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Professional Societies:
Australasian Sleep Association (ASA)
Australasian Society for the study of Obesity
The International Association for the study of obesity – International obesity taskforce (IOTF)
American Obesity Association
Dietitians Association of Australia
New Zealand Dietetic Association
Obesity Surgery society of Australia and New Zealand
International Classification of Pediatric Endocrine Diagnoses (ICPED) – a comprehensive diagnostic list for endocrine diagnoses (APEG associated worldwide collaboration). Scroll down page to individual chapters on each diagnostic group.
Support Groups:
Australian Obesity Support Group
Prader Willi Association of Australia
Prader Willi Association of New Zealand
Syndrome X Association
Other resources and links:
Childhood Obesity NSW (Australia) Government site
BMI Calculator
BMI calculator & BMI information
WHO Obesity site
Australian Government (NHMRC) Downloadable Guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity
International Journal of Obesity
New Zealand Government Obesity site
FSANZ food standards Aust NZ
Hormones and Me Booklet Series – Craniopharyngioma
Convert Inches and Centimetres