Dartmouth-Hitchcock

DHMC (Lebanon) resources

• Active Living 

Exercise

• My Start! Online Tool - This is a free tool from the American Heart Association that can help you make positive lifestyle changes through physical activity and better eating.
• Physical Activity and Weight Control (NIDDK)
• Walking – A Step in the Right Direction (NIDDK)

Food and nutrition

• American Dietetic Association
• Consumer Information on Dietary Supplements
• Eat Healthier and Save Money (PDF)
• Eating Healthy When Dining Out
• Eating Well
• Fat Matters But Calories Count
• Fitday.com
• Healthy Eating Starts With Healthy Food Shopping
• SoyFoods.org
• SoyFoods Cookbook
• USDA Food Pyramid
• Vitamins and Minerals (Mayo Health)

Hernias

• Incisional Hernia

Obesity

• Helping Your Overweight Child (NIDDK)
• Overweight and Obesity Statistics
• Understanding Adult Obesity
• Understanding Obesity in Youth (AHA)
• Weight Loss and Control (NIDDK)

Prescription drugs

• Prescription Drug Survival Guide 

Recommended reading

• Exodus from Obesity: The Guide to Long Term Success After Weight Loss Surgery by Paula Peck
• The Doctor's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery by Louis Flancbaum, M.D., Deborah Flancbaum, and Erica Manfred
• The Way to Eat by David Katz
• Weight Loss Surgery—Finding the Thin Person Hiding Inside You by Barbara Thompson

Sleep apnea

• American Sleep Apnea Association
• National Center on Sleep Disorders Research

Smoking

• National Cancer Institute Smoking Facts
• You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking (NIDDK)

Surgery

• American Society of Bariatric Physicians
• Gastric Surgery For Severe Obesity

Wellness

• Binge Eating Disorder
• Overeaters Anonymous