Weight Reduction Diet

There are many weight reduction diets and other claimed methods of losing weight. Your best chance is to either see a qualified dietician or join a reputable weight control organisation. Your general medical practitioner should also be consulted.

There are many aspects to successful weight reduction, some of which are mentioned below:

• individual assessment of weight, including BMI and ideal body weight
• assessment of other risk factors (e.g. hyperlipidaemia, diabetes)
• a thorough dietary history
• assessment of energy requirements
• an understanding of why a person's weight has increased.

It would be naive to suggest that you could lose weight by reading a book or website, but it is wise to be informed.

Some useful links on weight reduction are listed below:

How to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI)
http://www.thusness.com/bmi.metric.t.html

Healthy Weight Network
http://www.healthyweightnetwork.com/

An Australian commercial diet advice service
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dietinfo/

Jenny Craig
http://www.jennycraig.com/

American Journal of Human Nutrition - subject index
http://www.ajcn.org/

Questions, with answers from a dietician
http://www.dietitian.com/overweig.html

Calorie Counter
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/

A commercial weight reduction program
http://www.reduce-naturally.com/dietauth.html