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Tiny Bites Big Calories
An educational tool to assist you in understanding several measures that are used for determining overweight and obesity.
American Dietetic Association
The ADA's website serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. Tip of the Day & Monthly Features are two valuable sections on this site, visibly located on the front page.
American Heart Association
The AHA 's nutrition web site is dedicated solely to nutrition. It offers nutrition basics, a tailored cookbook for those with heart disease or looking to prevent heart disease, helpful tips for eating out and supermarket shopping, and a special section on maintaining a healthy diet.
CDC National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion
The center has a website dedicated to Nutrition and Physical Activity which includes many tips to healthy eating. This site is a great link to many other credible governmental and private sites.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
The CSPI Position Statement encourages the FDA to define "low-carb and other carbohydrate claims.
5 A Day
The 5 a Day program promotes an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption. This site is sponsored by the HHS, NCI , and NIH.
National Health, Lung and Blood Institute
An interactive Portion Distortion Quiz : Do You Know How Food Portions Have Changed in 20 Years? from NHLBI.
Nutrition.Gov
Search this website for nutrition and health information on all Federal Government sites through this user friendly website. The site includes many links to useful sites. Such topics as Food Safety, Research, Food Resources, Food Facts and Health Management are to name a few.
Shape Up America
Shape Up America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals achieve and maintain a healthy weight for life.
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
FNIC provides a simple and detailed way to search for Food and Nutrition related topics from A-Z.
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
The CNPP 's website links scientific research with the nutritional needs of the American public. Dietary guidelines, the food pyramid, and recipes are among the resources available on this site.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
The Center for Research on Human Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention provides information on nutrition and chronic disease prevention. At the end of the day, it's calories that count. To keep your own caloric intake in check, visit the Count Your Calories Because Calories Count interactive site.
Web MD Health
How to spot a fad diet? While there is no set approach to identifying a fad diet, many share the same characteristics such as promising a quick fix, lists of "good" and "bad" foods, eliminate one or more of the five food groups, or sell a product.