Sources
These are recurring reference sources used across the site. Individual articles include page-level sources.
- NIDDK: Prescription Medications to Treat Overweight and Obesity
- CDC: Adult BMI Categories
- MedlinePlus: Weight Control
- MedlinePlus: Obesity
- MedlinePlus: Semaglutide Injection
- MedlinePlus: Tirzepatide Injection
- MedlinePlus: Anaphylaxis
- FDA: Concerns with Unapproved GLP-1 Drugs Used for Weight Loss
- FDA: BeSafeRx - Know Your Online Pharmacy
- FTC: Advertising and Marketing Basics
- HealthCare.gov: Glossary - Prior Authorization
- HealthCare.gov: Glossary - Appeal
- CMS: Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F) Fact Sheet
- HealthCare.gov: Glossary - Deductible
- HealthCare.gov: Glossary - Copayment
- HealthCare.gov: Glossary - Coinsurance
- HealthCare.gov: Glossary - Out-of-Pocket Maximum/Limit
- TSA: Traveling with Medication
- FDA: Where and How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
- CDC: Travel with Medicines
- NIDDK: Eating, Diet, & Nutrition for Constipation
- NIDDK: Treatment for Constipation
- NIDDK: Treatment for Diarrhea
- MedlinePlus: Dehydration
- HealthCare.gov: Glossary - Formulary
- HealthCare.gov: Prescription Drug Coverage
- Medicare.gov: Medicare Drug Coverage (Part D)
- MedlinePlus: Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) Test
- MedlinePlus: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
- MedlinePlus: Cholesterol Levels - What You Need to Know
- MedlinePlus: Thyroid Tests
- NIDDK: Choosing a Safe & Successful Weight-loss Program
- MedlinePlus: Telehealth
- HHS: Telehealth for Patients
- IRS: Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses
- IRS: Publication 969, Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans
- HealthCare.gov: Glossary - Health Savings Account (HSA)
- HealthCare.gov: Glossary - Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- MedlinePlus: Benefits of Exercise
- MedlinePlus: Exercise and Physical Fitness
- NIDDK: Walking: A Step in the Right Direction
- HHS: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- NHLBI: Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency
- CDC: About Sleep and Your Health
- MedlinePlus: Healthy Sleep
- MedlinePlus: Breastfeeding
- MedlinePlus: Health Problems in Pregnancy
- ACOG: Obesity and Pregnancy
- MedlinePlus: Alcohol
- NIAAA: Rethinking Drinking
- MedlinePlus: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
- NCCIH: Using Dietary Supplements Wisely
- MedlinePlus: Herbal Medicine
- NIMH: I'm So Stressed Out! Fact Sheet
- MedlinePlus: Stress
- NIDDK: Tips to Help You Get Active
- NIMH: Eating Disorders
- MedlinePlus: Eating Disorders
- NIDDK: Binge Eating Disorder
- NIMH: Help for Mental Illnesses
- NIDDK: Low Blood Glucose (Hypoglycemia)
- MedlinePlus: Hypoglycemia
- HealthCare.gov: Appeal a Health Insurance Company Decision
- Medicare.gov: Obesity Behavioral Therapy
- Medicare.gov: Talk to Someone
- MedlinePlus: Medicare
- MedlinePlus: Medicaid
- Medicaid.gov: Official U.S. Government Site for Medicaid and CHIP
- HealthCare.gov: Medicaid & CHIP Coverage
- MedlinePlus: Family History
- MedlinePlus: Talking With Your Doctor
- NHLBI: Aim for a Healthy Weight
- MedlinePlus: Subcutaneous (SQ) Injections
- MedlinePlus: Personal Health Records
- FTC: Getting In and Out of Free Trials, Auto-Renewals, and Negative Option Subscriptions
- FTC: Using Credit Cards and Disputing Charges
- FTC: Solving Problems With a Business: Returns, Refunds, and Other Resolutions
- FDA: How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- MedlinePlus: How to Read Food Labels
- NIDDK: Dieting & Gallstones
- MedlinePlus: Gallstones
- NIDDK: Definition & Facts of NAFLD & NASH
- NIDDK: Treatment for NAFLD & NASH
- MedlinePlus: Steatotic Liver Disease
- NHLBI: High Blood Pressure - What Is High Blood Pressure?
- NHLBI: Blood Cholesterol - What Is Blood Cholesterol?
- MedlinePlus: Cholesterol
- MedlinePlus: High Blood Pressure
- NHLBI: DASH Eating Plan
- NIDDK: Insulin Resistance & Prediabetes
- NIDDK: Type 2 Diabetes
- MedlinePlus: Prediabetes
- NIDDK: What Is Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults?
- NIDDK: Preventing Chronic Kidney Disease
- MedlinePlus: Chronic Kidney Disease
- MedlinePlus: Kidney Tests
- NIDDK: Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid)
- MedlinePlus: Hypothyroidism
- NIDDK: Hyperthyroidism (Overactive Thyroid)