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General Nutrition

Guide for Using the Food Guide Pyramid -- From the USDA (requires Adobe Acrobat)

Information for Women on Food Safety, Nutrition and Cosmetics -- from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

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

Nutrition Navigator - Tuft's University rating guide to internet nutrition information.

Parent's Place - Nutrition

Children's Nutrition/Feeding Children

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.

USDA Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children

Nutrition for Kids - By Connie Evers, MS, RD. Includes back issues of Feeding Kids newsletter.

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

Teaching Nutrition

Nutrition Education Materials and Audiovisuals for Grades Preschool Through 6  - Food and nutrition materials, audiovisuals and resources for teachers- preschool through 6^th grade.

Team Nutrition (USDA)

Science in Your Shopping Cart -- From the USDA's Agricultural Research Service

Overweight Children

Helping Your Overweight Child - From the National Institutes of Health.

Childhood Obesity: Parenting Advice  - From Mayo Clinic.

Reports and Studies: Obesity in Children (NAL) 

CDC Update: Prevalence of Overweight Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults -- United States, 1988-1994 

Eating Disorders

Extreme Eating - Are Teens Compromising their Health?  - From the International Food Information Council (IFIC).

Supporting Girls in Early Adolescence - -From Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC)

When Eating Goes Awry (IFIC) - From the International Food Information Council (IFIC).

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.

Physical Activity and Sports Nutrition

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.

Welcome to Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Clinic! -From SportsParents and Sports Illustrated for Kids.

The American College of Sports Medicine

Vegetarianism

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

Calcium/Osteoporosis

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

Folic Acid

Why Folic Acidis So Important -- Everything you need to know about this important vitamin. From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control

Folic Acid -- Get it Now -- from the North Carolina Folic Acid Council

North American Menopause Society

Food & Cooking Sites

American Heart Association 

Cooking Light onLine

Epicurious - Recipes from Bon Appetit and Gourmet.

Fast Food Facts - Nutritional Content of Fast Food. Based on the book Fast Food Facts by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.

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

Vegetarian Recipes from the Vegetarian Resource Group