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Links to Other Information About Overweight and Obesity
NHLBI Resources
- "Aim for a Healthy Weight" Patient Booklet
- Aim for a Healthy Weight Web Site
- "At-A-Glance: Facts About Healthy Weight"
- "At-A-Glance: Physical Activity and Your Heart"
- Interactive Menu Planner
- Keep the Beat™ Deliciously Healthy Eating
- NHLBI Body Mass Index Calculator (also available in Spanish)
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (Health Topics)
- Portion Distortion Web Pages
- We Can!® Web pages
- "We Can! Families Finding the Balance: A Parent Handbook" (also available in Spanish)
- "Your Guide to a Healthy Heart"
- "Your Guide to Physical Activity and Your Heart"
- Physical Activity and Your Heart (Health Topics)
Non-NHLBI Resources
- "2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS))
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- ChooseMyPlate.gov (U.S. Department of Agriculture, HHS)
- Obesity (MedlinePlus)
- Overweight and Obesity (CDC)
- Overweight and Obesity: What You Can Do (Office of the Surgeon General, HHS)
- Physical Activity (CDC)
- "The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, 2001" (Office of the Surgeon General, HHS)
- Weight Control Information Network (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Clinical Trials
- Children and Clinical Studies
- Clinical Trials (Health Topics)
- Current Research (ClinicalTrials.gov)
- NHLBI Clinical Trials
- NIH Clinical Research Trials and You (National Institutes of Health)
- ResearchMatch (funded by the National Institutes of Health)
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Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. To find clinical trials that are currently underway for Overweight and Obesity, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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Benefits of quitting smoking outpace risk of modest weight gain
The improvement in cardiovascular health that results from quitting smoking far outweighs the limited risks to cardiovascular health from the modest amount of weight gained after quitting, reports a National Institutes of Health-funded community study. The study found that former smokers without diabetes had about half as much risk of developing cardiovascular disease as current smokers, and this risk level did not change when post-cessation weight gain was accounted for in the analysis.
Hear people talk about their challenges and successes reaching and maintaining a healthy weight on the HBO Documentary Films series, “The Weight of the Nation,” which premiered in May 2012.
The film series spotlights the science behind obesity and how it affects the health of the nation. Watch the series to learn how citizens, groups, and policymakers are working to make a difference in their communities. The films stream free on the HBO Web site.
To learn more about the film series and related public awareness campaign, including how to host a local screening go to www.nih.gov/health/
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The NHLBI updates Health Topics articles on a biennial cycle based on a thorough review of research findings and new literature. The articles also are updated as needed if important new research is published. The date on each Health Topics article reflects when the content was originally posted or last revised.
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