Obesity Patient/Family Resources

See also:

MD Consult: Homepage - Lewis Library subscription (INFO)
- Patient Handouts: Table of content
  - Obesity: English | Spanish
  - Gross Obesity: Access document
  - Obesity and Diet: Access document
American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
- Health Topics: List of documents
  - Weight Loss Medicines: Access document
American Medical Association: Homepage
- JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
  - Obesity: English | Spanish (PDF)
  - Bariatric Surgery: Access document (PDF)
American Medical Association (MEDEM): Homepage
- Public Education Brochures: List of documents
  - Are You Obese?: Access document
  - Maintaining a Healthy Weight: Access document
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
- Obesity: English | Spanish
- Morbid Obesity: English | Spanish
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (Pickwickian Syndrome): English | Spanish
Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
- Section 12. Disorders of Nutrition and Metabolism: Table of contents
  - Chapter 156. Obesity: Access document

MD Consult: Homepage - Lewis Library subscription (INFO)
- Patient Handouts: Table of content
  - Prevention of Overweight Infants: English | Spanish
American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
- Health Topics: List of documents
  - Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Keep a Healthy Weight: Access document
  - Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Lose Weight: Access document
American Academy of Pediatrics (MEDEM): Homepage
- Public Education Brochures: List of documents
  - Is Your Child Overweight?: Access document
Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
- Section 23. Children's Health Issues: Table of contents
  - Chapter 271. Problems in Adolescents: Table of contents
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Obesity: Access document

MD Consult: Homepage - Lewis Library subscription (INFO)
- Patient Handouts: Table of content
  - Obesity: English | Spanish
  - Prevention of Overweight Infants: English | Spanish
American Medical Association: Homepage
- JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
  - Obesity: English | Spanish (PDF)
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
- Obesity: English | Spanish
- Morbid Obesity: English | Spanish
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (Pickwickian Syndrome): English | Spanish

Miscellaneous Obesity Patient/Family Resources

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Homepage
- Heart and Vascular Diseases: Table of contents
  - Obesity Information for Patients/General Public: List of documents
Healthfinder (US DHHS): Homepage
- Obesity: List of documents
MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Health Topics: Index
- Obesity: List of documents
- Weight Loss/Dieting: List of documents
YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Obesity
Additional Obesity resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Endocrinology
Additional Endocrinology resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)