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Healthy Eating Resources
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General Nutrition
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| Guide
for Using the Food Guide Pyramid -- From the USDA (requires
Adobe Acrobat) |
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Information
for Women on Food Safety, Nutrition and Cosmetics --
from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition
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| Healthy
Eating Index
-- Assess the quality of your diet with this new interactive
tool from the USDA! |
| InteliHealth
(From Harvard School of Medicine
and Aetna US. ) Includes daily healthcare news, health
features, interactive quizzes, "Ask the Doc" and access to the
USDA database for nutrient analysis. |
| Mayo
Clinic Health Oasis- Nutrition
-- A reliable user-friendly source of nutrition information. |
| Eat
Well, Live Well -- The Dietitians of Canada help nutrition
come alive in this well-developed website.- |
| Your
Health Daily -- From the New York Times |
| Thrive
Online -- Lively writing and no-nonsence nutition advice. |
| Women's
Health and Nutrition: Position paper from the American Dietetic
Association on the role of nutrition in women's health issues |
| IFIC
(International Food Information Council) -
Provides in-depth, balanced information on controversial issues
in nutrition and food safety |
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Nutrition Navigator - Tuft's University rating guide
to internet nutrition information. |
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Healthy
Eating Articles -- from the Children's Nutrition Research
Center
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| Parent's
Place - Nutrition |
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Children's Nutrition/Feeding
Children
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Healthy Eating Articles from the CNRC |
| Child/Adolescent
Nutrition, Health & Physical Activity (IFIC) |
| Nutrition
Center (Mayo Clinic) |
| 5-a-day |
| Kid
Source Online- Health: Nutrition Articles Index |
| Tiny
Tummies Online
- Newsletter
for parents by Sanna James, MS, RD.
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| USDA
Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children |
| Nutrition
for Kids -
By Connie Evers, MS, RD. Includes back issues of Feeding Kids
newsletter.
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| American
Dietetic Association Position Paper on Dietary Guidance for
Healthy Children Ages 2 to 11 years - Co-authored
by CNRC researcher, Theresa Nicklas, Ph.D. |
| American
Dietetic Association Position Paper of Nutrition in Childcare
- Nutrition standards for child care programs. Co-authored by CNRC researcher,
Theresa Nicklas, Ph.D. |
| American
Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on The Use of Fruit Juice
in the Diets of Young Children |
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Teaching Nutrition
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| Nutrition
Education Materials and Audiovisuals for Grades Preschool Through
6
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Food and nutrition materials, audiovisuals and resources for
teachers- preschool through 6th grade. |
| Team
Nutrition (USDA) |
| Science
in Your Shopping Cart
-- From the USDA's Agricultural Research Service |
| Dole
5 A Day-
Commercial site with nutrition information and games, songs,
and downloadable lesson plans for educators are all on this
useful site. |
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Overweight Children
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| Help
Your Child with Successful Weight Management -- from the
CNRC and Baylor College of Medicine |
| Helping
Your Overweight Child -
From the National Institutes of Health. |
| Childhood
Obesity: Parenting Advice
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From Mayo Clinic. |
| Reports
and Studies: Obesity in Children (NAL) |
| CDC
Update: Prevalence of Overweight Among Children, Adolescents,
and Adults -- United States, 1988-1994 |
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Eating Disorders
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| Extreme
Eating - Are Teens Compromising their Health?
- From
the International Food Information Council (IFIC).
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| Supporting
Girls in Early Adolescence -
-From Clearinghouse on Elementary
and Early Childhood Education (ERIC)
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| When
Eating Goes Awry (IFIC) - From the International Food
Information Council (IFIC).
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| Anorexia
Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. (ANRED) -
A not-for-profit site providing information on recovery and
prevention of eating disorders. |
| Eating
Disorder Referral and Information Center |
| Eating
Disorders Awareness and Prevention Organization - A
Not-for-profit organization focused on increasing awareness
of eating disorders and their prevention. |
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Physical Activity and Sports Nutrition
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| Girl
Power! Sports and Fitness - Includes information on many
sports and games. |
| Promote
Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People - From
the Center for Disease Control. |
| Promoting
Physical Activity and Exercise among Children |
| Shape
Up America! Health & Fitness -
Sponsored by former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, in partnership
with industry and nonprofit organizations. |
| Winning
Nutrition for Athletes -and Sports Nutrition Q&A--
From the President's Council on Physical Finess and Sports.
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| Welcome
to Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Clinic! -From SportsParents and Sports
Illustrated for Kids. |
| The
American College of Sports Medicine |
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Vegetarianism
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| Articles
on Vegetarianism from CRNC experts |
| Good
Nutrition Reading List from a Vegetarian Viewpont -- the
American Dietetic Association |
| The
Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) -
News, recipes, nutrition information, links, and ideas for those
interested in eating a vegetarian diet. |
| American
Dietetic Association Position Paper on Vegetarian Diets |
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Calcium/Osteoporosis
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| Calcium
articles from the Children's Nutrition Research Center |
Meeting
Calcium Needs for Optimal Bone Health - By calcium researcher,
Connie
Weaver, M.D. |
| Osteoporosis
and Related Bone Disease National Resource Center -- From
the National Osteoporosis Foundation with the Paget Foundation
and Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation. Excellent source of
information about osteoporosis and bone health. |
| National
Osteoporosis Foundation |
| Osteoporosis
on-line. --Well-written consumer information. Includes an
on-line Calcium
Calculator for assessing your calcium intake, quick facts
and a risk assessment information. From the Osteoporosis Society
of Canada |
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Folic Acid
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| Why
Folic Acidis So Important -- Everything you need to know
about this important vitamin. From the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control |
| Fortify
with Folate Before Becoming Pregnant -- From the USDA/ARS
Children's Nutrition Research Center. Includes a list of folate-rich
foods. |
| Folic
Acid -- Get it Now -- from the North Carolina Folic Acid
Council |
| North
American Menopause Society |
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Food & Cooking Sites
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| American
Heart Association |
| Cooking
Light onLine |
| Epicurious
- Recipes from Bon Appetit and Gourmet. |
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Fast
Food Facts -
Nutritional Content of Fast Food. Based on the book Fast Food
Facts by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.
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| Food
Channel - By Noble &
Associates is updated every business day. |
| Meals
For You - Provides scores
of recipes that can be sorted by type, ingredient, nutrient
content, or special dietary needs. |
| USDA/ARS
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
-- Searchable database with the nutritional content of foods |
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Vegetarian
Recipes
from the Vegetarian Resource Group
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