Obesity

• Obesity (Health Canada)
• Obesity (MedlinePlus)
• Obesity (NCBI Genes and Disease)
• Obesity (World Health Organization)
• Obesity in Children (MedlinePlus)
• Office of Obesity Research (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Overweight and Obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Rationale for the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity (American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery)
• Weight Loss Surgery (MedlinePlus)
• Weight-control Information Network (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Academy for Eating Disorders
• Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center
• Canadian Obesity Network
• Centers for Obesity Research and Education (CORE)
• European Association for the Study of Obesity
• International Association for the Study of Obesity
• Minnesota Obesity Center (University of Minnesota)
• Obesity Action Coalition
• Obesity in America
• Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity (Yale University)
• S.T.O.P. Obesity Alliance
• Online Best Evidence Service In Tackling obesitY+ (OBESITY+)
• World Obesity Federation

• Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity
• Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
• International Journal of Obesity
• International Journal of Pediatric Obesity (IJPO) (International Association for the Study of Obesity)
• Obesity (The Obesity Society)
• Obesity Reviews (International Association for the Study of Obesity)
• Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (American Society for Bariatric Surgery)

*Recommended texts are linked to publishers' or book sellers' websites for further ordering information

•  A Clinical Guide for Management of Overweight and Obese Children and Adults (Apovian & Lenders, 2007) - $
•  Abdominal Obesity and the Endocannabinoid System: From Basic Aspects to Clinical Management of Related Cardiometabolic Risk (Despres & Di Marzo, 2008) - $
• Anaesthesia for the Overweight and Obese Patient (Bellamy & Struys, 2nd ed. 2016) - $
• Challenge of obesity in the WHO European Region and the strategies  for response: Summary (WHO, 2007)
• Challenges of Caring for the Obese Patient (Gallagher, 2005) - $
•  Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome in Mental Health (Rosen & Wirshing, 2008) - $
• Fatty Acids and Lipotoxicity in Obesity and Diabetes(Spiegelman/Novartis Foundation, 2008) - $
• Genetics of Obesity Syndrome (Beales et al. 2008) - $
•  Handbook of Obesity Prevention: A Resource for Health Professionals (Kumanyika & Brownson, 2007) - $
• Managing obesity: A Clinical Guide (Nonas & Foster/American Dietetic Association, 2nd ed. 2009) - $
•  The Metabolic Syndrome (Byrne & Wild, 2nd ed. 2005) - $
•  The Metabolic Syndrome: Epidemiology, Clinical treatment and Underlying Mechanisms (Hansen & Bray, 2008) - $
•  Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease: Epidemiology, Assessment and Management (Krentz & Wong, 2007) - $
• Obesity Prevention and Public Health (Crawford & Jeffery, 2005) - $
• Obesity Surgery: Principles and Practice (Pitombo et al. 2008) - $
•  Overweight and the Metabolic Syndrome: From Bench to Bedside (Bray, 2006) - $
• Pediatric Obesity: Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Strategies for Primary Care (Hassink, 2nd ed. 2013) - $
•  Treatment of the obese patient (Kushner & Bessesen, 2007) - $

• Currie J, Della Vigua S, Moretti E, Pathonia V. The effect of ast food restaurants on obesity and weight gain. Working Paper 14721. Cambridge MA: National Bureau of Economic Research; February 2009.
• Whitlock EP, O'Connor EA, Williams SB et al. Effectiveness of weight management programs in children and adolescents. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 170 (Prepared by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0024).AHRQ Publication No. 08-E014. Rockville MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2008.
• Practice guidance: OTC orlistat. London: Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain; April 20, 2009. (PDF).
• Jia H, Lubetkin EI. Trends in quality-adjusted life-years lost contributed by smoking and obesity. Am J Prev Med. 2010; 38(2):138-144.

The following two studies and editorial are related:

• Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Ogden CL, Curtin LR. Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2008. JAMA. 2010 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print].
• Gaziano JM. Fifth phase of the epidemiologic transition: The age of obesity and inactivity. JAMA. 2010 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print].

The next two reports are from Statistics Canada

• Shields M, Tremblay MS, Laviolette M, Craig CL, Janssen I, Connor Gorber S. Fitness of Canadian children and youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. Health Rep. 2010 Mar;21(1):1-15.
• Tremblay MS, Shields M, Laviolette M, Craig CL, Janssen I, Connor Gorber S. Fitness of Canadian children and youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Candian Health Meaures Survey. Health Rep. 2010 Mar;21(1):1-14.

• Body Mass Index Calculator (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)