Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Research

The Mayo Clinic's Web site contains research and clinical trials on obesity.

Minnesota Obesity Center

The Minnesota Obesity Center is an obesity nutrition research center funded by the National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Minnesota Center for Obesity, Metabolism & Endocrinology, PA (MNCOME)

Current research projects include Treating Obesity in Families of Color – An Innovative Intervention and Prevention Model and Appetite Suppression Induced by Stimulation Trial – ASSIST.

Obesity research at the University of Minnesota

Current obesity research at the university includes research in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, the Department of Food Science, and nutrition research.

National Institutes of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Obesity-related research activities and clinical trials supported by NIH and NIDDK. The site has statistics related to overweight and obesity.

Weight Control Information Network (WIN)

WIN is the information service of the National Institutes of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and provides information on research and clinical trials.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Data from numerous surveys and studies and a link to the CDC's growth charts.