Materials from Other Organizations

• Health Risks of Weight Loss. By Frances M. Berg, M.S., this 157-page book presents health risks of weight-loss interventions, including dieting, weight-loss surgery, diet pills, semi-starvation, purging, rapid weight loss, eating disorders and weight cutting in sports. The author identifies many current weight-loss treatment methods as health risks, related to a wide range of adverse physical and mental effects. The book is available for $19.95 from: Healthy Weight Journal, 402 South 14th Street, Hettinger, ND 58639; (800)663-0023.
  
• Skin Deep. Produced by Disney Educational Productions, this video portrays the story of three high school girls who are members of the school swim team. Through personal experience, the girls learn the physical and emotional dangers of anorexia, bulimia, and intense exercise. The video is available from: Disney Educational Productions, 1200 Thorndale Avenue, Elk Grove, IL 60007; (800) 295-5010.
  
• Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) Anthropometric Procedures Video. Produced by the National Center for Health Statistics, this video contains the standardized anthropometric procedures used throughout NHANES III for the body measurement component of the survey. These procedures are important for health researchers and involved in studies comparing data collected locally to nationally representative reference data. This video is available for $19 from: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954; (202) 512-1800. Stock Number 017-022-01335-5.
  

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