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America’s obesity epidemic   Artificial sweeteners and weight gain   best bets 1. Fast-food culture serves up super-size Americans 2. Effective weight-loss tools 3. Battling obesity 4. Exercise helps keep your psyche fit Advertisements press releases Adult-Onset Diabetes Slows Mental Functioning in Several Ways, with Deficits Appearing Early (01/05/09) more press releases >> internal APA resources Find a psychologist You don't have to knock yourself out to feel good Mind/body health: obesity more internal resources >> Monitor on Psychology Ear infections: A surprising link to obesity (October 2008) Addressing America’s big, fat problem (October 2008) more monitor news >> books & videos Obesity in Youth: Causes, Consequences, and Cures Buy this book more books & videos on obesity >> journals A Meta-Analytic Review of Obesity Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents: The Skinny on Interventions That Work  (September 2006) Psychological and Behavioral Risk Factors for Obesity Onset in Adolescent Girls: A Prospective Study  (April 2005) more journals >> additional links CDC: Overweight and obesity American Heart Association: Managing your weight more links >>

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