Site of the Day for Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Aim for a Healthy Weight Today's site, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, provides comprehensive information about combating the upward trend towards obesity. Gentle Subscribers will find practical material geared to sensible weight loss and maintenance. "In 1999, almost 108 million adult Americans were overweight or obese. If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight puts you at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Losing this weight helps to prevent and control these diseases. The NHLBI guidelines provide you with a new approach for the measurement of overweight and obesity and a set of steps for safe and effective weight loss." - from the website The site's most pertinent material for the layperson is the "Information for Patients and the Public" section, which covers key recommendations from an expert panel. These include the medical objectives for weight loss of improving blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose levels in at risk individuals, along with general weight loss guidelines. Further information deals with evaluating risk factors, such as a high Body Mass Index -- the site has a BMI Calculator -- and the significance of Waist Circumference, in developing obesity related conditions. Additional resources offer practical advice, with shopping suggestions, a menu planner and some helpful tip sheets. March to the site for a useful reference on achieving a healthy weight at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm A.M. Holm <admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.