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American Dietetic Association
Information on healthy lifestyle features, daily nutrition tips, nutrition and health campaigns, a good nutrition reading list, complete food and nutrition guide, books, nutrition resources, catalog of publications, and other links.
http://www.eatright.org/Public/NutritionInformation/92.cfm
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21/25
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ANR Catalog
Scroll to "Nutrition and Eating Right" to find publications and videos on childhood obesity and other nutrition related topics.
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/merchant.ihtml
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23/25
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California Project Lean
The mission of California Project Lean is to increase healthy eating and physical activity to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, osteoporosis and diabetes. It offers information on various nutrition related topics and has a large staff of accredited nutrition professionals. The project itself has been established since 1997.
http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/
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18/25
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Campbell Soup Company
This has an interactive portion to look up nutrition information for any flavor soup you eat. It also includes recipes, product descriptions, and nutrition information that focuses on low calorie/fat diets and benefits of lycopene.
http://www.campbellsoup.com/
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19/25
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
This site gives information on food and nutrition from the FDA as well as information on nutrition from other federal government agencies.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wh-nutr.html
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23/25
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Center for Human Nutrition
This web site is a virtual nutrition library on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. This personal library includes the latest nutrition news, journal articles, websites around the globe, newsletters, guidelines, releases and other features. It also contains special topics, such as, cholesterol issue and dietary supplements. Backed by years of education and research expertise, this website is a must-have bookmark.
http://www2.swmed.edu/humannutrition/index.htm
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20/25
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Center for Weight and Health - Literature
The Center facilitates interactions among researchers, policy makers and community based providers who are concerned about weight, health and food security. It includes center activities, resources & programs, organizations & links, surveys & data, literature (lists of citations are comprised of articles from peer-reviewed literature and some surveillance reports focusing on children and adolescents), funding resources, people, directory of professionals.
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh/lit/
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20/25
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Coffee Science Source
Contains up-to-date information on coffee, caffeine, and health.
http://www.coffeescience.org/
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23/25
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Connecticut's Team Nutrition Program
Provide teachers and students a new interactive nutrition education game through which you can create your own meal and learn about the Food Guide Pyramid, the Dietary Guidelines 2000 and the food label, teacher activities/worksheets to accompany the game, free nutrition program, nutrition fact sheets on eight different nutrients, Dietary Guidelines 2000, recipes and other free materials.
http://www.canr.uconn.edu/nusci/team/teachers.htm
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23/25
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Consumer Corner
A sub-site of the Food and Nutrition Information Center, this site covers topics such as All About Food (cooking, canning, recipes, definitions); Nutrition and Health hot topics; and Practical Tools (calculating BMI, heart attack risk, calories burned during physical activity).
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/consumersite/
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19/25
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Dairy Council of California
This site is designed for educators, health professionals, and families. There are a lot of nutrition education guides and comments on health topics/concerns.
http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/
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21/25
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Dietary Guidelines
This site contains the Dietary Guidelines, 5th edition. The 4th edition is also available, along with other electronic texts. Means of ordering and downloading the Guidelines are provided.
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
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23/25
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Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs): Food and Nutrition Information Center
Includes links to information on the following: DRI tables and reports, DRIs for specific nutrients, how current DRIs compare with historic RDA values, and other information on DRIs and RDAs.
http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/etext/000105.html
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25/25
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Eating Smart: A Nutrition Resource List for Consumers
A listing of books and newsletters with reliable nutrition information, it also links to many full text and interactive web resources. Sections include "Practical Tools for Planning and Checking Your Diet" and "Finding Reliable Nutrition Information on the Internet".
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/eatsmart.html
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19/25
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Economic Research Service: Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program
This page of the website discusses research funding opportunities. Provides information about the food stamp program, WIC, child nutrition programs, and more. Also has briefing rooms for an in-depth coverage of a subject area and thousands of publications produced by the ERS since 1996.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/foodnutritionassistance/funding/
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20/25
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Federal Citizen Information Center
Provides hundreds of consumer publications that you can read or order on-line. Topics include cars, food, health, money, and others. Includes FAQ's, the Press Room, and Fun Stuff including puzzles and word searches.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
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17/25
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Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger
Provided are lesson plans and sample materials for primary, intermediate, and secondary levels on the problems of hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition.
http://www.feedingminds.org/level1/pri_level.htm
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17/25
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Food & Health Communications
This site is designed for professionals and their clients to get the nutrition education material they need. They offer products and free resources, including many links to related sites.
http://www.foodandhealth.com/
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20/25
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Food and Fitness, Nutrition and Food Curriculum Guide
Provided by the Utah State Board of Education, this guide contains lesson plans on various topics including keeping the body fit, giving the body energy, regulating body functions, building the body's cells and tissues, and keeping the body from being hungry.
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri100.html
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23/25
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Food and Nutrition Information Center
An USDA information center that covers a wide range of topics including child nutrition, food safety, the WIC program, dietary supplements, food composition, dietary guidelines, the food guide pyramid, and more.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
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20/25
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Food and Nutrition Information Center Resource Lists
This web site lists materials at National Agricultural Library. The topics include Child Nutrition and Health, Eating Disorders, Ethnic/Cultural, Food Allergies, Food Composition, Food and Nutrition Education, Food Safety, Food Service Resource List, General Resources, Herbal and Dietary Supplements, Nutrition and Cancer, Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease, Nutrition and Diabetes, Nutrition During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding, Vegetarian Nutrition, and Weight Control.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs_and_db.html
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20/25
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Food and Nutrition Solutions
This web site is designed to provide information on topics in food and nutrition. Sources of this information include The University of Illinois, US Department of Agriculture and other land grant universities. The site touches on topics such as food buying, preparation, preservation, storage, nutritive analysis, and food substitutions.
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition.html
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22/25
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Food Guide Pyramid Information
This web site provides information on USDA's Food Guide Pyramids, USDA's Food Guide Pyramid Educational Tools, Food Guide Pyramid Graphics, and Other Food Guide Pyramids (Ethnic/Cultural Food Guide Pyramids, Food Guide Pyramid....Beyond the Basic 4, Food Guide Pyramids for Special Audiences, and Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid)
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html
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24/25
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Food Stamp Nutrition Connection
This website is designed to improve access to Food Stamp Program nutrition resources. Educators nationwide can use this site to identify curricula, lesson plans, research, training tools and participant materials. At the web site, you will find nutrition tools and information specifically addressing the needs of low-income audiences. Major sections of the site include a Training Center, Resource Library, Hot Topics A-Z and Program Facts.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodstamp/
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20/25
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Grains Nutrition Information Center
The Wheat Foods Council provides basic nutrition information on grains and displays articles covering the latest nutrition topics. Nutrition educators can order teaching material from this web site and find easy recipe ideas.
http://www.wheatfoods.org
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20/25
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Guidance on How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Panel on Food Labels
This web site provides FDA¡¯s ¡°Guidance on How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label,¡± which is a more comprehensive educational tool. The Food Label and You (1996) (Video demonstrates how consumers can quickly and easily use the food label) is also available.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html
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18/25
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Health Finder
This site offers reliable health information, with many of these sources offered in Spanish. It includes many links to credible resources. There are sections on hot topics, the news, smart choices, and a section that provides tools for searching further.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
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19/25
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Interactive Healthy Eating Index
The Interactive Healthy Eating Index (IHEI) is an online dietary assessment tool that includes nutrition messages and links to nutrient information. After providing a day's worth of dietary information, you will receive a "score" on the overall quality of your diet for that day on this web site. Also, this web site provides links on diet and health information and center for nutrition policy and promotion.
http://147.208.9.133/
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24/25
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International Food Information Council (IFIC)
Information for opinion leaders, consumers, reporters, and educators on food safety and nutrition, food news, FAQs, publications, teaching materials, and additional resources.
http://ific.org/food/
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18/25
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Kellogg's
This website provides a lot of nutrition information - even information that does not pertain directly to their products (i.e., soy). It also has an interactive portion designed for kids.
http://www.kelloggs.com/nutrition/
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18/25
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Kids' Science Page, National Agricultural Library
Resources for educators, books and articles, and internet links for kids are provided on various subjects including food and nutrition, animals, the environment, general science, and plants.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/kids/fandn.htm
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17/25
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Mayo Clinic
This site is updated daily. It includes several "centers" of information ranging from arthritis to nutrition. It also includes current news, reference articles, and interactive quizzes.
http://www.mayohealth.org/
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21/25
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Meals For You
This web site provides users with recipes for special diets including diabetic, vegetarian, kosher, weight-loss, wheat-free(with detailed nutrition information), meal plans, dietary exchange table, nutrition and selection tips for diabetics and those on medically directed diets, kitchen tips, and cooking solutions. Search for recipes to meet specified criteria such as nutritional needs, preparation time, or ingredients.
http://www2.mealsforyou.com/
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21/25
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National Cancer Institute - Eat 5 A Day For Better Health
This website provides information on tips to 5 A Day; tips on meals, budgets, and school lunches; recipes; online tools to rate your health habits; steps to getting physically active; multi-media products; 5 A Day publications; and other information and resources.
http://www.5aday.gov/
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23/25
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Chronic Disease Prevention
This site, maintained by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), primarily contains information regarding the prevention and treatment of chronic disease states such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, cancer and more. There is also information regarding special populations such as maternal and infant health, the elderly and adolescent nutrition. In addition, this website offers access to CDC publications and products, training opportunities and related links.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp
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21/25
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National Centers for Health Statistics (NCHS)
This is the Health, United States homepage, developed by NCHS. It provides editions of Health, United States from 2000 back to 1993. You can also easily access the NCHS or CDC (Centers for Disease Control) websites from here.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/hus.htm
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19/25
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Designed for both the public and health professionals, this website contains health information, news and press releases, information on resources and funding, and more.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/index.htm
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18/25
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The NICHD conducts and supports research geared towards maintaining the health of children, adults, families and populations. This website includes a number of publications on health topics.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubskey.cfm
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22/25
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New Nutrition Conversation with Consumers
This website was designed to provide health professionals with ideas to help them communicate effectively with consumers. Includes consumer tested messages and tips, helpful articles, and interactive presentations (a virtual presentation, a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, and a 2-minute video).
http://www.newconversation.org
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18/25
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North Carolina State Cooperative Extension
This site is focused on the North Carolina State Extension Service and provides information on nutrition and food safety. It also links to the North Carolina State University homepage.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/food/index.html
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23/25
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Northeast Regional Food Guide
Provides information for regional and seasonal eaters on the Northeast Regional Food Pyramid, USDA Food Pyramid, seasonal produce lists, fact sheets, and related sites. You can also order the Northeast Regional Food Pyramid from this web site.
http://www.nutrition.cornell.edu/FoodGuide/
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22/25
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Nutrient Data Laboratory
You can find the nutrient composition of foods from the ARS, USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory in this website. This updated website has large buttons to take you to the various reference documents, and the first choice "Search the Nutrient Database" quickly guides you to the latest data on nutrient composition. This same website can also be used to access the various reports, other tables, and food composition and nutrition resource links.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
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15/25
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Nutrition Analysis Tool (NAT)
NAT offers two versions of this program (version 2 includes more fast food and specific name brand information). This site also includes educational resources, research information, and an energy calculator.
http://www.nat.uiuc.edu/
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21/25
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Nutrition and Learning / Behavior
This Nutrition and Learning/Behavior web site provides links to articles and publications on various topics: Nutritional Deficiencies Affect Behavior; Wish We Knew More, But We Don't; Zinc Nutrition and Mental Performance of Children; Children's Nutrition and Learning, National Health/Education Consortium; Diet, ADHD & Behavior: A Quarter-Century Review; Nutrition and Learning Resource List; and USDA Symposium on Breakfast and Learning in Children.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000042.html
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22/25
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Nutrition Education
This Nutrition Education web site provides links about general information, educational tools, free curriculum guidelines & lesson plans, fun for kids, reports & studies, and other resources.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000045.html
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22/25
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Nutrition Education for New Americans Project
This website offers downloadable nutrition education materials in 37 different languages. Each language set contains the Food Guide Pyramid in addition to handouts for healthy adults, pregnant women and their babies, and children. Can also be purchased for $2 per language set.
http://multiculturalhealth.org/
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22/25
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Nutrition Education Program
This web site provides information on nutrition news, nutrition links, recipes, nutrition resources (eg. commodity Supplemental Food Program, Food Stamp Program, etc.), meal planning, food pyramid, food safety, how to store, use, cook commodity foods, nutrition lessons for Nebraska residents and University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/nep/
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22/25
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Nutrition Education/Commercial Sites
This Nutrition Education/Commercial Sites web site provides links to 5 A Day for Better Health, Dole 5 A Day, Florida Department of Citrus, Hershey's Nutrition Page, Leafy Greens Council, Kellogg Canada, Milk: Where's Your Mustache?, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Nutrition Quiz: DASH to a Healthy Heart, Washington State Dairy Council, and Wheat Foods Council.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000046.html
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21/25
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Nutrition Exercise and Wellness
Information for the public, sports nutrition professionals and athletes on Nutrition and Health, Sports Nutrition, Exercise Physical Activity, online education course, conference and other web links.
http://ag.arizona.edu/nsc/new/sn/publications.htm
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23/25
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Nutrition Policy, Center for Science in the Public Interest
This website provides links to model policies and legislation, backgrounders, fact sheets, up-to-date stats on the impact of poor diet and inactivitiy on health and health-care costs, and other tools to support national, state and local nutrition and physical activity policies. It provides resources to support policy and environmental changes that will make it easier for people to eat well and be physically active.
http://www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/index.html
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20/25
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Nutrition.gov
NUTRITION.GOV, a federal resource, provides easy access to all online federal government information on nutrition. This national resource makes obtaining government information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety, easily accessible in one place for many Americans.
http://www.nutrition.gov/home/index.php3
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15/25
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Onliner's Nutritional Diner
This website was developed by the University of Nebraska Nutritional Science and Dietetics department and Cooperative Extension in conjuction with PeerNET. It offers interactive meal-planning, recipes, information on the Food Guide Pyramid, and food safety. Gives the opportunity to set up an account to keep recipes and meals you like in one place.
http://deal.unl.edu/nutrition_ed/userapps
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23/25
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Promoting Good Health Through Diet & Lifestyle
Website contains a set 5 downloadable pamphlets designed specifically for Vietnamese-Americans. The major emphasis is on chronic disease
risk reduction through a healthy lifestyle. There pamphlets in the series are: "Let's Exercise," "The Food Guide Pyramid," "Cutting Down on Fat," "Eating More Fruits and Vegetables," and "Alcohol and Tobacco."
http://nutrition.berkeley.edu/extension/vietnamese.health/
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24/25
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Quackwatch
A nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies.
http://www.quackwatch.com/
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25/25
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Resource List of Current Food and Nutrition Audiovisuals
Provided are nutrition related audiovisuals, available in the National Agricultural Library (NAL) collection on an inter-library loan basis or for qualified persons (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ddsb/expand.htm) as a direct loan from NAL. Topics include General Nutrition, Nutrition through the Lifecycle (infants & children, adolescents, & seniors),
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding, Nutrition for Medical Conditions, Hispanic & Spanish Language Resources, & Resources for Childcare Providers.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/video01.html
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24/25
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Science.gov
Science.gov provides a thorough health and medicine section that contains information on nutrition and exercise. Also provided are links to sites that are rich in science content and consist of scientific or technical data, publications, databases, documentation, or science resources such as scientific user facilities, experts in scientific disciplines, or contacts to consult for assistance.
http://www.science.gov/browse/w_127.htm
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15/25
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Sources of Free or Low-Cost Food and Nutrition Materials
Developed by the FNIC, this website alphabetically lists sources for obtaining materials in the following sections: (1) Nutrition, medical and health organizations; (2) Food-related associations; (3) Food companies; and (4) Food service-related organizations.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/freelow.html
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23/25
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Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists
A site designed to promote the role of nutrition in overall wellness, with news and information.
http://www.nutrifit.org/
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17/25
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Teacher Conferences/Continuing Education
This web site provides information on upcoming conferences - Continuing Education Modules for Elementary School Teachers; Online Food and Nutrition Education Programs for Adults Learners, Health Professionals, and Students; and Professional Development Program in Food Science/Food Safety for Middle & High School Science Teachers.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/educatorconf.html
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19/25
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Test Your Food Label Knowledge!
This web site provides a quiz. The main purpose of the quiz is to provide an entertaining way for consumers to learn how to use the food label for healthy eating or to enhance their current label-use skills. Form an educational perspective, the quiz focuses on: 1. how to compare what one actually eats to the servings on the label; 2. how to determine when a serving is high or low in a nutrient; and 3. how to make dietary trade offs using the Percent Daily Value.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/flquiz1.html
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23/25
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The Food Label & You - Following Food Labels for Healthy Weight Management
The Food Label & You is an excellent resource for consumers. It features 10 easy-to-use fact sheets designed to help consumers better understand the different elements of the food label and how this important information can be used in establishing a balanced, healthy diet.
http://www.nfpa-food.org/content/consumers/food_label_you.asp
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25/25
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The Nutrition Resource
The latest science about healthy eating for adults is explored on this site that is maintained by the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Provided are tips for healthy eating and updated information on fats & choleterol, carbohydrates, protein, fiber, fruits & vegetables, calcium & milk, vitamins, healthy weight, and the food guide pyramid.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/
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20/25
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The Southeastern Michigan Dietetic Association
Provides information for people on Gold Plate Restaurants, Supplementary Nutrition, and Cultural Food Pyramids.
http://www.semda.org/info/
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22/25
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Topics A-Z
This web site provides links about all kinds of Food and Nutrition Topics, such as Adolescence, Aging - including Older Americans, Allergies and Food Sensitivities, AIDS/HIV, Anorexia and Bulimia, Art and Images, Associations/Foundations, Breastfeeding, Cancer, Child Nutrition and Health, Community Food Systems, Diabetes, Eating Disorders, etc.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/fnic.html
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24/25
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U.S. Department of Agriculture - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
The nutrient content of the food supply, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a healthy eating index, recipes and tips for healthy and thrifty meals, the Food Guide Pyramid, and many other links.
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
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24/25
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University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County
Information for the public on tips on "Mix and Match" Meals; Cook Once, Eat Twice; Time-Saving Kitchen Tools, recipes, newsletter, handling food safety at home, food pyramid game, programs and publications.
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/sitemap.htm
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21/25
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USDA Nutrient Database (USDA Food Composition Data)
The USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 contains data for over 6,000 foods for up to 113
nutrients. It also contains Articles by NDL Staff, USDA - Iowa State University Database on the Isoflavone Content of Foods - Release
1.3, 2002, USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors, Release 4 (1998), USDA-NCC Carotenoid Database for U.S. Foods - 1998, Selected Foods Containing Trans Fatty Acids, Sugar Content of Selected Foods, Nutritive Value of Foods (HG-72), Vitamin K, etc.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/index.html
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21/25
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Vegetarian Times
This web site is provided by the publishers of the Vegetarian Times. It provides nutrition information especially beneficial to vegetarians and vegans. This material is reviewed by their nutrition advisor, who is an RD. This web site also provides many vegetarian links as well as recipes.
http://www.vegetariantimes.com
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21/25
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WebMD
Provides information on diet and nutrition in addition to other health and medical topics.
http://my.webmd.com/health_and_wellness/food_nutrition/default.htm
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22/25
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West Virginia Dietetic Association
A professional organization for registered dietitians who serve the public through the promotion of optimal nutrition, good health, and well being.
http://www.wvda.org/
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18/25
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Western Dairy Council
Western Dairy Council is a non-profit nutrition and health education resource whose mission is to convey the importance of healthy eating to parents, children, health professionals and educators through our nutrition education materials and programs. This website includes nutrition education information, a multimedia loan library, and nutrition links.
http://www.wdairycouncil.com/
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20/25
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Your First Health Risk Assessment
Links are provided to sites that contain health information on various topics, such as nutrition, diabetes, cholesterol, fitness and exercise, and blood pressure.
http://www.youfirst.com/links.asp
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