Other Resources

Twin Epidemics: Obesity and Diabetes
A 3-part streaming media recording from the 2008 UW Mini-Medical School series

American Obesity Association (AOA)

http://www.obesity.org

American Diabetes Association ( ADA )

http://www.diabetes.org

American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)

http://www.asbs.org/

Center for Disease Control and Prevention BMI calculator http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/index.htm

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

LAP-BAND.com

http://www.lap-band.com

Obesity Law and Advocacy Center

http://www.obesitylaw.com

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