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Cynthia from DeWitt asks, "Are there any groups that an overweight teen can join that are not overly expensive?"

There is no set list for this kind of information, but our friends at "Health Connections" at SUNY Upstate Medical University offer the following information that might prove helpful;

University Hospital in Syracuse has a program listed below for Healthy Lifestyles and the number to call is: #464-4842.

Weight Watcher`s tells them that they accept children ages 2-17 years with a physician permission. A local number is #432-1612.

These websites might also provide good information:

http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm

http://www.upstate.edu/gch/services/obesity/
 
http://www.upstate.edu/uh/connections/eil/index.php?inc=ntr4733f.htm

http://www.upstate.edu/healthycny/links_obesity.php

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teen-weight-loss/WT00012

http://www.weightwatchers.com/index.aspx

http://www.opheliasplace.org/contact.html

I hope this helps some. The best advice always comes from a patient`s physician who is privy to health history.

Sincerely,
  Jeanne B., B.S.RNC
 
SUNY Upstate Medical Center & University Hospital
Health Connections
24 hour Call Center
750 E. Adams Street
Syracuse, NY, USA  13210
phone:  1-800-464-8668  (toll free NYS, USA, International)
email:  healthcn@upstate.edu
website: www.universityhospital.org



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