Weight Management Health Article

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ORGANIZATIONS

American Dietetic Association. (800) 877-1600. <www.eatright.org>.

American Obesity Association (AOA). 1250 24th Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037. (202) 776-7711 or (800) 98-OBESE. <www.obesity.org>.

American Society for Bariatric Surgery. 7328 West University Avenue, Suite F, Gainesville, FL 32607. (352) 331-4900. <www.asbs.org>.

American Yoga Association. <www.americanyogaassociation.org>.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA). World Service Office, P. O. Box 44020, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020. (505) 891-2664. <www.oa.org>.

Shape Up America! c/o WebFront Solutions Corporation, 15757 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, M. D. 20855. (301) 258-0540. <www.shapeup.org>.

Weight-control Information Network (WIN). 1 WIN Way, Bethesda, MD 20892-3665. (202) 828-1025 or (877) 946-4627.

OTHER

National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program. Bethesda, MD: NIDDK, 1998. NIH Publication No. 94-3700.

National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight? Bethesda, MD: NIDDK, 2001. NIH Publication No. 98-4098.

National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Weight Loss for Life. Bethesda, MD: NIDDK, 2002. NIH Publication No. 98-3700.

Rebecca Frey, Ph.D.