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Post your questions-reply to each other-enjoy the good old days. E-mail me with any ideas you have to make it the #1 women's health forum again. OBGYN.net medical professionals will be joining us in the next few weeks but until then help each other out and get to know each other

Dining Out, Weighing In - Caroline J. Cederquist, MD

Body Mass Index, Percent Body Fat, and Regional Body Fat Distribution in Relation to Leptin Concentrations in Healthy, Non-Smoking Postmenopausal Women in a Feeding Study - S. Mahabir, D. Baer, L. L. Johnson, M. Roth, W. Campbell, B. Clevidence & P. R. Taylor

The Effect of Cissus Quadrangularis (CQR-300) and A Cissus Formulation (CORE) on Obesity and Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress - J. E. Oben, D. Mandob Enyegue, G. I. Fomekong, Y. B. Soukontoua & G. A. Agbor

How I Got Skinny by Eating Fat or Why Low-Carb Works - Adrienne Larocque, Ph.D.

Women Have Poor Understanding of Cholesterol - Jennifer Wider, M.D.

Shedding Pounds from Diet or Exercise—Take Your Pick

Genetic Polymorphisms and Weight Loss in Obesity: A Randomised Trial of Hypo-Energetic High- versus Low-Fat Diets
T. I. A. Sørensen, P. Boutin, M. A. Taylor, L. H. Larsen, C. Verdich, L. Petersen, C. Holst, S. M. Echwald, C. Dina, S. Toubro, M. Petersen, J. Polak, K. Clément, J. A. Martínez, D. Langin, Jean-Michel Oppert, V. Stich, I. Macdonald, P. Arner, W. H. M. Saris, O. Pedersen, A. Astrup, P. Frogue & The NUGENOB Consortium

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Interviews

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Roberta's LAP BAND surgery
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 Introductions:

"Roberta's Surgery" is a multi-part video presentation on weight loss surgery using the LAP BAND method, performed by Dr. Rudolf Weiner in Frankfurt Germany.

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Educational Tutorials

Replay of Live Webcasts

St Lukes Hospital: Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass - Weight Loss Procedure
Beth Israel Medical Center: New York City Surgeon Performs Weight Loss Surgery

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Weighing female patients in private may encourage them to undergo necessary tests and treatments

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Healthy Women - National Women's Health Resource Center
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Recommended Reading

Today's Dietitian is the nation's only magazine specifically for registered dietitians and other nutrition professionals.

View the full listing of featured Weight Management  books for Medical Professionals & Women. 
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Conferences & Meetings

CME Courses & Clinical Trials

North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO):

On-line CME: Assessment and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults -  Developed with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) these two CME modules review the importance of weight management, health risks, treatment, weight loss motivations, and appropriate strategies. Cine-Med, Inc. has designated each educational activity for a maximum of 2 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Clinical Practice Guidelines - Obesity Position Statement.

The NIH / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Medical Care for Obese Patients provides information on accommodating patients, independent of treatment.

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