Weight Awareness. com Goes Live
Washington, DC, September 22, 2004 – Drawing attention to a national crisis nearing epidemic proportions, the health information web portal, Weight Awareness. com has launched. The web site is dedicated to providing the most current and up-to-date information relating to the major issues of weight.
(PRWEB) September 23, 2004
Washington, DC, (PRWEB) September 22, 2004 – Drawing attention to a national crisis nearing epidemic proportions, the health information web portal, Weight Awareness. com has launched. The web site is dedicated to providing the most current and up-to-date information relating to the major issues of weight.
Dr. Allen Spiegel, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), “commends” Weight Awareness. com “for its commitment to providing the public with information about overweight” issues. He also states that ‘increasing the public’s awareness about obesity requires work and dedication’ and Dr. Spiegel acknowledges Weight Awareness. com “for the efforts to improve the Nation’s health.”
The overweight epidemic demands attention, and more calls to action need to be made. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), nearly 65% of the American population is overweight or obese. That percentage equates to roughly 130 million people.
The US Surgeon General estimates that over 300,000 Americans die secondary to weight related illnesses and inactivity. Obesity and weight related complications are approaching smoking as the number one killer in the US.
It was reported this year that the medical expenses for managing this epidemic cost the US taxpayers $117 billion in the year 2000. Obesity and weight related problems require more attention, and Weight Awareness. com is an excellent source of information.
Weight Awareness. com effectively presents quality information using an expanded abstract format to explain the problems associated with being overweight, weight management options, and the surgical possibilities for weight loss as well as rejuvenation techniques after weight loss.
WeightAwareness. com provides credible subject content on the overweight epidemic, childhood obesity, exercise and fitness, nutrition, diet, gastric bypass surgery and plastic surgery after weight loss. It is a comprehensive site that also has a community for visitors to log into and partake in chat discussions. Weight Awareness additionally hosts live events with guest experts helping the viewers learn more about many different issues and how they relate to weight.
Aside from the topics of information and the community; Weight Awareness has geographically organized directories. The directories contain lists of professionals, and organizations that offer assistance in dealing with many areas of weight related issues. Some examples of the professionals are weight management centers, weight counselors, physicians specializing in weight related issues, gastric bypass surgeons and plastic surgeons. The web site also has current news stories from multiple electronic sources to keep the site up to date. Additional news stories are written for Weight Awareness bimonthly from information that is found in most current periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
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