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Nutrition.gov Website Provides Reliable
Information on Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Obesity Prevention
By Len
Carey December 22, 2004
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2004--Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman
today announced the launch of a new nutrition website designed to help people
find answers to nutrition- and food-related questions.
The site, http://www.nutrition.gov, is a
comprehensive source of information on nutrition and dietary guidance from
multiple government agencies.
"Health solutions begin with the availability of reliable nutrition
and physical activity information the public can use to make good health
choices and maintain a healthy weight," Veneman said. "Nutrition.gov is a
web-based resource that includes databases, recipes, interactive tools and
specialized information for infants and children, adult women and men and
seniors."
Nutrition.gov supports the President's
HealthierUS Initiative and expands on
the nutrition information available on the healthierus.gov website, which also
includes information on physical fitness, prevention and making healthy
choices.
Nutrition.gov includes information provided by
USDA, the Department of Health and Human Services, and
others. USDA's National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board recommended in
2003 that USDA develop food- and exercise-based strategies for obesity
prevention, and coordinate with other Federal agencies toward a national
prevention effort. Nutrition.gov is an important tool in that effort.
The nutrition.gov site is maintained by a team of Registered
Dietitians and nutrition information specialists at the
Food and Nutrition Information
Center of USDA's National Agricultural Library. The team works in
cooperation with scientists and professionals at USDA's
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and
Food and Nutrition Service, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, and other Federal partners.
The website also links to information on the Food Guide Pyramid, the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, dietary supplements, fitness and food
safety.
The National Agricultural
Library, in Beltsville, Md., is part of the Agricultural Research Service,
a USDA scientific research agency.