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Provides, tips, recipes, publications, Q&A, and benefits of fruits and vegetables for better health.

Contains health and weight management information, interactive quizzes and calculators, a nutrition database and recipes for weight loss.

The (NHLBI) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute guidelines provide you with a new approach for the measurement of overweight and obesity and a set of steps for safe and effective weight loss.

ADA's commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives brings the Association into the forefront of five critical health areas facing all Americans: Obesity and overweight, with a focus on children; Healthy aging; Safe, sustainable and nutritious food supply; Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics; Integrative medicine, including supplements and alternative medicine.

The American Heart Association's mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Education on diet and cancer prevention, recipes, free brochures. Explains obesity and lack of physical activity’s link with cancer.

Contains many FAQs including questions and answers concerning overweight issues, diets, diets, and many more as well as links to additional resources.

A resource to help with questions and concerns about high-protein diets. Created by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Fitness and Nutrition website from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a state-based system of health surveys that collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury.

Provides information on cutting calories and fat in your diet, along with achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.

Online weight loss, dieting and healthy lifestyle program, featuring calorie calculators, meal plans, recipes, chat groups and information to help you lose weight.

The USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) works to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers. CNPP is an agency of USDA's Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves.

Online recipes with dozens of other tempting heart-healthy meals.

Diabetes Self-Management brings you the information you need to control your diabetes and improve your health.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans has been published jointly every 5 years since 1980 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases. They serve as the basis for Federal food and nutrition education programs.

Provides articles, advice and resources for nutrition, fitness and weight loss.

Discovery Health's National Body Challenge is a FREE, eight-week, comprehensive fitness and weight-loss challenge that provides the tools and inspiration, online and on television, to get in shape, shed extra pounds and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Open to individuals, groups and families, the National Body Challenge offers the flexibility for participants to make the right choices to meet their personal nutrition and fitness goals.

ExerciseDaily! is a free online wellness magazine. Our promise is to provide year-around research news and information on the latest discoveries in exercise, fitness, health, nutrition & wellness. Our goal is to create an information source in a practical format that is freely & readily available to the public at large.

Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Nutrition information from fast food restaurants.

Nutrition and Fitness Resources from the Air Force Medical Service.

Provides basic information about fitness, exercise and nutrition along with tools to analyze and track fitness results.

Find fitness information and expert exercise advice on starting an exercise program, staying motivated, preventing injury and more.

Contains information on food and nutrition and what constitutes a healthy diet, healthy cooking and healthy eating.

Contain reports, publications, resources and information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding food and nutrition.

The Food and Nutrition Information Center provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.

Contains up-to-date information on good food and good health including tools, recipes and guides.

DeCA is a partner with TRICARE and DoD nutrition and medical professionals from all services in an effort to encourage military consumers to read labels and make healthier food choices to improve health and control weight.

American Heart Association fitness resources.

The Medical Fitness Association (MFA) is a member-driven, nonprofit organization. Our mission is to foster opportunities for the development and operational success of medically integrated fitness centers. MFA provides industry standards, educational programs, benchmarks, outcome measurements, professional development and networking opportunities for the medical fitness industry.

Diet, fitness and health resources.

Provides health information, tools and publications from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

CDC nutrition efforts cover a wide spectrum of related topics. Good nutrition is vital to good health, disease prevention, and essential for healthy growth and development of children and adolescents.

Provides resources on physical activity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tobacco use impacts physical fitness, night vision, and healing and impairs mission readiness. Find out how you can quit or help others quit by accessing "Quit Tobacco - Make Everyone Proud", a DoD website that provides free cessation coaching and other resources to aid in cessation.

Weight gain prevention website, including a compilation of self-help tools, including self-assessment links, quick tips, articles, handouts and other resources.

Free diet and health realted web site with nutrition and fitness tools to include calorie counter, meal plans, fitness program, recipes, tips, articles and much more.

Contains active calorie calculator, fitness library, resources for getting active, nutrition made easy, managing your weight and fitness equipment.

Health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

The SunWise Program is an environmental and health education program that aims to teach the public how to protect themselves from overexposure to the sun through the use of classroom, school, and community-based components.

Explore components of successful weight loss, from diet and exercise to weight-loss programs, weight-loss products and weight-loss surgery.

 
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