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Web sites

• To find BMI calculator: http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

• Calories in a food: http://nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

• Exercise specialist: http://www.acsm.org/

• Framingham Risk Calculator: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/index.htm

• Pedometer: http://accusplit.com/

http://www.digiwalker.com/

http://www.omronhealthcare.com/enTouchCMS/app/viewCategory?catgId=8

• Registered dietitian: http://www.eatright.org/


Scientific information

• American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/

• American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org

• American Society for Bariatric Surgery http://www.asbs.org/

• NAASCO, The Obesity Society http://www.naasco.org/


Office equipment (for larger people)

• Chairs: http://www.carstone.com/bariatric/index.html

• Gowns, blood pressure cuffs: http://www.amplestuff.com/


Government resources

• We Can! http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/

• Weight-control Information Network (WIN) http://win.niddk.nih.gov/