Useful Links on Bariatric Surgery and Obesity

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) – www.asbs.org

BBC Health – www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/nutrition/dietary_obesity1.shtml

British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society - http://www.british-obesity-surgery.org/

Foresight Obesity Report – www.foresight.gov.uk/OurWork/Activeprojects/Obesity/obesity.asp
A strategic view of tackling the obesity problem.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) – www.nice.org.uk/CG043
Independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.

National Obesity Forum – www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk
An independent charity, working to improve the prevention and management of obesity

National Obesity Journal – www.nature.com/ijo/index.html
An international, multi-disciplinary forum for the study of obesity

NHS, The Information Centre –
www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/health-and-lifestyles/obesity

Obesity Surgery Website – www.obesityhelp.com
General information relating to obesity surgery

World Health Organisation (WHO) – www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/
The directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system