Nutrition (Print Version)

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Nutrition

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html

Latest News

Fewer Fruits, Veggies Eaten Out (11/11/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21238.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/11/2004)
Special Diets Don't Mean More Weight Loss (11/09/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21161.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/09/2004)
People on Food Stamps Can't Afford Heart-Healthy Meals (11/09/2004, American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3026054
Red, Processed Meats Up Diabetes Risk (11/08/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21130.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/08/2004)
More News on Nutrition - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_n.html#Nutrition

From the National Institutes of Health

Eat 5 a Day for Better Health (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.5aday.gov/
Interactive Menu Planner (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/menuplanner/menu.cgi
Portion Distortion! Do You Know How Food Portions Have Changed in 20 Years? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/

Overviews

Food Pyramids: What Should You Really Eat? (Harvard School of Public Health) - http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/pyramids.html
Healthy Eating Tips (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/heal_eat.htm
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2000/document/frontcover.htm
Nutrition: Tips for Improving Your Health (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/369.xml
Also available in Spanish - http://familydoctor.org/x6757.xml
Rules for Healthy Eating (National Center for Farmworker Health) - http://www.ncfh.org/pateduc/en-diet.htm

Pictures/Diagrams

Slide Show: Sizing Up a Serving (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=NU00267

Health Check Tools

Calculate Your Daily Calorie Needs (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_6_1x_Calorie_Calculator.asp
Interactive Menu Planner (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/menuplanner/menu.cgi
Nutrition and Activity Quiz (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/Ped_3_1x_Nutrition_and_Activity_Quiz.asp
Portion Distortion! Do You Know How Food Portions Have Changed in 20 Years? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Nutrition Disorders (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009748&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions

Dairy Products: Select Low-Fat Options (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=NU00252
Fruits & Vegetables (Harvard School of Public Health) - http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fruits.html
Fruits: Sweet Additions to a Healthy Diet (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=NU00251
Health Benefits of Chocolate? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00771
How Much Are You Eating? (Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion) - Links to PDF File - http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/Pubs/Brochures/HowMuchAreYouEating.pdf
Nuts and Seeds: Core Ingredients of a Healthy Diet (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01138
Search the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (Agricultural Research Service) - http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
Snack Attack: Know What Foods to Choose When Hunger Strikes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01396
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16: Nutrition List (Food and Nutrition Information Center) - Links to PDF File - reports on nutrient content of foods either by food or by nutrient - http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR16/wtrank/wt_rank.html
Where Do Your Favorite Foods Fit? (Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion) - Links to PDF File - http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/Pubs/Brochures/DGFavFoods.pdf

Related Issues

Interpreting News on Diet: Research and the Mass Media (Harvard School of Public Health) - http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/media.html
When You Have No Appetite: Tips to Get the Nutrition You Need (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01134

Research

Do Fruits and Veggies Protect against Cancer? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Do_Fruits_and_Veggies_Protect_Against_Cancer.asp
Drug Targets Brain Circuits That Drive Appetite and Body Weight (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2002/nimh-25.htm
Healthy Diet Now, Saves on Health Care Costs Later (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012669
Stroke Risk: Could It Start in the Womb? (American Stroke Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012909

Directories

Find a Nutrition Professional (American Dietetic Association) - http://webdietitians.org/Public/PublicDietitianDisclaimerAdvanced.htm
Nutrition Navigator: A Rating Guide to Nutrition Websites (Tufts University) - http://www.navigator.tufts.edu/

Organizations

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion - http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
Food and Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov/
Food and Nutrition Information Center - http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
Food and Nutrition Service - http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

Newsletters/Print Publications

National Nutrition Summit: Information Resources (National Library of Medicine) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/nutritionsummit.html
Nutrition Navigator: A Rating Guide to Nutrition Websites: Hot Topics (Tufts University) - http://navigator.tufts.edu/hottopic.html

Law and Policy

FDA's Implementation of "Qualified Health Claims": Questions and Answers (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/labqhcqa.html

Statistics

5 a Day: Eat 5 to 9 Fruits and Vegetables: Surveillance (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/5ADaySurveillance/
FASTATS: Nutrition Monitoring (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/nutrishn/nutrishn.htm

Women

Healthy Diet (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/faq/diet.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.4woman.gov/faq/spanish/diet.htm
Nutrition (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4women.gov/pub/steps/Nutrition.htm

Men

Fruits and Vegetables: Men Shoot for 9 (Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute) - http://5aday.gov/9aday/

Teenagers

Figuring Out Fat and Calories (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/fat_calories.html
Recipes for Teens (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/recipes/

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Breast Feeding - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastfeeding.html
Calcium - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/calcium.html
Child Nutrition - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childnutrition.html
Cholesterol - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cholesterol.html
Dietary Fats - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dietaryfats.html
Dietary Fiber - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dietaryfiber.html
Eating Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eatingdisorders.html
Food Labeling - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodlabeling.html
Infant and Toddler Nutrition - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infantandtoddlernutrition.html
Nutrition for Seniors - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutritionforseniors.html
Nutritional Support - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutritionalsupport.html
Obesity - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity.html
Vegetarianism - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vegetarianism.html
Vitamins and Minerals - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitaminsandminerals.html
Weight Loss and Dieting - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightlossanddieting.html
Food, Nutrition and Metabolism - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodnutritionandmetabolism.html
Wellness and Lifestyle - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/wellnessandlifestyle.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Nutrition is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 12 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 16 July 2004