Weight Loss WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Weight Loss and compiled helpful research notes below.

Research Notes on Weight Loss

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What is Weight Loss?

• Healthwise: Healthy Weight Overview | Obesity Weight Loss Tools | Should I Have Surgery for Obesity? | Should I Use Medication for Weight Loss?
• A.D.A.M. Licensed Content on nih.gov: Weight Management Information
• Mayo Clinic: Weight Loss and Obesity Information
• Cleveland Clinic: Weight Control Information
• National Institute of Health: Weight Loss and Control
• MedicineNet: Weight Loss Resources
• WikiHealth: Choosing A Weight Loss Program

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Weight Loss?

• Healthination: Healthination Healthy Eating Videos
• American Heart Association: Guidelines for Selecting a Weight Loss & Maintenance Program
• Healthwise: Weight Loss and Obesity
• FreeDieting: Free Diet Plans and Weight Loss Programs
• Oprah.com: Bob Greene's Best Life Diet
• The Maker's Diet: Discover the 40-day Health Experience
• YouTube: Hypnotherapy Weight Loss Demonstration
• YouTube: 7 Simple Steps to Start Weight Loss
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA) A Young Woman’s Guide to Losing Weight the Safe Way

Weight Loss As A Symptom

• Senior Health Advisor: Unexplained Weight Loss
• A.D.A.M.: Weight Loss - Unintentional
• The Body: HIV Wasting Syndrome
• The Diet Channel: Weight Loss and Cancer: When Dieting Could Threaten Your Life
• See also Eating Disorders

Weight Loss Resources

• Traineo.com: Free Site That Gives You The Motivation and Support to Reach Your Weight Loss and Fitness Goals
• American Cancer Society: Calculate Your Daily Calorie Needs
• Shape Up America! Support Center: Learn About Barriers That Stand Between You and Your Goal of Successful Weight Management
• US FDA/CFSAN: Preface: Make Your Calories Count - Use the Nutrition Facts Label for Healthy Weight Management: Preface
• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): Calculate your BMI - Body Mass Index Calculator
• Familydoctor: Weight Control: The Power of Healthy Choices

Weight Loss Menus and Recipes

• DHHS: Menu Planner
• WebMD Expert Blog: Healthy Recipe Doctor
• Cyberkitchen: Guide to Healthy Eating, Weight Management and How to Balance the Food You Eat With Physical Activity
• eDiets: Recipe Club
• Diet Recipes: Healthy Recipes for Dieters

Wisdom, Stories and Blogs about Weight Loss

• Dietriffic Blog: Overcoming Weight 'Loss Failures'
• Blog: Weight Loss Over 40
• Healthy Recipes: Elaine Magee RD, MPH Shares Recipes and Advice to Create Healthy Meals
• Group Blog: Fatbloggers.net
• Blog: Yet Another Weight Watchers Blog
• The F Word: Conversations on Food, Fat and Feminism
• Cranky Fitness: Crabby McSlacker's Real-World Guide to Diet, Exercise, Health, and Whining
• YouTube: My Weight Loss Journey after bariatric surgery

Foundations and Support Groups on Weight Loss

• AOA: American Obesity Association
• AHA: American Heart Association
• WebMD: Diet & Nutrition Clubs and Support Groups

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Weight Loss

• HealthBoards: Weight Loss
• eHealth Forum: Weight Loss
• Meetup: Meet With People Near You to Discuss Weight Loss
• vBulletin: 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community
• DailyStrength: Diet and Weight Management
• Revolution Health: Forums on Weight Management
• WebMD Forums: Weight Loss
• Yahoo Groups: Weight Loss
• Terminate the Weight: Weight Loss Forum
• PatnersInPounds: Weight Loss Forum

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Weight Loss

• Gut: New Thoughts on Managing Obesity
• American Journal of Public Health: Socioeconomic Status and Weight Control Practices Among 20- to 45-Year-Old Women
• American Journal of Public Health: Prevalence of Overweight and Weight Loss Behavior in a Metropolitan Adult Population
• New York Times: Genes Take Charge, and Diets Fall by the Wayside (excerpt from Gina Kolata's Rethinking Thin)

Clinical Trials on Weight Loss

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies
• NetWellness: Obesity and Weight Management: Clinical Trials
• Yahoo! Health: Clinical Trials on Weight Loss