PowerPoint Presentations NEW!

• I don't normally post PPTs because these are specialized presentations I do for groups by arrangement; however, I have posted an Obesity Update below for all to see.  Feel free to use my PPT with the current data updates from the CDC and others to promote obesity PREVENTION!

• Obesity Update Presentation (CDC Obesity Trends & Data Updates)

Primary Resources:

• American Obesity Association

• RichardSimmons.Com

• Body Mass Index/BMI PDF Chart Handout (South Carolina School of Medicine)

• Diabetes & Americans (Centers for Disease Control/CDC)

• Diabetes Center (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• HealthierUS.Gov (New U.S. Health Initiative-Get Movin' & Get Healthy!)

• HeartCenterOnline.Com

• Obesity Trends Homepage (Centers for Disease Control)

• Obesity Trends PowerPoint Slide Show (Centers for Disease Control)

  • This is the most dramatic and graphic presentation I've ever seen on the increase of obesity in America.  You can download the whole show.  Make sure you're sitting down before you watch it...the dramatic increases in obesity the last 15 years are staggering.

• Obesity & Overweight (US Surgeon General's Call to Action!)

• Obesity & Overweight Americans (Centers for Disease Control/CDC)

• Overweight Prevalence Statistics-Fast Stats (Centers for Disease Control)

• Weight Control & Obesity (National Institute of Health)

• Weight & Obesity Center (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

Pre-Diabetic/Metabolic Syndrome X--the Latest Challenge:

• AHA Warns of Many Cases of Pre-Diabetic Syndrome (RealAge.Com)

• AHA Warns of Many Cases of Pre-Diabetic/Metabolic Syndrome (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• Association Between Metabolic Syndrome & Heart Disease (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• Lifestyle Changes Can Reduce Syndrome X Factors (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• What is Metabolic Syndrome X? (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

Supplementary Articles:

• Are Portion Sizes Changing? (American Dietetic Association)

• Biggie Portions, Bigger Appetite (MSNBC.Com)

• Diabetes Now Kills More People Than AIDS (MSNBC.Com)

• Does Urban Sprawl Make Us Fat? (MSNBC News)

• Eating Breakfast May Stave Off Diabetes (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• Foundation Targets Diabetes in US Minority Kids (HispanicHealth.Org)

• HHS Reports 7 in 10 Americans Hardly Active! (Centers for Disease Control/CDC) 

• Millions in US Believed To Be Pre-Diabetic (MSNBC.Com)

• National Campaign Underway to Prevent Type II Diabetes (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• New AMA Survey Underscores Rise in Obesity! (CNN.Com)

• Obesity Alone Can Damage Arteries (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• Obesity Cuts Lifespan By Up To 20 Years (RealAge.Com)

• Obesity Surgery Triples Among U.S. Teens (MSNBC.Com)

• Portion Distortion Raises Cancer Risk (RealAge.Com)

• Portion Distortion Quiz (National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute)

• Study Finds Significant Risk of Diabetes to Those Born in 2000 (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• The Super-sizing of America's Waistline (HealthAtoZ.Com)

• U.S. Obesity Levels Greatly Underestimated (Harvard School of Public Health)

• Weight Control Programs Could Save Companies' Bottom Line (RealAge.Com)

• Weight Gain in US Continues Upward Trend (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• Wider Waistlines, More Diabetes in US Each Year (HeartCenterOnLine.Com)

• Youth Obesity Blamed for Rise in Disability (MSNBC News)

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(Updated 11.23.07)