IN
THIS ISSUE
High
Glycemic
Index Foods and Overeating in
Obese Individuals
Newly
Discovered Mouse Gene May Provide Clues
About Human Obesity
Waist
Circumference Measurement in Children Predicts Lipid Risk Factors
Weight-loss
Providers Agree to Help Consumers Make Better Choices
New
Food Guide Pyramids Developed for Children and
the Elderly
Highlights
of CNRU & ONRC Research Available
Cyber
Notes
Sisters
Together Program Guide Now Available
Materials
From Other
Organizations
Meeting
Notes
WIN
NIDDK
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Complementary
and Alternative Medicine Information Available on CHID
Bibliographic
information on complementary and alternative medicine is now included
in the Federal Government’s Combined Health Information Database
(CHID) at chid.nih.gov. The new alternative medicine subfile of
CHID includes information on unorthodox diets, purported antiobesity
agents, and diet supplements. (Extensive information on supplements
may also be found at http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov,
the website of the National Institutes of Health’s Office
of Dietary Supplements.)
The alternative
medicine subfile of CHID is administered by the National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Clearinghouse
(http://nccam.nih.gov/health/clearinghouse/index.htm).
Complementary
and alternative medicine is generally defined as those treatments
and health care practices not taught widely in medical schools,
not generally used in hospitals, and not usually reimbursed by
medical insurance companies. For more information, contact NCCAM,
31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 5B-38, Bethesda, MD 20892-2182;
toll-free phone: (888) 644-6226; Web: http://altmed.od.nih.gov.
Nutrition
Directory Comes to the Web
The 1998 Directory
of Federal and State Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research
Activities is available for the first time on the Internet
at http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/about/otheract/nutrishn/nutrishn.htm.
A product of the Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and
Related Research, the Directory is a comprehensive guide to nutrition
information and research, with links to Federal and State sources
included in the Directory. The Directory focuses on five major
areas: nutrition and related health measurements; food and nutrient
consumption; knowledge, attitudes, and behavior assessments; food
composition and nutrient databases; and food supply determinations.
The electronic
format will allow the Directory to be updated more frequently
than past printed versions to remain a source of current information.
For more information on the Directory, contact the Data Dissemination
Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, at (301) 436-8500.
More
on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Want a healthy eating tip? How about software for epidemiologic
analysis? Or a strategy to encourage young people to be more physically
active? You'll find these and more on the Nutrition and Physical
Activity website at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/.
Presented by the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the site
features the latest scientific and consumer information related
to nutrition and physical activity. It also provides media advisories,
describes nutrition and physical activity projects, and lists
CDC-sponsored professional training opportunities for health professionals.
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