Nutrition

Latest News
• Cutting Out Fat May Help Ward Off Diabetes (03/27/2001, Reuters)
• Most Americans Want to Know If Food Is Modified (03/27/2001, Reuters)
• A Deeper Sniff Helps Parkinson's Patients (03/20/2001, United Press International)
• Study Shows New Link Between Salt Sensitivity and Risk of Death (02/15/2001, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• More News on Nutrition

From the National Institutes of Health
• How to Change Your Eating Habits & Be More Physically Active (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

General/Overviews

• Action Guide for Healthy Eating (National Cancer Institute)
• Choosing Healthy, Low-Fat Foods (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Consumer Information on Dietary Supplements (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)
• Diet: Tips for Improving Your Health (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Food Guide Pyramid (Dept. of Agriculture)
• Healthy Eating Tips (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• How to Change Your Eating Habits & Be More Physically Active (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Health and Human Services) - links to a PDF file

Clinical Trials

• Clinical Trials: Diet and Nutrition (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Research

• Study Shows New Link Between Salt Sensitivity and Risk of Death (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Breaking the Code of Food Labels (Center for Cardiovascular Education, Inc.)
• Bulking Up Fiber's Healthful Reputation (Food and Drug Administration)
• Consumer's Guide to Fats (Food and Drug Administration)
• Deciphering Food Labels (Nemours Foundation)
• Defining Saturated, Poly, Mono and Trans Unsaturated Fats (Center for Cardiovascular Education, Inc.)
• Delicious Decisions (American Heart Association)
• Fat Percentages on Labels: Don't Be Misled! (Center for Cardiovascular Education, Inc.)
• Fiber: How To Increase the Amount in Your Diet (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Food Labeling and Nutrition (Food and Drug Administration)
• Fruits and Vegetables: Eating Your Way to 5 A Day (Food and Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute)
• Healthful Snacks for the Chip-and-Dip Crowd (Food and Drug Administration)
• Iron Levels and Diet (Mayo Clinic)
• Is Folate on Your Plate? (Center for Cardiovascular Education, Inc.)
• JAMA Patient Page: Diet (American Medical Association) - links to PDF file
• JAMA Patient Page: Fiber (American Medical Association) - links to PDF file
• More People Trying Vegetarian Diets (Food and Drug Administration)
• Nutrition and Obesity (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Overview of Dietary Supplements (Food and Drug Administration)
• Soy: Health Claims for Soy Protein, Questions About Other Components (Food and Drug Administration)
• Supplements Associated with Illnesses and Injuries (Food and Drug Administration)
• Time to Take Five (National Cancer Institute)

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• North Carolina State University Food Glossary (National Food Safety Database)

Law and Policy

• Staking a Claim to Good Health (Food and Drug Administration)
• What are Dietary Supplements? (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)

Lists of Print Publications

• Food & Nutrition (Consumer Information Center) - Government pamphlets and booklets on various nutrition subjects.
• National Nutrition Summit: Information Resources (National Library of Medicine)

Organizations

• American Dietetic Association
• Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• Food Safety Project (Iowa State University)
• Food and Drug Administration
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (National Agricultural Library)
• National Food Safety Database
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• National Network for Child Care (Cooperative Extension System's National Network for Child Care)
• Nutrition Navigator (Tufts University)
• Office of Dietary Supplements (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)
• Weight-control Information Network (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Children

• Child Nutrition Home Page (Dept. of Agriculture)
• Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition: Why Milk Matters Now for Children and Teens (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children (Dept. of Agriculture) - links to PDF files
• Infant Formula (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Infant Formula: Second Best but Good Enough (Food and Drug Administration)
• Milk Matters for Your Child's Health! (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - Easy-to-Read
• Overview of Infant Formulas (Food and Drug Administration)
• Packing School Lunches (Nemours Foundation)
• Starting Solids: a Guide for Parents and Child Care Providers (International Food Information Council)
• Toddlers: When Yours Doesn't Want to Eat (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Vegetarianism (Nemours Foundation)

Seniors

• Determine Your Nutritional Health (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Eating Well as We Age (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Eating Well as We Age (Food and Drug Administration) - Easy-to-Read
• Growing Older, Eating Better (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Loss of Appetite with Age (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• New Food Pyramid For People Over 70 (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)

Teenagers

• Eating Well While Eating Out (Nemours Foundation)
• On the Teen Scene: Good News About Good Nutrition (Food and Drug Administration)

Women

• Diet and Nutrition (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Guidelines for a Healthy Diet (American Medical Women's Association)
• Women and Nutrition: A Menu of Special Needs (Food and Drug Administration)

Español/Spanish

• Beneficios de la Fibra en los Alimentos (Food and Drug Administration)
• Dieta Alta en Residuos o Alta en Fibras (University of Utah, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Health Sciences Center)
• Dieta de Proteína Controlada (University of Utah, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Health Sciences Center)
• Leche Para la Salud de Sus Hijos (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Pregúntale a NOAH sobre la Nutrición (Acceso Computarizado a la Salud de Nueva York)
• ¡Calcio: Haciendo que sus Huesos Valgan! (University of Utah, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Health Sciences Center)
• ¡Familia se Merece los Mejores Alimentos! (National Cancer Institute)