American Society for Bariatric Surgery
   http://www.asbs.org/

Obesity Surgery, the Journal
   http://www.obesitysurgery.com/

Obesity statistics
   http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/statobes.htm

Shape up America
   http://www.shapeup.org/

Weight-control Information Network
   http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/winnotes/summer98/index.html

American Obesity Association
   http://www.obesity.org/

Obesity Law and Advocacy Center
   http://www.obesitylaw.com/

North American Association for the Study of Obesity
   http://www.naaso.org/

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI of the NIH) Obesity Guidlines
   http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm

Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Obesity and Genetics
   http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/info/perspectives/obesity.htm