
    • IAP National Task Force for Childhood Prevention of Adult Diseases: Childhood Obesity [2004]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Interventions for treating obesity in children [2009]
    • Interventions for preventing obesity in children [2009]
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Effectiveness of Weight Management Programs in Children and Adolescents [2008]
    • Screening and Interventions: Overweight Children and Adolescents [2005]
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity [2007]
    • Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report [2007]
  • American Dietetic Association
    • Individual-, Family-, School- and Community-Based Interventions for Pediatric Overweight [2006]
  • American Heart Association
    • Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Pathophysiology, Consequences, Prevention, and Treatment [2005]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Public Health Strategies for Preventing and Controlling Overweight and Obesity in School and Worksite Settings. A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services [2005]
  • Endocrine Society
    • Prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity [2008]
  • Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium
    • Treatment of Childhood Overweight and Obesity [2008]
    • Prevention and Identification of Childhood Overweight [2008]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Treatment of childhood overweight. Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium [2008]
    • Prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline [2008]
    • Prevention and identification of childhood overweight. Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium [2008]
    • Identifying and preventing overweight in childhood. Clinical practice guideline. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners [2006]
    • Screening and interventions for overweight in children and adolescents: recommendation statement. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [2005]
    • Primary prevention of childhood obesity. Registered Nurses Association of Ontario [2005]
    • Overweight in children and adolescents: pathophysiology, consequences, prevention, and treatment. American Heart Association [2005]
  • Obesity Society
    • Influence of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture on Childhood Obesity: Implications for Prevention and Treatment: A consensus statement of Shaping America's Health and the Obesity Society [2008]
  • Society for Adolescent Medicine
    • Preventing and Treating Adolescent Obesity: A position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine [2006]
  • Society for Nutrition Education
    • Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Promoting Healthy Weight in Children [2003]
  • University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
    • Orlistat, in Combination With Diet, Exercise, and Behavioral Modification Improves Weight Management in Obese Adolescents [2006]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Prevention and Treatment of Overweight in Children and Adolescents [2004]
  • Canadian Family Physician
    • Should weight-loss supplements be used for pediatric obesity? [2009]
    • Preventing and managing pediatric obesity [2006]
  • Diabetes Care
    • Metformin for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review [2009]
    • Pharmacotherapy of Childhood Obesity: An evidence-based, conceptual approach [2007]
  • Journal of Medical Investigation
    • Recommendations to develop an intervention for Japanese youth on weight management [2004]
  • Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Public policy to prevent childhood obesity, and the role of pediatric endocrinologists [2008]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Management and prevention of obesity and its complications in children and adolescents [2005]
    • Secondary prevention of overweight in primary school children: what place for general practice? [2004]
  • Pediatrics
    • Recommendations for Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity [2007]
    • Recommendations for Prevention of Childhood Obesity [2007]
    • Bariatric Surgery for Severely Overweight Adolescents: Concerns and Recommendations [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity in children and adolescents

Obesity, weight loss

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults [2003]
    • Obesity Guidelines
  • NSW Public Health Bulletin
    • Seeing obesity as a systems problem [2007]
• Canada
  • Obesity Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee
    • 2006 Canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of obesity in adults and children [2007]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Psychological interventions for overweight or obesity [2009]
    • Improving health professionals' management and the organisation of care for overweight and obese people [2009]
• Netherlands
  • Health Council of the Netherlands
    • Overweight and obesity [2003]
• New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health
    • Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand Adults [2009]
• PAHO
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Obesity
• Sweden
  • Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
    • Obesity - Problems and Interventions [2002]
• United Kingdom
  • Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team
    • Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Secondary Care [2005]
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Obesity [2006]
  • Royal College of Physicians
    • Storing up problems. The medical case for a slimmer nation [2004]
  • Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
    • Practice guidance: obesity [2005]
  • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
    • Management of obesity [2010]
  • United Kingdom Parliament
    • House of Commons - Health - Third Report [2004]
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Screening for Obesity in Adults [2003]
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
    • Obesity and Overweight [2009]
  • American Medical Association
    • Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity [2003]
  • Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium
    • Management of Overweight and Obesity in the Adult [2009]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Assessment and Treatment of Obesity and Overweight in Adults [Guideline synthesis]
    • Management of overweight and obesity in the adult. Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium [2009]
    • VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for screening and management of overweight and obesity. Veterans Health Administration [2006]
    • Obesity: the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children. National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care [2006]
  • Office of the Surgeon General
    • Overweight and Obesity [2001]
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
    • Examining the Relationships between Excess Body Weight, Health and Disability [2008]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Obesity in Europe
    • Obesity
• Articles in journals
  • British Medical Journal
    • Treating obesity in individuals and populations [2005]
  • Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
    • Diagnosis and Treatment of Obesity in Adults: An Applied Evidence-Based Review [2004]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Management of obesity [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Clinical tools, medical calculators, unit conversions, statistics, clinical research tools
    • Nutritional and metabolic diseases : Clinical tools, medical calculators
    • Body weights and measures : Clinical tools, medical calculators
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity: surgical treatment
    • Obesity: prevention
    • Obesity: pharmacologic treatment
    • Obesity: genetics
    • Obesity: epidemiology
    • Obesity: diet, nutrition, physical activity
    • Obesity in children and adolescents

Obesity: diet, nutrition, physical activity

• Asia
  • Asian Food Information Centre
    • Dietary Guidelines
• Australia
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
    • Dietary Guidelines for all Australians [2003]
  • Nutrition Australia
    • Nutrition Australia
• Canada
  • Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
    • Non-surgical treatment of obesity [2006]
  • Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - British Columbia
    • Overweight, obesity and physical inactivity [2005]
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Canada's Food Guide [2007]
• Europe
  • European Commission - Public Health
    • Nutrition and diet for healthy lifestyles in Europe [2001]
    • Nutrition
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity [2009]
    • Exercise for overweight or obesity [2009]
    • Diet or exercise, or both, for weight reduction in women after childbirth [2009]
• Ireland
  • Department of Health and Children
    • SLÁN 2007: Dietary Habits of the Irish Population [2008]
    • Dietary habits of the Irish population: results from SLÁN Annual Report 2003 [2003]
• Malaysia
  • nutriWEB Malaysia
    • nutriWEB Malaysia
• Netherlands
  • Health Council of the Netherlands
    • Guidelines for a healthy diet 2006 [2007]
• New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health
    • Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper - Draft for consultation [2009]
    • Healthy Eating – Healthy Action, Oranga Kai – Oranga Pumau: Progress on Implementing the HEHA strategy 2008 [2008]
    • Healthy Eating – Healthy Action: Implementation Plan: 2004–2010 [2004]
    • Food and Nutrition Monitoring in New Zealand [2003]
    • Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults [2003]
• PAHO
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Obesity, Diet, and Physical Activity [2003]
    • Diet, Nutrition and Physical Activity [2003]
• South Africa
  • South African Medical Research Council
    • Dietary changes and the health transition in South Africa: implications for health policy [2006]
• United Kingdom
  • Bandolier
    • Healthy eating
  • Scottish Government Health Directorates
    • Healthy Eating, Active Living: An action plan to improve diet, increase physical activity and tackle obesity (2008-2011) [2008]
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Counseling: Healthy Diet [2003]
    • Counseling: Physical Activity [2002]
  • American College of Preventive Medicine
    • Diet in the Prevention and Control of Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Type II Diabetes [2002]
    • Weight Management: Counseling of Overweight Adults [2001]
  • American Diabetes Association
    • Weight Management Through Lifestyle Modification for the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale and Strategies: A statement of the American Diabetes Association, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, and the American Society for Clinical Nutrition [2004]
  • American Dietetic Association
    • Dietary guidance for healthy children aged 2 to 11 years [2004]
    • Position and Practice Papers
  • American Heart Association
    • Implementing American Heart Association Pediatric and Adult Nutrition Guidelines [2009]
    • American Heart Association Childhood Obesity Research Summit Report [2009]
    • Population-Based Prevention of Obesity: The Need for Comprehensive Promotion of Healthful Eating, Physical Activity, and Energy Balance [2008]
    • Dietary Recommendations for Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners [2006]
    • Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Revision 2006: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee [2006]
    • Dietary Recommendations for Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners: Consensus Statement From the American Heart Association [2005]
    • Dietary Protein and Weight Reduction [2001]
    • AHA Dietary Guidelines [2000]
  • CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    • Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, Overweight and Obesity
  • CDC National Center for Health Statistics
    • Exercise or Physical Activity
  • CDC Nutrition
    • CDC Nutrition
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Diet and lifestyle recommendations revision 2006. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee [2006]
    • Adult weight management evidence-based nutrition practice guideline. American Dietetic Association [2006]
    • Dietary guidelines for Americans, 2005. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [2005]
  • Nutrition.Gov
    • Nutrition.Gov
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture - Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion
    • U.S. Department of Agriculture - Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Library - Food and Nutrition Information Center
    • Food and Nutrition Information Center: Dietary Guidance
    • Food Guide Pyramid
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    • Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Second WHO European action plan for food and nutrition policy : WHO European Region 2007-2012 [2008]
    • What is known about the effectiveness of economic instruments to reduce consumption of foods high in saturated fats and other energy-dense foods for preventing and treating obesity? [2006]
    • Physical Activity
    • Nutrition
    • Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
    • Diet and physical activity: a public health priority
    • Diet
    • Controlling the global obesity epidemic
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Low-Carbohydrate Diets [2006]
    • Common Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss [2004]
    • Counseling for Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Patients [2003]
    • Are Low-Fat Diets Better than Other Weight-Reducing Diets in Achieving Long-Term Weight Loss? [2003]
  • Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
    • Fast Food, Central Nervous System Insulin Resistance, and Obesity [2005]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • The science behind weight loss diets - A brief review [2006]
    • The role of physiotherapy in weight control [2006]
    • Individualising weight loss prescription - A management tool for clinicians [2006]
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública
    • Trends in dietary patterns of Latin American populations [2003]
  • Canadian Family Physician
    • Role for a sense of self-worth in weight-loss treatments: Helping patients develop self-efficacy [2008]
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
    • Diet in the management of weight loss [2006]
    • Clinical nutrition: 5. How much should Canadians eat? [2002]
  • Family Practice
    • Nutrition guidance in The Netherlands: the role of the GP in the translation from population strategy to individual approach [2008]
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
    • Food environments and obesity--neighbourhood or nation? [2006]
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
    • Role of physical activity in preventing and treating obesity [2005]
    • Fat as an endocrine organ: influence of exercise [2005]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Diet, Insulin Resistance, and Obesity: Zoning in on Data for Atkins Dieters Living in South Beach [2004]
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
    • Mobile eHealth Interventions for Obesity: A Timely Opportunity to Leverage Convergence Trends [2005]
  • Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
    • Dietary Calcium Intake and Obesity [2005]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Nutrition problems in an obesogenic environment [2006]
  • Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling
    • Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and energy efficiency in weight loss diets [2007]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity, weight loss
    • Obesity in children and adolescents: diet, nutrition, physical activity

Obesity: epidemiology

• Canada
  • Chronic Diseases in Canada
    • Socio-demographic and geographic analysis of overweight and obesity in Canadian adults using the Canadian Community Health Survey (2005) [2009]
    • The burden of adult obesity in Canada [2007]
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Obesity in Canada: snapshot [2009]
  • Statistics Canada
    • Adult obesity in Canada: Measured height and weight [2005]
• Ireland
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Obesity - the policy challenges [2005]
• New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health
    • Tracking the Obesity Epidemic [2004]
  • Social Report 2009
    • Obesity - Social Report 2009 [2009]
• United States of America
  • American Heart Association
    • Mortality, Health Outcomes, and Body Mass Index in the Overweight Range: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association [2009]
  • CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    • Epidemiology of Obesity in the Western Hemisphere [2008]
    • U.S. Obesity Trends
  • CDC National Center for Health Statistics
    • Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2008 [2010]
    • Overweight Prevalence
• Articles in journals
  • Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore
    • Review on epidemic of obesity [2009]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • BMI of Australian general practice patients [2006]
    • A weighty issue [2006]
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública
    • Obesity trends and determinant factors in Latin America [2003]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Understanding and Addressing the Epidemic of Obesity: An Energy Balance Perspective [2006]
  • Epidemiologic Reviews
    • The Global Epidemic of Obesity: An Overview [2007]
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
    • Ethnic variability in adiposity and cardiovascular risk: the variable disease selection hypothesis [2009]
    • The epidemiology of overweight and obesity: public health crisis or moral panic? [2006]
    • The emerging epidemic of obesity in developing countries [2006]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Developing Countries [2008]
    • The Epidemic of Obesity [2004]
    • Race/Ethnic Issues in Obesity and Obesity-Related Comorbidities [2004]
  • Obesity
    • Epidemiological Study Designs to Investigate Gene–Behavior Interactions in the Context of Human Obesity [2008]
  • Wikipedia
    • Epidemiology of obesity
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity, weight loss
    • Obesity in children and adolescents: epidemiology

Obesity: genetics

• Articles in journals
  • American Journal of Epidemiology
    • Genetics of Leptin and Obesity: A HuGE Review [2005]
  • Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore
    • The role of genes in the current obesity epidemic [2009]
  • BMC Medical Genetics
    • Meta-analysis on the effect of the N363S polymorphism of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (GRL) on human obesity [2006]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Genetics of Obesity in Humans [2006]
  • Epidemiologic Reviews
    • Genetic Epidemiology of Obesity [2007]
  • Human Molecular Genetics
    • Genetics of obesity and the prediction of risk for health [2006]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity, weight loss

Obesity: pharmacologic treatment

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Rimonabant for overweight or obesity [2009]
    • Long-term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight [2009]
    • Long-term effects of weight-reducing drugs in hypertensive patients [2009]
    • Chitosan for overweight or obesity [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Obesity - rimonabant [2008]
  • NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
    • NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 144 – Rimonabant for the treatment of overweight and obese adults [2008]
  • Royal College of Physicians
    • Anti-obesity drugs. Guidance on appropriate prescribing and management [2003]
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment of Obesity [2004]
    • Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance Enhancement: Clinical Efficacy and Side Effects [2003]
  • American College of Physicians
    • Pharmacologic and Surgical Management of Obesity in Primary Care: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians [2005]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Treatment of obesity. Finnish Medical Society Duodecim [2007]
    • Pharmacologic and surgical management of obesity in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians [2005]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Is Fluoxetine an Effective Therapy for Weight Loss in Obese Patients? [2003]
    • Drug Therapy for Obesity [2000]
  • Annals of Family Medicine
    • Metformin as Treatment for Overweight and Obese Adults: A Systematic Review [2005]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Weight loss medications - Where do they fit in? [2006]
    • Complementary medicines and weight management [2006]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Long term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight: updated meta-analysis [2007]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Emerging Therapeutic Strategies for Obesity [2006]
  • Israel Medical Association Journal
    • Medical Therapy for Obesity: Present and Future [2004]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Pharmacological Approaches to Weight Reduction: Therapeutic Targets [2004]
    • Pharmacological Therapy of Obesity: Past, Present, and Future [2003]
  • Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Emerging Pharmacological Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity [2005]
  • Molecular Interventions
    • Serotonin 5-ht2c receptor agonists: potential for the treatment of obesity [2005]
  • Vascular Health and Risk Management
    • The use of sibutramine in the management of obesity and related disorders: An update [2009]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity, weight loss

Obesity: prevention

• Sweden
  • Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
    • Interventions to Prevent Obesity [2005]
• United States of America
  • Office of the Surgeon General
    • The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity 2001 [2001]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Which are the known causes and consequences of obesity, and how can it be prevented? [2004]
• Articles in journals
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
    • Treatment and prevention of obesity--are there critical periods for intervention? [2006]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity, weight loss

Obesity: surgical treatment

• Australia
  • Medical Services Advisory Committee
    • Intragastric balloons for the temporary management of morbid obesity [2008]
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
    • Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for the Treatment of Obesity [2002]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Surgery for obesity [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity: a systematic review and economic evaluation [2009]
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Bariatric surgical service for the treatment of people with severe obesity [2007]
  • NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
    • Surgery for Obesity [2007]
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Bariatric Surgery in Women of Reproductive Age: Special Concerns for Pregnancy [2008]
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
    • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery medical guidelines for clinical practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient [2008]
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • Morbid Obesity Referral Guidelines [2007]
  • Mass.Gov
    • Guidelines for Medical Necessity Determination for Bariatric Surgery [2006]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • SAGES guideline for clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery [2008]
    • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery medical guidelines for clinical practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient [2008]
    • Expert panel on weight loss surgery. Massachusetts Department of Public Health [2007]
    • Practice advisory on liposuction. American Society of Plastic Surgeons [2004]
  • Office of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    • Weight Loss Surgery
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
    • Guidelines for Clinical Application of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery [2008]
• Articles in journals
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Management of obesity - The role of surgery [2006]
  • Diabetes Care
    • Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity [2005]
    • Surgery as an Effective Early Intervention for Diabesity: Why the reluctance? [2005]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • Surgical treatment of obesity [2008]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Reproductive outcome after bariatric surgery: a critical review [2009]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Gastric Bypass for Obesity: Mechanisms of Weight Loss and Diabetes Resolution [2004]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Obesity, weight loss and bariatric surgery [2005]
    • Difficulties in provision of bariatric surgical services to the morbidly obese [2005]
  • Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
    • The surgical management of severe obesity [2004]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Update on obesity surgery [2006]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Obesity, weight loss