Nutrition Information on the Internet

Nutraceuticals

What's nutraceuticals? "Dietary supplements delivering concentrations of a presumed bioactive agent derived from food sources, but in a nonfood matrix at concentrations far higher than could feasibly be obtained from the source food, and used for specific health-enhancing effects." (From Goldman, E. "Endocrinologists Tackle Nutraceutical Guidelines" Internal Medicine NewsJune 13, 2000, p. 49)

• About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products Sloan-Kettering
• American Nutraceutical Association
• Androstenedione FDA
• Annual Bibliographies of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research NIH's Office of Dietary Supplements
• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition FDA
• Consumer Alert: FDA Plans Regulation Prohibiting Sale of Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements and Advises Consumers to Stop Using These Products (12/2003)
• Dietary Supplements MedlinePlus
• Dietary Supplements: Background Information (NIH.Gov)
• Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Mental Health AHRQ 2005
• Herbs and Supplements MedlinePlus
• Herbal Supplements: Consider Safety, Too (NCCAM, National Institutes of Health)
• Herbal Medicine (MedlinePlus)
• Herbal supplements: How they're labeled and regulated MayoClinic
• International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements USDA
• Koo Sar Net
• MedWatch FDA - safety of dietary supplements
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• NCCAM Consumer Advisory on Ephedra
• NIA Age Page on Dietary Supplements
• NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
• Understanding Dietary Supplements (NCCAM, National Institutes of Health)
• What's in the Bottle? An Introduction to Dietary Supplements (NCCAM, National Institutes of Health)
• What You Should Know about Herbal and Dietary Supplement Use and Anesthesia (American Society of Anesthesiologists)

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Nutrition Resources

• 90 Seconds to Amazing Health WebMD
• American Dietetic Association
• Ask the Dietitian
• Basics of Nutrition Westonprice.org
• Chinese Recipes
• Child Nutrition MedlinePlus
• Consumers following questionable health and nutrition advice from the web News-Medical.net
• DeliciousDecisions American Heart Association
• Food and Nutrition Information Center USDA
• Food Allergy Network
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective dietandcancerreport.org
• Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective - Recommendations
• Grapes whfoods.com
• Health.Gov's Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Healthy Eating Active Living Toolkit CADH.org
• Heart-healthy Recipes NHLBI
• Institute of Medicine - Food and Nutrition
• Infant and Toddler Nutrition MedlinePlus
• Insidious Consumption - Surprising Factors That Influence What We Eat and How Much USDA
• Interactive Menu Planner (NHLBI) Great! Automatically calculates the calories, too
• International Chili Society
• International Food Information Council Foundation
• Lowcarbluxury.com Recipes
• Make Your Calories Count: Use the Nutrition Facts Label for Healthy Weight Management FDA
• Making Healthy Choices: Recommendations for Healthy Living Apollolipids.org
• Mindlesseating.org
• Mypyramid.gov USDA
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)Nutrition Page
• National Nutrition Summit
• NIH's Tipsheets Index
• Nutrition.gov
• Nutrition MedlinePlus
• Nutrition Log Apollolipids.org
• Public Health Nutrition Directors Resource Page
• Second Expert Report: Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective
• The Joy of Soup.Com
• The Nutrition Source Harvard School of Public Health
• We Can! ( Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) NHLBI
• Weight-control Information Network NIDDK.NIH.GOV

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Obesity/Overweight

• Aim for Healthy Weight (NHLBI)
• A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States - A Statistical Sourcebook Robert Woods Johnson, American Heart & American Stroke Associations
• Body Mass Index Calculator (CDC)
• Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults NHLBI
• Economics of Obesity: A Report on the Workshop Held at USDA's Economic Research Service
• International Obesity Task Force Links
• Keep Me Healthy 521 Power Up Maine Center for Public Health
• Obesity MedlinePlus
• Obesity and Genetics: A Public Health Perspective CDC National Office of Public Health Genomics
• Obesity and Genetics: What We Know, What We Don’t Know and What It Means CDC National Office of Public Health Genomics
• Obesity and Heart Disease
• Obesity and Weight Management Netwellness
• Obesity Costs States Billions in Medical Expenses CDC
• Overweight and Obesity: Clearing the Confusion CDC 6/2005
• Obesity Research University of Baltimore
• Partnership for Healthy Weight Management Consumer.gov
• Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults NHLBI
• Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity AAP
• Public Health Strategies for Preventing and Controlling Overweight and Obesity in School and Worksite Settings MMWR 10/2005
• Screening for Obesity in Adults U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
• State effort to control childhood obesity
• State efforts to control obesity
• Task Force Recommends that Clinicians Screen Adults for Obesity - Press Release Date: December 1, 2003
• Visceral Fat
• Weight Loss Surgery (MedlinePlus)

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Omega 3 Fatty Acids

• Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids American Heart Association
• Omega-3 fatty acids, fish oil, alpha-linolenic acid MedlinePlus
• Omega 3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease—fishing for a natural treatment BMJ 2004
• Product Review: Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA and DHA) from Fish/Marine Oils Consumer Lab
• Qualified Health Claims for Omega-3 Fatty Acids FDA 2004
• Questions and Answers Qualified Health Claim for Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

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Portion Distortion

• Actual Serving Sizes
• Do you suffer 'Portion Distortion'? Baylor
• Expanding Waistlines May Be Due To "Portion Distortion" Study Reports Medical News Today
• Portion Distortion Guide
• Portion Distortion Quiz NHLBI
• Portion Distortion 1 Quiz
• Portion Distortion 2 Quiz
• Portion Sizes for School Age Children
• Put an End to Portion Distortion
• Visual Aids Make Portion Sense BCM.edu
• What Are Serving Sizes?

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Recommended Diets; Diet Information

• A Healthy Diet 4Woman.Gov
• Aim For a Healthy Weight NHLBI
• Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion USDA
• Cyber-Kitchen's Create-a-Diet (NHLBI)
• Danger: Diet Disaster Area Ahead! WebMD
• DASH Eating Plan NHLBI
• Dietary Guidelines For Americans, 2005 Health.gov
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• FDA - Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition
• Glycemic Index Diet
• Gluten-Free Diet: Basic Diet Choices Celiac Sprue Association
• MAOI diet: Restrict foods high in tyramine MayoClinic.com
• Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid tool Mayo Clinic
• My Fats Translator Calculates how much fat you should have in your diet
• National Cancer Institutes's 5 A Day Page
• NIH's Daily Food Guide Food Groups
• Sensible Eating Over the Holidays GSA.gov
• Smart Food Choices AOL
• 'Superfoods' Everyone Needs Webmd.com
• Vegetarian diet: A healthy alternative Mayoclinic
• Vegetarianism
LI>Which Diet is Best for You? Webmd.com
• Wok Carefully: CSPI Takes a (Second) Look at Chinese Restaurant Food CSPI Newsroom

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Sodas and other drinks

• Analysis of 88 Soda Studies Links Soft Drinks to Obesity, Disease WebMD
• Can Soft Drinks Be Healthy? WebMD
• Cheap Fructose May Exact High Metabolic Price Sodas. Medpage Today
• Getting off colas, sodas, pop, fizz,... oh, whatever
• How Can I Stop Drinking So Much Soda? WebMD
• Pop and Cavities; Cavities in a Can Dentalgentlecare.com
• Re-think Your Drink CDC site
• Re-think Your Drink brochure CDC
• Soda and Osteoporosis WebMD
• Soda may increase women's blood pressure
• Soft drinks: Unsafe beverages
• The health effects of drinking soda - quotes from the experts
• What's the Buzz About Energy Drinks? WebMD
• Why should one avoid diet sodas? About.com
• Why is phosphoric acid in soda pop?
• Yikes! Diet soda drinkers most likely to be obese CalorieLab Calorie Counter News

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Trans Fatty Acids

• FDA - Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label
• Panel Says No Amount of Trans Fat Is Safe Preventdisease.com
• Revealing Trans FatsFDA
• Top 10 Trans Fat Foods Revisited WebMD
• Trans Fatty Acids and Diabetes
• Trans Fats Judged Major Villain in Cardiovascular Disease MedPage Today 2006
• Trans Fat May Increase Infertility WebMD
• Understanding the Complexity of Trans Fatty Acid Reduction in the American Diet. American Heart Association Trans Fat Conference 2006
• What Every Consumer Should Know About Trans Fatty Acids July 9, 2003 FDA
• Why You Should Avoid Trans Fatty Acids

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Triglycerides

• Dietary Guidelines for Reducing Triglycerides Sutter Health Network
• Triglycerides American Heart Association
• Triglycerides MedlinePlus
• Triglycerides NHLBI
• Triglyceride level MedlinePlus
• Triglycerides: Why do they matter? Mayo Clinic

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Weight Loss

• 10 Ways to Lose Weight Without Dieting WebMD
• Fad Diets: What You Need to Know Family Doctor.Org
• FDA Warns Distributors of Dietary Supplements Promoted Online for Weight Loss 4/2004
• FTC Releases Guidance to Media on False Weight-Loss Claims
• Mood and food: Understand the relationship
• NHLBI Study Finds Moderate Physical Activity Promotes Weight Loss as well as Intense Exercise (NIH)
• Partnership for Healthy Weight Management Consumer.gov
• Setting Goals for Weight Loss
• Slow metabolism: Is there any such thing? Mayoclinic
• Weight Control MedlinePlus
• Weight-loss and Nutrition Myths NIH
• Weight Loss/Dieting MedlinePlus
• Weight Loss Research Articles Beeslender.com

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