Nutrition Info-Links

 

1. Am I getting enough nutrients?

• Nutrition facts
• Information on vitamins and minerals
• Facts about calcium
• Facts about folate
• Facts about iron

2. Am I eating healthy?

• Cyberdiet: Information on nutrient content in foods

3. How can I start eating healthy?

• Delicious decisions*
• Dietary guidelines
• Creating own food plan*
• Action list for fat
• Action list for fruits and vegetables
• Action list for fiber and grains
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Food pyramid
• Virtual grocery store

4. What are some healthy recipes?

• Sample recipes from AHA cookbook
• Recipes from the American institute for Cancer
• Stay young at heart recipes

5. What are some facts about food labeling?

• Food label
• Guidance to understand the food label

6. What are some healthy eating restaurants?

• Healthy eating restaurants

7. What are some tools to determine if I am healthy?

• Waist hip ratio*
• Body mass index*
• Fat distribution

8. What are some facts about fat?

• Body fat lab

9. What are some health risks of being overweight?

• Health risks of being overweight
• Statistics about being overweight and obese
• Understanding adult obesity

10. What does it take to lose weight for life?

• Weight loss for life

11. What weight loss program is good for me?

• Choosing a safe and successful weight loss program

12. What are some myths about weight loss?

• Myths about weight-loss

13. What is 'yo yo' dieting?

• Weight cycling

14. What should I know about exercising?

• Physical activity and weight control
• Walking
• Physical activity in your daily life
• Successful exercise tips
• Activity calculator*

15. What is Eating Disorder?

• Binge eating disorder (overeating)
• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia nervosa
• Eating Disorder/Body Image Self Assessment

16. What is cholesterol?

• High blood cholesterol
• Facts about cholesterol
• Learn more about cholesterol*

17. What is blood pressure?

• Guide to lowering blood pressure*
• How to prevent high blood pressure

18. What is a heart attack?

• Warning signs of a heart attack
• Quiz: are you at risk of heart attack or a stroke?
• Information about heart attack

19. What is diabetes?

• Diabetes Information
• At risk diabetes quiz

20. Other Nutrition Information Resources

• American Dietetic Association
• American Council on Science and Health
• Dietary Supplements
• Diet Fraud
• Nutrition in complementary care
• Nutrition News Focus
• Office of Dietary Supplements
• Supplement Watch
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Quizzes

• Quiz central
• Diabetes Quiz

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