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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTENATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTENORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE study OF OBESITYThe PracticalGuide Identification,Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight andObesity in AdultsNHLBI Obesity Education Initiative ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:The Working Group wishes to acknowledgethe additional input to the Practical Guide fromthe following individuals: Dr. Thomas Wadden,University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Walter Pories,East Carolina University; Dr. Steven Blair,Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research; andDr. Van S. Hubbard, National Institute ofDiabetes and Digestive and Kidney PracticalGuide Identification,Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight andObesity in AdultsNational Institutes of HealthNational Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteNIH Publication Number 00-4084October 2000NHLBI Obesity Education InitiativeNorth American Association for the study of ObesityNHLBI Obesity Education InitiativeExpert Panel on the Identification,Evaluation, and Treatment ofOverweight and Obesity in Pi-Sunyer, , Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Chair of the PanelMEMBERSDiane M.

The Guide was prepared by a working group con-vened by the North American Association for the Study of Obesity and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Three members of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery also participated in the working group. Members of the Expert Panel, especially the Panel Chairman, assisted in the review

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