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Healthy Weight More than half of Massachusetts adults and one in seven children are too heavy for optimal health. MMS and its Committee on Nutrition and Physical Activity work to provide information for physicians and their patients on lifestyle, pharmacological, and surgical approaches to weight loss, as well as information about eating disorders.
Tools for the Physician's Office
	Patient brochure (.pdf, 119 kb, 2 pages) Includes tips to get started, exercise and diet suggestions, and a BMI table

	Prescription pad for physical activity (.pdf, 41 kb, 2 pages)

Healthy weight posters (all .pdf, 1 page)
	Take the Stairs (8.5" x 11", 70 kb) Walk More (8.5" x 11", 93 kb) Eat Healthy (8.5" x 11", 49 kb)	Take the Stairs (11" x 17", 81 kb) Walk More (11" x 17", 196 kb) Eat Healthy (11" x 17", 61 kb)

Obesity Resources
	Obesity: Addressing a Public Health Epidemic MMS Committee on Nutrition seeks to educate physicians on their role in treating obesity; information and resources

	Nutrition and Physical Activity Resources Websites to recommend to patients and colleagues

	FAQ: Obesity Talking to patients about obesity; resources to recommend

	Obesity in Kids: Practical Tips for Parents MMS Physician Focus by William A. Primack, M.D.: One out of seven children and teenagers are overweight

	Panel Issues Weight-Loss Surgery Recommendations - Vital Signs Expert panel releases recommendations to improve quality of care for bariatric surgery patients in Mass.
Eating Disorders Resources
	Eating Disorders Resources for Physicians and Patients

	Eating Disorders of Adolescents: Too Little . . . Too Much: 2004 MMS Oration Presented Oct. 8, 2004, by Marianne Felice, MD, UMass Medical School

	Eating Disorders: Causes and Treatment of a Growing Medical Problem An estimated five million Americans, predominantly women, suffer from some form of eating disorder