Helpful Information Links for Health, Obesity & Weight Loss Surgery

Allergan Lap-Band System

 http://www.lapband.com/

American Association of Diabetes Educators

http://www.diabeteseducator.org/

American Association for Respiratory Care

 http://www.aarc.org/

American Cancer Society

 http://www.cancer.org/

American College of Nutrition

 http://www.amcollnutr.org/

American College of Surgeons

 http://www.facs.org/

American Diabetes Association

 http://www.diabetes.org/

American Dietetic Association

 http://www.eatright.org/

American Heart Association

 http://www.americanheart.org/

American Medical Association

 http://www.ama-assn.org/

American Sleep Apnea Association

http://www.sleepapnea.org/

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

 http://www.asbs.org/

American Society of Bariatric Physicians

 http://www.asbp.org/

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

 http://www.plasticsurgery.org/

Autosuture Bariatrics

 http://www.autosuturebariatrics.com/

Bariatric Edge

 http://www.bariatricedge.com/

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

 http://www.cdc.gov/

Children’s International Obesity Foundation

http://www.ciofoundation.org/

Diabetes Action Foundation

http://www.diabetesaction.org/

Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention

 http://www.edap.org/

The Endocrine Society

http://www.endo-society.org/

Ethicon Endo-Surgery

 http://www.weightlosssurgeryinfo.com/

Food and Drug Administration

http://www.fda.gov/

International College of Surgeons

 http://www.icsglobal.org/

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)

 http://www.ifso.com/

Jenny Craig Weight Loss Program

 http://www.jennycraig.com/

NHLBI, Obesity Guidelines

 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm

National Association for Weight Loss Surgery (NAWLS)

 http://www.nawls.com/

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

 http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/

National Institute of Health

 http://www.nih.gov/

North American Association for the Study of Obesity

 http://www.naaso.org/

NutriSystem

 http://www.nutrisystem.com/

Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)

 http://www.obesityaction.org/

Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia de la Obesidad (S.E.C.O.)

 http://www.seco.org/

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

 http://www.sages.org/

Society of Clinical Research Associates

 http://www.socra.org/

Shape Up America

 http://www.shapeup.org/

Walk From Obesity

 http://www.walkfromobesity.com/

WebMD

 http://www.webmd.com/

Weight-Control Information Network

 http://win.niddk.nih.gov/

Weight Loss Surgery Center - Barbara Thompson

 http://www.wlscenter.com/

Weight Watchers

 http://www.weightwatchers.com/

World Health Organization

 http://www.who.int/en/