The following websites are about obesity. I have looked at all the sites I have listed here, but have not searched them in detail. Therefore, you may come across questionable and/or objectionable material, especially through links pages. If that happens, please let me know. All the sites have some good information and some are sure to contain some information that is questionable. Please use your discretion when reading these sites. Where I was aware of anything questionable, I have added a note to the information with the URL.

Linda
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http://www.obesity.org/
American Obesity Association

http://www.obesity-online.com/
This site has a lot of information, including a calculator for Body Mass Index.
Be aware that when the page opens they have a graphic of the Venus of Willandorf, a small figurine of a woman, an archeological artifact, which is believed to be thousands of years old.

http://www.naafa.org/
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
This site is more about fighting fat discrimination.

http://www.monash.edu.au/health/pamphlets/BodyImage/index.htm
Are you obsessive about your body image? You can find out here.

http://www.cswd.org/index.html
Council on Size & Weight Discrimination
Another anti-discrimination site.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/fat/
From the Public Broadcasting System, there are several links at this site as well as information.

http://www.phys.com/b_nutrition/02solutions/diet_debunker/diet_debunker.html
The Diet Debunker
Find information about various popular diets here such as the Zone Diet, Dr. Atkins, etc.

http://pharminfo.com/pubs/msb/obesity.html
Medical Sciences Bulletin.
This site offers some information but be aware that it is published by Pharmaceutical Information Associates, Ltd., making them pro-drug treatment for obesity.

http://www.naaso.org/
North American Association for the Study of Obesity
This is medical research in medical language. There is a lot of information here, but keep a medical dictionary handy if you are unfamiliar with medical terminology.

http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PatientResAllCateg/Obesity?OpenDocument
This is a links page to other sites and articles on obesity.

[This message has been edited by Linda Sutton (edited January 07, 2001).]