For more about California State University programs and research related to nutrition, obesity and health, visit these CSU centers and institutes:
- Center for Behavioral and Community Health Studies (San Diego)
- Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion (Chico)
- Center for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention (Fullerton)
- Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics (Northridge)
- Science through Translational Research in Diet and Exercise (STRIDE) (San Luis Obispo)
Want to calculate your body-mass index? For help with that and other resources, statistics, and tips, visit these sites from the National Institutes of Health:
- NIH We Can!
- NIH Parent Handbook – We Can! Families Finding the Balance
- Child Obesity/Overweight – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- NIH Body Mass Index calculator
- Obesity resource site at NIH Medline Plus
- NIH Statistics
- Obesity trends
More on obesity from Science & the CSU:
- Tackling obesity in STRIDE, and other steps – ‘A Closer Look
- Zhao, students track fat creation via stem cells
- Coming at obesity from many angles: Outreach, research at 10 CSU campuses
- DXA scans gauge fat, bone, lean mass
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