American
Obesity Association
(www.obesity.org)
The mission of the AOA is to act as an agent of change, move
society to re-conceptualize obesity as a disease and to fashion
appropriate strategies to deal with the epidemic.
North American
Association for the Study of Obesity
(www.naaso.org)
The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)
is the leading scientific society dedicated to the study of
obesity. Since 1982 NAASO has been committed to encouraging
research on the causes and treatment of obesity, and to keeping
the medical community and public informed of new advances.
National
Institutes of Health
(www.nih.gov)
An agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
the National Institutes of Health "provides leadership and
direction to programs designed to improve the health of the
Nation." Search the NIH Web site for information on obesity and
obesity surgery.
World Health Organization
(www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/)
The WHO is the United Nations specialized agency for health. The
WHO offers definitions and global strategies for coping with the
obesity epidemic.
American
Society for Bariatric Surgery
(www.asbs.org/)
Founded in 1983, the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)
is the largest society for this specialty in the world. The
organization was formed by leading American bariatric surgeons
to offer educational and support programs about bariatric
surgery to surgeons and allied health professionals.
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