Obesity

Health Tools  

Health tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.

	Decision Points focus on key medical care decisions that are important to many health problems.
	Should I have surgery for obesity?
	Should I use prescription medicines to treat obesity?
	Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition.
	Using a pedometer or step counter
	Interactive tools are designed to help people determine health risks, ideal weight, target heart rate, and more.
	Interactive Tool: How Many Calories Did You Burn?
	Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?

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Author:	Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS	Last Updated: April 20, 2007
Medical Review:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism
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