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Healthy Weight Management

"Because more than half of all adults in the United States are either overweight or obese and because these conditions are associated with increased risk of heart disease, overall morbidity, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and respiratory problems, as well as some forms of cancer, effective weight reduction and maintenance strategies are needed." -- A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the Nutrition Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism of the American Heart Association

Books

365 Activities for Fitness, Food, and Fun for the Whole Family: Super Sports, Great Games, Exciting Experiments, and Nutrition
Nuggets.
613.7 S
Julia E. Sweet. Lincolnwood, Ill.: Contemporary Books, 2001.

Active Living Every Day.
613.7 A
Steven N. Blair. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2001.

American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide.
613.2 D
Roberta Larson Duyff. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 2nd ed.

The American Dietetic Association Guide to Women's Nutrition for Healthy Living.
613.2082 F
Susan Calvert Finn, with Jane Grant Tougas. New York: Berkley Pub. Group, 1997.

The Complete Book of Men's Health: The Definitive, Illustrated
Guide to Healthy Living, Exercise, and Sex.
613.0423 C
Editors of Men's Health Books. Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, 1999.

Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program
for Permanent Weight Loss.
613.25 S
Howard M. Shapiro. Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale, 2000.

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: the Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating.
613.2 W
Walter C. Willett with P.J. Skerrett; contributions by Edward L. Giovanucci; recipes by Maureen Callahan. New York: Simon & Schuster Source, 2001.

Eat Smart, Play Hard: Customized Food Plans for All Your Sports and Fitness Pursuits.
613.7 A
Liz Applegate. Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale, 2001.

Encyclopedia of Sports & Fitness Nutrition.
613.203 A
Liz Applegate. Roseville, Calif.: Prima Publishing, 2002.

The Family Nutrition Book: Everything You Need to Know About Feeding Your Children from Birth through Adolescence.
613.2083 S
William Sears. Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, 1999.

The Green Kitchen Handbook: Practical Advice, References, and Sources for Transforming the Center of Your Home into a Healthful, Livable Place.
Anne Berthold-Bond and Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet
613.2 B.
New York: HarperPerennial, 1997.

The Healing Power of Exercise: Your Guide to Preventing and
Treating Diabetes, Depression, Heart Disease, High Blood
Pressure, Arthritis, and More.
615.82 G
Linn Goldberg and Diane L. Elliot. New York: Wiley, 2000.

The Hungry Gene: The Science of Fat and the Future of Thin.
616.398 S
Ellen Ruppel Shell. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002.

Low-Calorie Cookbook: More than 200 Delicious Recipes for
Healthy Eating.
641.5635 L
American Heart Association. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2003.

Mayo Clinic on Healthy Weight.
613.25 M
Donald D. Hensrud, ed. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Clinic, 2000.

The Spark: The Revolutionary 3-week Fitness Plan That Changes Everything You Know About Exercise, Weight Control, and Health.
613.7 G
Glenn A. Gaesser and Karla Dougherty. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.

Ultimate Fitness: The Quest for Truth About Exercise and Health.
613.7 K
Gina Kolata. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.

The Way to Eat: A Six-step Path to Lifelong Weight Control.
613.2 K
David L. Katz and Maura Harrigan Gonzalez. Naperville, Ill.: Sourcebooks, 2002.

Web Sites

Managing Your Weight
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=505
From the American Heart Association, this site features strategies for weight management, guides for food selection and preparation, as well as, links to information regarding commercial weight reduction programs, fad diets and dietary supplements.

MEDLINE plus: Exercise/Physical Fitness
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exercisephysicalfitness.html

News, research, overviews, directories and interactive sites focussing on exercise and physical fitness topics ranging from water workouts to state-based activity programs.

Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
Produced jointly by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture, this website publication is designed to "help consumers apply the most current scientific knowledge to the way they eat every day, both to promote health and to reduce their chances of developing many chronic diseases." Includes links to selected federal resources with information on nutrition and health.

Weight Management
http://www.shapeup.org/weightmanagement.html
From Shape Up America, this site offers menu plans, healthy living tips and fitness and weight loss program guides.

NIDDK: Health Information: Weight Loss and Control
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm
Sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, this site provides a wealth of resources, fact sheets, research and statistics concerning nutrition, physical activity, weight loss and control.

The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
http://www.fitness.gov/
The mission of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is to encourage all ages of Americans to become physically fit and participate in sports. This site features a wealth of resources and publications which promote physical activity and fitness.

Ask NOAH about Obesity and Weight Control
http://www.noah-health.org/en/healthy/weight/
This page provides high quality full-text consumer health information on obesity, weight complications, exercise, prevention, clinical trials and weight loss therapies.

M. Tuliao, 12/03