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Health-related information
of interest, including fitness and exercise information, plus
general and specialized heath and medical related articles.
Fitness and Exercise Related
- Fat and Fit, Inc. -
A site that stresses movement, moderation and motivation!
Great advice for any body of any size.
- Plus-Size Fitness and Healthy Eating that includes SELF-ACCEPTANCE!
Visit Kelly Bliss for Tips, Tools and Techniques for Healthy
Living.
- Chair Dancing - A
terrific way to MOVE, no matter what your fitness level.
These videos have three levels of workouts that you do from a
chair, making them great for people with mobility issues,
arthritis, bad knees or feet, senior citizens and more.
Don't just sit there -- CHAIR DANCE!! ( I love these tapes)
- Kayaks for large people - check out Northwest
Kayaks
- The
Pot Belly Cycling Association - dedicated to making cycling
fun for everyone, including those with pot bellies!
- The Fit and
Fat Homepage - "Fit" does not always mean
"thin".
- The Healthy
at Any Size Series - a look at fitness, not just fatness.
Health and Medical Related
- The Big-folks
FAQ - Information on publications for big folks, some
related to health issues.
- A listing of Fat
Friendly Health Professionals
- Sleep
Apnea and Sleep Disorders info for large size folks.
- The Plus Size
Pregnancy Site
- ConvaQuip - Health
Care Products for Fat People
- The New England Journal of
Medicine
- Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity NIH
Consensus Statement 1991
- Dr. Michael Myers' Information
on Weight/Obesity, Eating Disorders and Related Medical
Conditions
- Home page of the FDA.
- Dr. Ben Krentzman's
Science of Obesity and Weight Control Site
- Lymphoedema
information
- Dr. Ernsberger's report on weight cycling (abstract)
- Infertility FAQ for
Women of Size - Information on pregnancy and fertility
issues for women of size.
- Tips
on Obtaining Good Health Care
- Soul Cysters -
Information and support for those with Polycystic Ovarian
Syndrome - sometimes diagnosed in large size women - in fact,
the research says that half the women with PCOS are overweight,
the other half not.
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Obesity, Health and Metabolic Fitness - A very interesting
piece of information from Glenn Gaesser, Ph.D.
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Obesity not a Person Failing, but a Battle Against Biology -
Article from Science Daily on the viewpoint that obesity is not
simply a lack of willpower.
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Junk Science About Obesity - taking on the "300,000 death a
year from obesity" cry.
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Professional treatment for obese patients - size-positive
article on how fat patients should be treated by the health care
professional. Click Here
for a .pdf version that you can print out and give to your heath
care provider right from Jellyroll's Home Page
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Non-diet Therapy for Diabetes - many folks, not just fat ones,
are diabetic. Here is a sensible approach to controlling the
disease.
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The Healthy Weight Journal - collection of interesting and
informative editorials concerning fat, diets, weight and issues.
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