Obesity
Understanding Obesity
- About Obesity (NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund)
- Overweight & Obesity (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
Treating Obesity
- Fit Together: You & Your Family (NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund)
- Weight Loss Surgery (MedlinePlus)
- Working with Your Doctor to Overcome Overweight & Obesity (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Preventing Obesity
- How Families Can Prevent Childhood Obesity (NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund)
- Overweight & Obesity (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Obesity Health Check
- Adult Body Mass Index (BMI) Test (NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund)
- Child Body Mass Index (BMI) Test (NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund)
- Healthy Weight Pyramid Tool (Mayo Clinic)
- Personal Health Assessment (NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund)
Obesity News
- NC Ranks 16th Heaviest in the Country (Trust for America's Health)
Obesity Statistics
- NC Physical Activity & Nutrition Data Resources (NC Department of Health & Human Services)
- Percentage of NC Adults Who Are Overweight or Obese (NC Department of Health & Human Services)
Resources compiled by Christie Silbajoris, Health Sciences Library at UNC-Chapel Hill.