breaking the obesity cycle

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Jenny Bryan and Rachel Newcombe

help and info

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organisations

British Dietetic Association
5th Floor Charles House
148/9 Great Charles Street Queensway
Birmingham B3 3HT
Tel: 0121 200 8080 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm)
E-mail: info@bda.uk.com
Website: www.bda.uk.com
The professional association for dietitians. Offers impartial advice on nutrition for good health, how to combat disease with diet and suitable diets for food-related problems.

Mary Hart Centre for Eating Disorders (Scotland)
3 Sciennes Road
Edinburgh EH9 1LE
Telephone: 0131 668 3051 (usually an answerphone service)
E-mail: info@maryhart.co.uk
Offers psychotherapy and counselling aimed at helping change eating habits and attitudes. Has a range of self-help manuals on types of eating disorders, causes, self-help, plus a publications list.

BEAT (formerly Eating Disorders Association)
103 Prince of Wales Road
Norwich NR1 1DW
Adult Helpline: 0845 634 1414 (Mon-Fri 10.30am-8.30pm and Sat 1pm-4.30pm)
Youthline: 0845 634 7650 (Mon-Fri 4.30pm-8.30pm and Sat 1pm-4.30pm)
E-mail: fyp@b-eat.co.uk
Website: www.b-eat.co.uk
Provides information, advice and publications on all aspects of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating and related eating disorders. Operates a UK-wide telephone helpline for people with an eating disorder, their family, friends, and professionals, along with a youthline that offers information, help and support for young people aged 18 years and under.

Overeaters Anonymous
PO Box 19
Stretford
Manchester M32 9EB
Tel: 07000 784985
Website: www.oagb.org.uk
Fellowship aimed at men and women whose lives have been affected by compulsive behaviour around food such as overeating, anorexia and bulimia. Offers encouragement and advice to anyone affected by an eating disorder. For details of support groups, please write or contact the 24-hour answerphone.

websites

Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO)
www.aso.org.uk
Dedicated to the understanding and treatment of obesity, offering a focus for obesity research and treatment in the UK. Provides factsheets and general information on obesity for journalists, the media and researchers. Also has an Obesity Resource Information Centre (ORIC).

Feed Me Better
www.feedmebetter.com
Rubbish food at school? Get involved and start a revolution in your school dining hall.

Foodfitness
www.foodfitness.org.uk
Part of a Food and Drink Federation (FDF) campaign, this website evolved from an increasing awareness and recognition of the public health problem of obesity. Contains information and healthy lifestyle tips.

Gastric Bypass Operation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_bypass_surgery
Online community encyclopaedia offers information on the nature of this operation, the surgical techniques involved and the potential complications. There are also links to other useful sources of information on the subject.

Jamie's School Dinners
www.channel4.com/life/microsites/J/jamies_school_dinners
The website that accompanies the ground-breaking Channel 4 series. Includes a downloadable action pack specifically for parents and a link to the Feed Me Better campaign website.

Obesity-Online
www.obesity-online.com
A multi-disciplinary forum for research and treatment of massive obesity, including plastics, psychiatry, endocrinology, nutrition, nursing, dietetics and allied health. Contains information about obesity, and the health risks.

Slimming World
www.slimmingworld.com
Contains information about dieting, plus healthy tips, success stories and recipes.

Weight Watchers
www.weightwatchers.co.uk
The site gives information to those seeking weight loss advice as well as explaining the weight loss services that the company provides.

reading

	Eating Well for Optimum Health by Andrew Weil (Shere, 2001) The author focuses on how food can influence health and well-being. He makes clear that an optimal diet should not only supply the basic needs of the body for calories and nutrients but should also reduce risks of disease and fortify the body's defences and healing mechanisms. Get this book
	Food Addiction by Kay Sheppard (Health Communications, 1994) Argues that food addiction is similar to alcoholism, suggests individuals must abstain from addictive foods, and provides a lifetime eating plan. Get this book
	The Hungry Years: Confessions of a Food Addict by William Leith (Bloomsbury, 2005) In 2003, journalist Leith set out to interview diet guru Dr Robert Atkins. But what was meant to be a routine assignment set the author on an personal and illuminating journey into the mysteries of hunger and addiction. Get this book

Check out the help and info section at the end anorexia and binge eating: help me please for details of other organisations, websites and further reading on eating disorders.

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(July 2001, resources updated March 2005)