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Body Composition | ||
| American Academy of Family Physicians: Female Athlete Triad | ||
| Includes information on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the female athlete triad. ( http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000601/3357.html ) | ||
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| American College of Sports Medicine: Publications | ||
| Provides a number of publications relating to body composition. In particular, check the “Current Comments” and “Position Stands” for topics such as the female athlete triad, menstrual dysfunction, obesity, and exercise for people with diabetes. ( http://www.acsm.org/publications/index.htm ) | ||
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| American Obesity Association (AOA) | ||
| A source of information and advocacy relating to a variety of obesity issues. ( http://www.obesity.org ) | ||
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| Ask the Dietitian: Overweight | ||
| Provides questions and answers on many topics related to weight control; is also linked to the Healthy Body Calculator™, which calculates BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, and daily nutrient and calorie goals. ( http://www.dietitian.com/overweig.html ) | ||
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| Biofitness Body Fat Testing Center | ||
| A commercial site that provides an online assessment of percent body fat based on activity level and anthropometric measurements. ( http://www.biofitness.com/abodyfat.html ) | ||
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| Center for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for Health Statistics | ||
| Provides statistics on the U.S. prevalence of overweight and obesity. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nchs ) | ||
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| Learn Education Center | ||
| Includes assessments for binge eating, body mass index, daily calorie needs, and weight loss readiness. ( http://www.learneducation.com ) | ||
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| MedlinePlus: Obesity | ||
| Provides news and links to reliable information from government agencies and key professional associations relating to obesity. ( http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity.html ) | ||
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| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Clinical Guidelines on the Identificat... | ||
| Provides information about the latest federal guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of overweight and obesity. ( http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm ) | ||
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| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Health Informat... | ||
| Provides online publications about obesity, weight management, nutritional disorders, and prescription weight loss medications. ( http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm ) | ||
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| Nemours Foundation: Female Athlete Triad | ||
| Provides information about the causes, prevention, and treatment of the female athlete triad. ( http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/triad.html ) | ||
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| North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) | ||
| Provides information and links about current research in obesity. ( http://www.naaso.org ) | ||
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| Physician and SportsMedicine | ||
| Provides articles on many topics relating to body composition issues. ( http://www.physsportsmed.com/index.html ) | ||
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| Prevention.Com: Calorie Calculator | ||
| Estimates the number of calories burned during an exercise session and translated them into food item equivalents. ( http://www.prevention.com/cda/caloriecalc2002/1,2540,s1-2116,00.html ) | ||
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| Shape Up America! | ||
| Provides materials about safe dietary and physical fitness strategies for successful weight management; Web site includes information on body fat assessment and BMI. ( http://shapeup.org ) | ||
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| USDA Food and Nutrition information Center: Reports and Studies on Obesity | ||
| Provides links to recent reports and studies on the issue of obesity among Americans. ( http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/reports/obesity.html ) | ||
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| World Health Organization: Global Database on Obesity and Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adults | ||
| Provides global statistics on the prevalence of underweight and obesity. ( http://www.who.int/nut/db_bmi.htm ) | ||
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Diabetes The following sites provide helpful information about the prevalence, causes, prevention, and treatment of diabetes. | ||
| American Diabetes Association | ||
( http://www.diabetes.org ) | ||
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| Canadian Diabetes Association | ||
( http://www.diabetes.ca ) | ||
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| CDC Diabetes Public Health Resource | ||
( http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ ) | ||
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| Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation | ||
( http://www.daref.org ) | ||
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| Diabetes Mall: Diabetes Information | ||
( http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes_information/index.php ) | ||
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| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation | ||
( http://www.jdf.org ) | ||
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| MedlinePlus: Diabetes Medline | ||
| Also hosts several interactive tutorials relating to diabetes. ( http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html ) | ||
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| National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse | ||
( http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/about/index.htm ) | ||
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| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Diabetes Inform... | ||
( http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ ) | ||
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| Rick Mendosa’s Diabetes Directory | ||
( http://www.mendosa.com/diabetes.htm ) | ||
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| Veterans Health Administration Diabetes Program | ||
( http://www.va.gov/health/diabetes ) | ||
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| WebMD Health –E-Tools | ||
| (Look for the listings for diabetes under “Illustrated Guides”.) ( http://my.webmd.com/health-e-tools ) | ||
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