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Physical Activity Related Links
Healthy Weight & Obesity Links
Health Resources & Information Links
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| Nutrition Related Links |
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion
The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion is the focal point within
the USDA where scientific research is linked with the nutritional needs of
the American public. This site includes "The Interactive Health
Eating Index (IHEI)," an online dietary assessment tool that includes
nutrition messages. After providing a day's worth of dietary information,
you will receive a "score" on the overall quality of your diet
for that day. This "score" looks at the types and amounts of
food you ate as compared to those recommended by the Food Guide Pyramid.
It also tells you how much total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and
sodium you have in your diet. Also included are recipes and tips for
healthy, thrifty meals.
USDA, Federal
Nutrition Site (FNS) Nutrition
Link
The FNS Nutrition Link offers a wealth of information and resources for
the consumer and for the health professional.
USDA Food and Nutrition
Information Center
The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is one of several
information centers at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of
the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research
Service (ARS). You can access all of FNIC's resource lists and databases,
as well as many other food and nutrition related links from this
award-winning site. Site includes sections on dietary guidelines, food
guide pyramid, food composition, dietary supplements, food safety, and
healthy school meals.
USDA,
Economics Research Service Food Publications
ERS publications provide timely information and analysis on efficiency,
efficacy, and equity issues related to agriculture, food, the environment,
and rural development. Specific publications include topic areas of
dietary quality, nutrient intake, and the roles of economic factors and
nutrition education and information.
US
National Library of Medicine—Directory of Information Resources
DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online) is the National
Library of Medicine's online database containing location and descriptive
information about a wide variety of information resources including
organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with
health and biomedicine.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 5 A Day
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) work in conjunction
with the National 5 A Day partnership to promote the consumption
of fruits and vegetables. CDC provides
leadership, guidance, and support to state health departments. This site
gives detailed information on CDC's involvement with the 5 A Day
partnership and offers consumer information through recipes, tips, and
additional links.
National Cancer Institute
5 A Day
The National Cancer Institute funds behavior change and
communications research to determine effective strategies for
increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. This link provides consumers
with ways to increase their daily fruit and vegetable
everyday.
Produce for Better Health
Foundation, 5 A Day*
Produce for Better Health works with more than 700 members representing growers,
shippers, packers, merchandisers, commodity boards, trade associations,
food industry organizations, health insurers, health professionals, and
retailers to reach consumers in more than 30,000 supermarkets nationwide.
This link gives industry, consumer, and kids information on how 5 A Day
works in everyone's lives.
National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine, NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) conducts and supports basic
and applied research and training and disseminates information on
complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners and the public.
Cancer
American Cancer Society*
This site provides information to patients on cancer treatment, early
detection and prevention, as well as information on a variety of services
available to cancer patients and their families. Specific nutrition topics
include nutrition for children with cancer, nutrition for the person with
cancer, and preventative nutrition.
Cardiovascular Disease
American Heart Association*
This Web site houses the American Heart Associations nutrition
information. There is also a specific Web site dedicated solely to
nutrition a http://www.deliciousdecisions.org/*
including nutrition basics, a tailored cookbook for those with heart
disease or looking to prevent heart disease, helpful tips to eating out
and supermarket shopping, and a special section on maintaining a healthy
diet.
National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides
leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels,
lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Specific nutrition
information is given about cholesterol and heart disease to those whom
want to prevent heart disease and to those whom already have heart
disease.
CDC's Cardiovascular
Health Program
CDC's cardiovascular health (CVH) activities in the National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion include epidemiologic
surveillance and research, intervention studies, and public health
programs related to cardiovascular health.
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association*
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit
health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy.
Specific nutrition and physical activity sections can be accessed through
the "Diabetes Information Section." The nutrition site includes
basics on eating healthy, a special "recipe of the day," facts
about sugars and artificial sweeteners, a guide to eating out, info about
alcohol, and helpful hints for cooking for two.
Diabetes, Digestive And Kidney Diseases
National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases
affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical
research on the diseases of internal medicine and related sub-specialty
fields as well as many basic science disciplines. This site covers general
nutrition, as well as diabetes and renal nutrition. Nutrition topics
surrounding weight loss and control can also be found.
Osteoporosis
National Osteoporosis
Foundation*
This Web site is dedicated to information to prevent osteoporosis
including public awareness and knowledge about osteoporosis, education and
training programs for health professionals, advocacy for federal medical
research, and information and services to patients and their families.
Nutrition focuses on a balanced diet rich in calcium and vitamin D.
Federal Consumer Information
Center
This site provides access to consumer information and hundreds of
educational materials. The "Health" and "Food"
sections give lists of handouts, brochures, fact sheets, and reprints,
published and reviewed by government agencies, which may be ordered for
free or at very low cost. The "Food" section includes literature
on fiber, food preservatives, eating to lower blood pressure, nutrition
concerns of aging, and food safety. The "Health" section
provides information on fitness, medications, and selected medical
problems, with lots of nutrition woven in.
U.S. Consumer Gateway
This link connects to the federal consumer gateway. It is designed so
that you can locate information by category, including food and nutrition.
Each category has subcategories to direct you to areas within individual
federal web sites containing related information.
Office of Dietary
Supplements, NIH
The ODS is a Congressionally mandated office in the Office of the
Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH). The ODS supports research
and disseminates research results in the area of dietary supplements. The
ODS also provides advice to other federal agencies regarding research
results related to dietary supplements.
FDA: Overview
of Dietary Supplements
The FDA presents this Web site answering common questions regarding
dietary supplements. Such questions include: What is a dietary supplement?
How are dietary supplements regulated? Are all ingredients required to be
declared on the label?
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| Healthy Weight & Obesity Links |
International Obesity TaskForce*
The IOTF is working to alert the world of the growing health crisis
threatened by the soaring levels of obesity. The TaskForce collaborates
with the World Health Organization and has working groups examining a
range of issues.
International Size
Acceptance Association, Inc.*
The International Size Acceptance Association's purpose is to promote
size acceptance and fight size discrimination. Their goal is to educate
corporations, lawmakers, and the general public about size acceptance.
National Association to Advance Fat
Acceptance (NAAFA)*
NAAFA is a nonprofit human rights organization dedicated to improving
the quality of life for fat people. NAAFA has been working since 1969 to
eliminate discrimination based on body size and provide fat people with
the tools for self-empowerment through public education, advocacy, and
member support.
Partnership for
Healthy Weight Management
The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management is a coalition of
representatives from science, academia, the health care professions,
government, commercial enterprise and organizations whose mission is to
promote sound guidance on strategies for achieving and maintaining healthy
weight.
American Anorexia Bulimia
Association (AABA)*
The American Anorexia Bulimia Association is a national, non-profit
organization of concerned members of the public and healthcare industry
dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Through
education, advocacy and research, AABA serves as a national authority on
eating disorders and related concerns.
Eating Disorders Awareness and
Prevention, Inc. (EDAP)*
EDAP, Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc., is a national
nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the awareness and
prevention of eating disorders through education and community activism.
Founded in 1987, EDAP has grown to become one of our nation's largest
nonprofit organizations dedicated solely to the prevention and awareness
of eating disorders.
Harvard Eating Disorders Center*
The Harvard Eating Disorders Center is a national nonprofit
organization dedicated to research and education. They seek to expand
knowledge about eating disorders, their detection, treatment, and
prevention, and to share that knowledge with the community-at-large. At
the heart of the Center's program is a commitment to promote the healthy
development of children, women and all at risk.
Overeaters Anonymous
(OA)*
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a fellowship of individuals who share
experience, strength, and hope, while recovering from compulsive
overeating. OA offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating and
holds meetings worldwide. OA is not just about weight loss, obesity, or
diets—it addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. It is
not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet. To
address weight loss, OA encourages members to develop a food plan with a
health care professional and a sponsor.
Weight
Control Information Network-Binge Eating Disorders
This fact sheet presented by the National Institute of Diabetes &
Digestive & Kidney Diseases discusses binge eating disorders with
common questions answered. Such questions include: How does someone know
if he or she has a binge eating disorder? How common are binge eating
disorders and who is at risk? What causes binge eating disorders?
American Obesity Association*
The American Obesity Association promotes education, research, and
community action to improve the quality of life for people with obesity.
It aims to educate the public about obesity and its role in causing
illness and unnecessary deaths, helps health professionals to provide the
best possible care for people with obesity, and encourages efforts to
prevent obesity, especially in children.
Centers for
Obesity Research and Education (C.O.R.E.)*
The Centers for Obesity Research and Education (C.O.R.E.) was formed in
1998 to provide guidance and training for health care providers on how to
manage their obese patients. C.O.R.E. includes eight of the leading
centers involved in the management of overweight and obesity in the United
States.
Federal Trade
Commission—The Facts About Weight Loss Products and Programs
Produced by the National Association of the Attorneys General, this
brochure is designed to give consumers the facts behind the claims, to
help them avoid the outright scams, and to encourage them to consider
thoroughly the costs and consequences of the dieting decisions they make.
Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) Releases Guidance to Media on False Weight-Loss
Claims
The “Red Flag” education campaign is designed to assist media outlets
and screen out deceptive weight loss advertising.
International Association for the
Study of Obesity*
IASO represents scientists, medical and health professionals working to
advance knowledge and understanding of the relationship between bodyweight
and health through research and dialogue all over the world.
National
Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)—Weight
Control & Loss
This site presented by the National Institute of Diabetes &
Digestive & Kidney Diseases discusses overweight and obesity terms and
their measures. Direct link to the Weight Control Information Network and
several publications related to obesity. It also presents statistics
related to overweight and obesity in the United States.
National
Task Force on Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
The National Task Force on Prevention and Treatment of Obesity was
established by the NIDDK in June of 1991. This Task Force, composed of
leading obesity researchers and clinicians, is charged with synthesizing
current scientifically-based information about the prevention and
treatment of obesity, and with developing statements about topics of
clinical importance that are based on critical analyses of the literature.
NHLBI Obesity
Education Initiative
The overall purpose of the Obesity Education Initiative is to help
reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity along with the prevalence
of physical inactivity in order to reduce the risk of coronary heart
disease (CHD) and overall morbidity and mortality from CHD. In addition,
reducing the prevalence of overweight/obesity will help reduce the
prevalence and severity of sleep apnea.
NIDDK/NIH
Clinical Nutrition and Obesity Research Centers
The Clinical Nutrition Research Centers (ONRCs) are part of a core
center grant program established by the National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to advance obesity and nutrition
research. The Clinical Nutrition Research Units (CNRUs) are part of the
program established by NIDDK and the National Cancer Institute to bring
together basic science and clinical investigators in a manner that
enriches the effectiveness of nutrition research.
North American Association for the
Study of Obesity (NAASO)*
The North American Association for the Study of Obesity is an
interdisciplinary society whose purpose is to develop, extend and
disseminate knowledge in the field of obesity.
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| Health Condition Links |
American College of
Rheumatology*
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is the professional
organization of rheumatologists and associated health professionals who
share a dedication to healing, preventing disability, and curing the more
than 100 types of arthritis and related disabling and sometimes fatal
disorders of the joints, muscles, and bones. Members include practicing
physicians, research scientists, nurses, physical and occupational
therapists, psychologists, and social workers.
Arthritis Foundation*
The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to support research to find
the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of
life for those affected by arthritis.
National Institute of Arthritis
and Mucsuloskeletal and Skin Disorders
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases (NIAMS) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
NIAMS leads the Federal effort on research into the causes, treatment, and
prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the
training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and
the dissemination of information on research progress to improve public
health.
American Cancer Society*
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary
health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health
problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from
cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service.
American Institute for Cancer Research*
The American Institute for Cancer Research is the nation's third
largest cancer charity and a pioneer in the area of diet and nutrition as
they relate to the prevention and treatment of cancer.
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) leads the Nation's fight against
cancer by supporting and conducting ground-breaking research in cancer
biology, causation, prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship.
American Heart Association*
The American Heart Association is a nonprofit, voluntary health
organization funded by private contributions. Its mission is to reduce
disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. These
include heart attack, stroke (brain attack) and related disorders.
CDC's Cardiovascular
Health Program
CDC's cardiovascular health (CVH) activities in the National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion include epidemiologic
surveillance and research, intervention studies, and public health
programs related to cardiovascular health.
National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute (NHLBI)
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides
leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels,
lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. The Institute
plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated
program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials,
observational studies, and demonstration and education projects.
American Diabetes Association*
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit
health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy.
The mission of the organization is to prevent and cure diabetes, and to
improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. To fulfill this
mission, the American Diabetes Association funds research, publishes
scientific findings, provides information and other services to people
with diabetes, their families, health care professionals and the public
and advocates for scientific research.
CDC's Diabetes Public Health
Resource
The Division of Diabetes Translation's (DDT) goal is to reduce the
burden of diabetes in the United States. The division works to achieve
this goal by combining support for public health-oriented diabetes control
programs (DCPs) and translating diabetes research findings into widespread
clinical and public health practice. Its mission is to eliminate the
preventable burden of diabetes through leadership, research, programs, and
policies that translate science into practice.
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
The National Diabetes Education Program is a federally sponsored
initiative, involving public and private partners, to improve the
treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, to promote early
diagnosis, and ultimately, to prevent the onset of diabetes.
National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases
affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical
research on the diseases of internal medicine and related sub-specialty
fields as well as many basic science disciplines.
National Institutes of Health—Osteoporosis
and Related Bone Disorders*
The NIH ORBD—NRC was established in 1994 with a grant from the
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (NIAMS) of
the National Institutes of Health to The National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Its mission is to provide patients, health professionals, and the public
with an important link to resources and information on metabolic bone
diseases, including osteoporosis, Paget's disease of the bone,
osteogenesis imperfecta, and hyperparathyroidism.
National Osteoporosis Foundation*
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is the leading nonprofit,
voluntary health organization dedicated to promoting lifelong bone health
in order to reduce the widespread prevalence of osteoporosis and
associated fractures, while working to find a cure for the disease through
programs of research, education and advocacy. For more information on good
bone health visit the Prevention section of this Web site.
National Organization for Rare
Disorders (NORD)*
NORD is the only organization of its kind—a unique federation of more
than 140 nonprofit voluntary health organizations serving people with rare
disorders and disabilities. Thousands of affected individuals and their
families—as well as support groups, health care and human service
professionals, and advocates for people with rare disorders and
disabilities—rely on NORD's assistance and leadership.
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Center (NHIC) National Institute of Child
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