Disease Prevention Resources

There are many risk factors associated with weight loss, and simply losing weight can’t solve them all (although it really helps!). If you would like more information on disease prevention this is a list of excellent resources to help you get started.

This list is a work in progress and I welcome any suggestions for sites that should be included. If you have a site or other resource you would like to see on this page please submit it to us via our contact page and we will review it as soon as possible!

Heart Disease

• American Heart Association
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• WebMD Heart Disease
• Mayo Clinic – Heart Disease

Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute
• National Institutes of Health – Cancer

Lung Disease

• American Lung Association
• National Institutes of Health – Lung Disease
• WomensHealth.gov – Lung Disease Fact Sheet

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association
• WebMD Diabetes Center
• Mayo Clinic – Diabetes