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Understanding Obesity

• About Obesity (NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund)
• Obesity (U.S. National Library of Medicine)

Treating Obesity

• Prescription Weight-loss Medicines (FamilyDoctor.org)
• Weight Loss Surgery (MedlinePlus)
• Watch Your Weight (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• What You Should Know Before You Start A Weight Loss Plan (FamilyDoctor.org)

Preventing Obesity

• 5-2-1-Almost None (Nemours Health and Prevention Services)
• Eat Smart, Move More, Everyday, Everywhere (Eat Smart, Move More NC)
• Weight Management and Calories (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Obesity Health Check

• Adult Body Mass Index (BMI) Test (NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund)
• Child Body Mass Index (BMI) Test (NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund)
• Healthy Living Assessments (Center of Excellence)
• Personal Health Assessment (NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund)

Obesity News

• Eat Smart, Move More NC News (NC Department of Health and Human Services)
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Lives (UNC-TV)
• Let's Move Blog (Let’s Move)
• Childhood Obesity Newsroom (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

Obesity Statistics

• County Level Estimates of Obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• F as in Fat (Trust for America’s Health)
• The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina (Adults, Children, and Youth) (Eat Smart, Move More NC)
• Obesity Trends By State (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Resources compiled by Jennifer Stuart, MAHEC.

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