| Featured Research Successful Weight Loss: Evidence-Based Obesity Resources  Overweight and obese individuals often find it difficult to lose weight and keep it off. Health care providers are uniquely positioned to engage in a dialogue with these patients about their weight and the health risks associated with it. By building a partnership, health care providers can help individuals develop weight loss goals that they can achieve and sustain.
Practical, evidence-based strategies and tools that are based on research supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) are available for clinicians, patients, and the general public to prevent or treat overweight and obesity. The Aim for a Healthy Weight Web site offers resources that include guidelines on assessing weight and health risk, information on controlling weight, advice and resources on eating right and being physically active, and healthy weight tools such as a body mass index (BMI) calculator and menu planner. Learn about the NHLBI's obesity research and evidence-based resources Browse the Aim for a Healthy Weight Web site
We Can!® Healthy Weight Resources We Can!® (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national movement designed to give parents, caregivers, and entire communities a way to help children aged 8–13 years stay at a healthy weight. Because parents often turn to health professionals for accurate information and guidance regarding their child's health, We Can! offers extensive resources for physicians and other health professionals. You are encouraged to refer parents and caregivers to We Can! for additional information and community programs and to get involved with a local We Can! community site. Explore We Can! resources
Participation in Clinical Trials The NHLBI has an exciting and extensive array of clinical trials that are currently enrolling lean, overweight, and obese children, teens, and adults. There are trials for pregnant and postpartum women, for young adults who are trying to quit smoking, and for obese adults with sleep apnea or poorly controlled asthma. There are clinical trials that take place at the workplace, that are church-based, and that are part of college curricula. Some trials are using technology such as text messaging and online social networking, while others are using supervised nutritional counseling and daily exercise programs. Health care providers can encourage and guide patients to enroll. Individuals can talk with their doctors about relevant trials near them. Learn more about ongoing clinical trials Popular NHLBI Resources - Aim for a Healthy Weight Patient Booklet (shown)
- Aim for a Healthy Weight Provider Kit
- Aim for a Healthy Weight: 3 Steps to Initiate Discussion About Weight Management With Your Patients
- Tips to Weight Loss Success Patient Tablet
News and Events - The Director's Corner: The NHLBI Advisory Council welcomes six new members
The newest members of the NHLBI Advisory Council are Dr. Jonathan R. Alger, Coletta Barrett, Dr. Ivor Benjamin, Dr. Naomi Luban, Dr. Polly Parsons, and Dr. Gilbert White.
- National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference and National Latino Family Expo, July 23–26, Washington, DC
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