ISMS Obesity Campaign

Because physician members of the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) have expressed concern about the epidemic of obesity in this country, ISMS has compiled a list of resources that address proper nutrition and obesity prevention.

ISMS advocates a "back to basics approach." Eating healthy and making exercise a part of any daily routine is a sound, time-tested approach to maintaining a healthy weight and decreasing one's risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In the current social atmosphere that seems to provide us with a different "miracle diet" every month, it is especially important to emphasize the physiological process of calorie consumption and calorie usage.

Sample Obesity Presentation to Middle Schoolers

• Speaking Notes (48KB)
• PowerPoint Presentation (1.5MB)

Clinical Information for Providers www.guideline.gov/search/searchresults.aspx?Type=3&txtSearch=obesity&num=20

Information About Children and Obesity (click on Children's Health in the left navigational menu)
www.americanheart.org

Information About Nutrition and Physical Activity www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm

Guidelines on Portion Sizes (click on Healthy Living in the top navigation menu and then click on Food & Nutrition)
www.mayoclinic.com

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health's Obesity Education Initiative
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/oei

A Guide to Nutrition and Health Information on Federal Web Sites
www.nutrition.gov

The Surgeon General's Call To Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity 2001
www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/CalltoAction.pdf

Interested in having a physician speak to your group about obesity? Click here to email your request to ISMS communications@isms.org or call us at 800-782-ISMS.