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The Internet is tremendous place to gather information about morbid obesity and bariatric surgery. While Northwest Hospital & Medical Center strives to answer your questions and address your needs, we encourage you to explore the following online resources:

American Board of Bariatric Medicine: www.abbmcertification.org
American College of Nutrition: www.amcollnutr.org/
American College of Surgeons: www.facs.org/
American Dietetic Association: www.eatright.org/Public/
American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
American Medical Association: www.ama-assn.org
American Obesity Association: www.obesity.org
American Society for Bariatric Surgery: www.asbs.org
American Society of Bariatric Physicians: www.asbp.org
Association for Morbid Obesity Support: www.obesityhelp.com
American Society for Clinical Nutrition: www.ascn.org/
American Society for Nutritional (ASN, formerlv known as AIN): www.asns.org/
American Society of Bariatric Physicians: www.asbp.org
Beyond Change: www.beyondchange-obesity.com
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc.: www.edap.org
Food and Drua Administration (FDA): www.fda.gov/
International Association for the Study of Obesity: www.iaso.org/
International Obesity Task Force: www.iotf.org/
National Coalition for Promotina Phvsical Activity: www.ncppa.org/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: www.nhlbi.nih.gov
National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: www.niddk.nih.gov/
National Institutes of Health: www.nih.gov/
North American Association for the Study of Obesity: www.naaso.org
Northwest Obesity Surgery: www.northwestobesitysurgery.com
Obesity - Online: www.obesity-online.com
Obesity Law and Advocacv Center: www.obesitylaw.com/
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons: www.sages.org/
The Surgeon's General Call To action To Prevent and Decrease Overweiaht and Obesity (2001): www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/

If you have any questions about weight loss surgery and our support program, please call us at (206) 368-1350, or send us an email.