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Featured columnProbiotics: The Healthy BacteriaBy Jill K. Fulk, R.D., L.D., C.D.E. |
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| American consumers have become familiar with products such as soap or hand sanitizer, which are designed to kill bacteria. But did you realize there are foods on the market now that not only contain bacteria, but tout their health benefits? | ||
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and hydrate a student athlete (May, 2006)
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The benefits of Medical
Nutrition Therapy (June 2004)
Maintaining healthy weight not just child's responsibility (May 2004) Eat smart, stress less (April 2004) March is National Nutrition Month – Eat smart, stay healthy (March 2004) High blood pressure guidelines change (December 2003) Glycemic index: A controversial topic (October 2003) The scoop on sucralose (July 2003) |
National
Nutrition Month
March, 2007
Information:
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Nutrition information from VHA Articles that focus on overall health improvement with an emphasis on your nutrition. |
General nutrition
- American Dietetic Association
- Ohio Dietetic Association
- Nutrition.gov
- USDA "MyPyramid" Plan
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
- National Center for Health Statistics "Healthy People 2010: Objectives for Improving Health"
- Ask the Dietitian - Nutrition resources as well as Q and A
- Food and Nutrition Information Center - Wide range of general nutrition info and resources
- Nutrition Resource Primary for dietetic professionals. Includes hot topics, articles, BMR calculator
- USDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
- Today's Diet and Nutrition
- Medline Plus
- Various nutrition topics (Medem Network)
- Food safety (Medem Network)
- Food Safety and Inspection Service food labeling and claims Food Safety
- Food Safety Fact Sheets (USDA)
- Fight Bac!
- Food labels (USDA)
- Test Your Food Label Knowledge
- Food and Health Communications - BMI calculator, recipes, and free handouts, posters, and clipart
- Grilling Tips (ADA)
- Health and Human Services Healthy Lifestyle Campaign
- Home Food Safety (ADA)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Create a Diet
- Easy Reading Website - National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc
- National Dairy Council
- Dairy Council of California
- 3-a-Day of Dairy
- Ahh, the Power of Cheese
- BodyByMilk.com
- Dole 5-A-Day
- Soyfoods guide
- US Soyfoods Directory
- Food and Medication Interactions
- Drug and Food Information
- Dietary supplements (USDA)
- Vitamins and dietary supplements (Medem Network)
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- www.ConsumerLab.com
Weight management
- Mayo Clinic: Healthy Weight Pyramid Tool
- FitDay.com
- Weight Loss and Control (NIDDK)
- WIN - Weight-control Information Network (NIDDK)
- ShapeUp America
- Weight Watchers
- Nutrition Data Nutrition Facts and Calorie Counter
- Diet and weight management (Medem Network)
Youth
- Nutrition Explorations
- Gerber Products Company
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Maternal and Child Health Library
- BAM! (CDC)
- Powerful Girls Have Powerful Bones
- Growth Charts
- We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition
- Tufts University Child and Family WebGuide
- Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S. (Building Active Strategies to Inform Children in School)
Ethnic/Multicultural
- Ethnic and Cultural Food Guides
- Food and Nutrition Information Center - Cultural and Ethnic Food and Nutrition Education Material: A Resource List for Educators
- Hebni Nutrition Consultants, Inc - Nutrition resources
- Public Health Seattle and King County - Multicultural materials on diabetic meal planning, Food Guide Pyramid, label reading, and recipes
Physical Activity
- Nutrition and Physical Activity (CDC)
- Guidelines for Physical Activity
- American College of Sports Medicine
- Gatorade Sports Science Institute
Eating Disorders
Cancer
- American Cancer Society
- American Institute for Cancer Research
- Cancer Nutrition Information
- A Dietitian's Cancer Story
- National Cancer Institute
Diabetes
- American Diabetes Association (ADA)
- Central Ohio Diabetes Association (CODA)
- Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland (DAGC)
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International (JDF)
- Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association (DESA)
- Joslin Diabetes Center
- Diabetes Monitor
- Diabetes.com
- Children with Diabetes
- Diabetes Self-Management
- Diabetes Mall
- Diabetes Control for Life
- Taking Control of Your Diabetes
- International Diabetes Center
Recipes and Sweeteners
- Light and Tasty
- Healthy recipes (Medem Network)
- Nutrition and recipes from the American Diabetes Association
- Heart Healthy Recipes
- Splenda (sucralose)
- Sweet 'n Low (saccharin)
- Equal (aspartame)
- Sweet One (acesulfame K)
Heart disease
- National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health
- American Heart Association
- American Stroke Association
- National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)
- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
Kidney/Renal Disease
- National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
- The National Kidney Foundation
- Renal Network
- Life Options
Last updated September 26, 2007