In the News

• You can't overdose on roughage
• Study: Tea is a healthier drink than water
• Continuous glucose monitors: a giant leap for diabetics
• Overweight in early childhood increases the chances of obesity at 12
• Exercise cuts diabetes risks in people with big waists
• Doctors push for preconception health care (including losing weight if obese)
• Taking preventive medications curbs diabetes risk
• The slendarized governor, with advice to share
• Walgreens and Joslin partner to improve diabetes care
• Should your trainer talk to your doctor

Interesting Links

• Childhood Obesity: Supplement in the NY Times
• Body and Mind (lots of info for kids on staying healthy)
• The Health Care Blog
• Alliance for a Healthier Generation
• National Diabetes Education Program

PEERtrainer Blogs

• Peertrainer Community Blog
• Kateweight: Slow And Steady Wins the Race

Syndication

• Technorati
• Weblogs

My Favorite Blogs on Obesity, Nutrition and Weight Loss

• Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity

Important Websites

• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Obesity Association
• CDC's Overweight and Obesity Website
• Center for Science in the Public Interest

Links to Useful Resources

• Your Guide to Lowering Cholesterol with TLC
• NIH Guide to Physical Activity for a Healthy Heart
• Lowering your Blood Pressure with DASH
• Practical Guide to Overweight and Obesity in Adults
• F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America
• Overweight and Physical Activity AMong Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005

Recent Posts

• Gestational diabetes: Everything (well, almost everything) you ever wanted to know
• Fructose and Fat
• Talk? Or Text? What works best for you?
• Do school lunches make you sick?
• 205 pounds lighter, Dario Wolfish is a most remarkable guy

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