Obesity: Reports/Publications/Guidelines
This guide contains free resources on obesity.
Guidelines
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Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, & Treatment of Overwieight & Obesity in Adults (National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute)A variety of tools including reports, guides, and BMI calculator downloads to help diagnose and treat obesity.
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Community Guide: Obesity Prevention (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)Evidence-based recommendations for programs and policies for obesity prevention.
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NICE Guideline on Obesity Prevention & Treatment (National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence)NICE clinical guidelines on the prevention, identification, assessment, and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children.
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Screening for Obesity in Adults (U.S. Preventative Service Task Force)This statement summarizes the USPSTF recommendations on screening for obesity in adults based on the USPSTF's examination of evidence specific to obesity and overweight in adults.
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Screening for Obesity in Children & Adolescents (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)Summary of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for obesity in children and adolescents.
Research Reports & Publications
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Healthy People 2020 Nutrition & Weight StatusThis chapter of Healthy People 2020 presents national health objectives for improving nutrition and tackling problems with overweight.
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Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence QueriesProvides dynamic, pre-formulated PubMed/MEDLINE searches for selected Healthy People 2010 objectives on nutrition and overweight so that current information and evidence-based strategies are easier to find.
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International Journal of Obesity (Nature Publishing Group)The International Journal of Obesity provides an international, multi-disciplinary forum for the study of obesity. Table of contents and abstracts are available for free; full text articles by subscription only.
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New England Journal of Medicine Obesity ArticlesA listing of research articles on obesity-related topics. Abstracts and selected articles are available for free; majority of full text articles by subscription only.
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RWJF Publications & Research on Obesity (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)Journal articles, reports, and issue briefs about obesity.
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RWJF Trust of America's Health Release F as in Fat 2011Report tracks adult obesity rates in each state over the last two decades
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State Indicator Reports on Overweight & Obesity (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)Reports and National Action Guides to prevent and control overweight and obesity.
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Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable CommunitiesReport that outlines strategies communities can use to address the problems of overweight and obesity.
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Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy & Fit NationReport to help Americans lead healthier lives through better nutrition, regular physical activity, and improving communities to support healthy choices.