Recommended Self Help Health Tools

These tools are available for any person to use in order to assess their own health status.

• NIH.gov Cholesterol Assessment 

  Interpretations of Cholesterol levels

• Your Disease Risk Assessment

  An excellent site. Assesses the risk of developing cancer, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and stroke. Includes fact sheets on each disease and identifies the risk factors of each.

• NIH.gov Waist Circumference Assessment

  Assesses an individual’s abdominal fat stores. A high proportion of fat stored in the abdomen is an independent relative risk factor for obesity related diseases. 

• Weight Loss Predictor Calculator

  Plug in your numbers to find out how fast you can lose weight, depending on energy expenditure or reduction in calorie intake.

• BMI (Body Mass Index) Calculator