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Book List

Children and Teens

A parent’s guide to childhood obesity : a road map to health. By Sandra G Hassink Elk, Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, c2006
Consumer Health WD 210 P228 2006

Fed up! : winning the war against childhood obesity. By Susan Okie. Washington, D.C. :  Joseph Henry Press,  c2005
 Consumer Health WD 212 O41f 2005

Generation extra large : rescuing our children from an epidemic of obesity. By Lisa Tartamella. New York :  Basic Books,  2004.
Consumer Health WD 210 T193g 2004

Super sized kids : how to rescue your child from the obesity threat. By Walter L. Larimore. New York : Center Street, c2005.
Consumer Health WD 212 L323s 2005

Eating

Quit digging your grave with a knife and fork : a 12-stop program to end bad habits and begin a ... by Mike Huckabee. New York: Center Street,  c2005
Consumer Health WD 212 H882q 2005

365 days of healthy eating from the American Dietetic Association. By Roberta Larson Duyff. Published by John Wiley, 2004.
Consumer Health QU 145 D855a 2004

Recipes for weight loss. Medical editor, Lawrence J. Cheskin, nutrition editor, Lora Brown Wilder.
Published by Rebus,  2003. (Johns Hopkins Cookbook Library)
Consumer Health WD 212 R297 200

The Truth about eating disorders. By Mark J. Kittleson, general editor, Gerri Freid Kramer, principal author. New York :  Facts On File,  c2005.
Consumer Health WM 175 T874 2005

Eating disorders : the facts. By Suzanne Abraham and Derek Llewellyn-Jones.

Mindful Eating

Eating mindfully : how to end mindless eating & enjoy a balanced relationship with food   By Susan Albers. Published by New Harbinger Publications, 2003
Consumer Health QU 145 A332e 2003

Mindful eating 101 : a guide to healthy eating in college and beyond. By Susan Albers. Published by New York : Routledge, 2006.
Consumer Health QU 145 A332m 2006

Change your mind, change your weight. By Dr. Raeleen D’Agostino Mautner.

Surgery

Gastric bypass surgery : everything you need to know to make an informed decision. by Mary P. Mcgowan. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2004
Consumer Health WD 210 M146g 2004

Is weight loss surgery right for you? By Robin F. Apple et al. New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Consumer Health WI 900 A648i 2006

Tiny bites : a guide to gastric surgery for the morbidly obese. By Saundra Beauchamp-Parke London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002
Consumer Health WD 212 B372g 2002

Body contouring surgery after weight loss. By Jeffrey L. Sebastian, Joseph F. Capella, J. Peter Rubin. Omaha, Neb. : Addicus Books,  2006
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Pamphlets

Newsletters

WIN Notes - Women-control Information Network- NIDDK
Selfhelp Magazine on Eating Disorders

Videos Online

Obesity - Watch Online

Gastric Bypass Surgery Videos - MedlinePlus

Borrow Videos

Morbid obesity: a probable cure? Produced by  Films for the Humanities & Sciences. 48 minutes. 2004
Consumer Health Video WD 212 M832 2004

Childhood obesity reversing the trend. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 28 minutes. 1998.
Consumer Health Video WD 212 C5 1998.

Fighting fat. Seattle, WA : Fisher Broadcasting/Komo TV. 1994
Consumer Health Video WD 212 F471 1994

Overweight & obesity. New York : Time Life Medical, 1996
Consumer Health Video WD 210 P298o 2 copies

Support Groups

Ophelia's Place Liverpool, NY
Overeaters Anonymous

Associations

American Obesity Association
NAASO - Obesity Society
National Eating Disorders Association

Web Sites 

Children
American Heart Association - Overweight in Children
Childhood Obesity - MedlinePlus

Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Overweight and Obesity

Adult

Adult Obesity - MedlinePlus
CDC - Overweight and Obesity: Resources
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - AIM Web Site

Literature Search

Healthy Living Calculators

 
 
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