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For more information and to keep you up-to-date with what's going on in the field of nutrition, physical activity and health, try these websites, books and resources:
Aims to lobby for better obesity services for everyone as well as support health professionals improve obesity services.
Flour Advisory Bureau www.fabflour.co.uk
Canderel http://www.canderel.uk.com/
Weight Wise http://www.bdaweightwise.com/
Weight Watchers www.weightwatchers.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/bigchallenge
A website offering information and support, to accompany the TV series that put popular diets on trial in 2003 and challenged the nation to shape up in 2004.
Boots - Pharmacy + Weight Loss Programme
http://www.shape-up.org/ and http://www.weightconcern.com/
Shape-up is a lifestyle programme developed by health professionals at the Charity Weight Concern.
www.thelifestylecompany.com
The LEARN programme (Lifestyle Exercise Attitudes Relationships Nutrition) is an American programme developed by health professionals at The Lifestyle Company
British Dietetic Association http://www.bda.uk.com/
Food Standards Agency http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/
NHS Direct http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
Health Education Board for Scotland http://www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk/
Health Promotion Agency Northern Ireland http://www.healthpromotionagency.org.uk/
Department of Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland) http://www.dhssni.gov.uk/
British Heart Foundation http://www.bhf.org.uk/
Department of Health (England) http://www.doh.gov.uk/
Heart UK http://www.heartuk.org.uk/
Diabetes UK http://www.diabetes.org.uk/
Food and Drink Federation http://www.foodfitness.org.uk/
Walking Your Way to Health http://www.whi.org.uk/
BHF Centre for Physical Activity and Health http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/
Active for Life Campaign http://www.active.org.uk/
http://www.fatmanslim.com/
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/
An on-line individualised weight management programme.
http://www.edietsuk.co.uk/
An on-line individualised weight management programme developed by health professionals in Ireland
Books
'Diet Trials, How to succeed at dieting', by registered dietitian Lyndel Costain. BBC Worldwide Limited, 2003. ISBN 0563488727. £6.99
Fighting Fat, Fighting Fit, by Janette Marshall. BBC Worldwide Limited, 1999. ISBN 0563384905. £4.99
The New Glucose Revolution, by J Brand Miller, Anthony Leeds. ISBN 0340827025. £7.99
Overcoming Binge Eating, by Chris Fairburn. ISBN 0898621798. £13.95
Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) Treasure and Schmidt. ISBN 0863773222. £11.95
Text Copyright (excluding ‘Being Active’ and ‘Keeping on Track’ sections) @ Lyndel Costain, 2004
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