Obesity
Other Places To Get Help
Online Resources
Canada's Food Guide Health Canada, Health Products and Food Branch, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion Web Address: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index_e.html Canada's Food Guide provides resources to help guide food selection and promote the nutritional health of Canadians. Resources include outlines of the food groups, the recommended range of daily servings, background information about the food guide, and other information about healthy eating.
Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living Health Canada Web Address: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide This site is designed to meet the federally mandated promotion of health and fitness among Canadians. It provides information and general guidelines to help individuals make wise choices about physical activity.
Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion (ONPP) Health Canada, Health Products and Food Branch Web Address: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/index_e.html The Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion (ONPP) at Health Canada promotes the nutritional health and well-being of Canadians by providing current, reliable nutrition information.
Organizations
Dietitians of Canada 480 University Avenue Suite 604 Toronto, ON M5G 1V2 Phone: (416) 596-0857 Fax: (416) 596-0603 Web Address: www.dietitians.ca The Dietitians of Canada Web site provides a wide range of food and nutrition information, including fact sheets on frequently asked food and diet questions, quizzes and other tools to assess your diet habits, and meal planning guides.
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) P.O. Box 44020 Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020 Phone: (505) 891-2664 (or check the White Pages for a local number) Fax: (505) 891-4320 E-mail: info@oa.org Web Address: www.oa.org Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a nonprofit international organization that sponsors a 12-step program to help people understand and overcome compulsive eating disorders. OA is not a weight-loss program and makes no claims for weight loss. The program focuses on the psychological and social aspects of overeating.
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN) 1 WIN Way Bethesda, MD 20892-3665 Phone: 1-877-946-4627 toll-free Fax: (202) 828-1028 E-mail: win@info.niddk.nih.gov Web Address: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm The Weight-control Information Network (WIN) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. WIN supplies information on weight control, obesity, and nutritional disorders for the public and for health professionals.
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| Author: | Douglas Dana Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: July 27, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism David C.W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCPC - Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
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