Nutrition, Fitness, and Food

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Nutrition

ChooseMyPlate.gov

The USDA has replaced the Food Pyramid with MyPlate. Go to ChooseMyPlate to find dietary guidelines, sample recipes, healthy eating tips, and food and calorie tracking tools.

Dietary Reference Intakes

The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center page on Dietary Reference Intake values of the following: Estimated Average Requirements, Recommended Dietary Allowances, Adequate Intakes, and Tolerable Upper Intake Levels. Tables of these values are provided for elements, macronutrients, and vitamins.

Dietary Supplements Labels Database

A searchable database from the U.S. National Library of Medicine on dietary supplements sold in the U.S. Search by brand, active ingredient or manufacturer. Links to PubMed for information on adverse effects or mechanisms of action.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

The USDA web site has links to information for a wide range of nutritional topics. Access to its databases covering topics such as dietary supplements and food safety.

Healthy NJ - Diet, Food, and Nutrition

The HealthyNJ site from UMDNJ (University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey) provides a multitude of resources on many aspects of nutrition. This site also has links to New Jersey-specific resources and other recommended web sites.

Micronutrient Information Center - Vitamins, Minerals, etc.

This resource from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, contains detailed information about vitamins and minerals. This information includes the function of the micronutrient, intake recommendations, food sources, role in disease, deficiency, and toxicity. The site also provides information about selected other nutrients, selected phytochemicals, and foods (ex. tea, nuts, legumes).

Nutrition.gov

A service of the National Agricultural Library. Provides abundant information on food, weight management, meal planning, and food assistance programs.

Nutrition and Healthy Eating - Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research has very clear and informative health sites. This site has sections on healthy diets, cooking, menus and shopping strategies as well as other information.

The Nutrition Source - Knowledge for Healthy Eating

Excellent site from the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition. Focus is on a variety of nutritional topics. The editorial board of this site includes professors of nutrition, epidemiology, immunology, and cardiovascular disease prevention.

Weight Control Information Network- NIDDK

A very helpful and comprehensive site from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) provides publications on a variety of topics related to nutrition, physical fitness, and reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. Topics include weight loss surgery, binge eating disorder, healthy eating and physical activity across the lifespan, and helping your overweight child, among many others.

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Fitness and Exercise

American Heart Association - Nutrition Center

The AHA site includes information on weight management, stress management, physical activity, quitting smoking and healthy cooking.

Muscle Energetics

A biochemical look at energy production in muscles from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.

Physical Activity - CDC

This comprehensive site from the Centers for Disease Control covers topics such as the importance of physical activity, getting started on a program, making activity part of your life, strength training for older adults, measuring physical activity intensity, and resources for health professionals such as data and statistics.

Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (1996)

This is a lengthy report with detailed information about physiolgic responses to exercise, and the effects of exercise on health and disease.

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

This site has links to physical activity and dietary guidelines. Links to additional resources and grant information.

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports - Publications

Additional federal publications providing information about exercise, weight goals, and related health information such as hypertension, arthritis and cholesterol.

U.S. Physical Activity Statistics

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) site provides state statistics on physical activity, state comparisons, and metropolitan area statistics.

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Food

Calorie Count

Select a food and a serving size and the Calorie Counter database gives you calories and other nutrition facts about your selection.

Community Supported Agriculture

Find out more about eating locally grown, seasonal, organic produce that helps farmers in your community through a CSA (community supported agriculture) program.

Delicious Decisions

Recipes and other nutrition-related information from the American Heart Association.

Diets - MedlinePlus

Information resources from the National Library of Medicine on types of diets, safety of diets, and latest news and research on various diets.

Epicurious

Recipe collection from the food magazines, Bon Appetit and Gourmet.

Fad Diets: What You Need to Know

FamilyDoctor.org discusses popular diets and how to recognize a "fad" diet.

Fight BAC - Keep Food Safe From Bacteria

Information from the Partnership for Food Safety Education on properly cleaning, separating, chilling, and cooking food to maintain safety.

Food Navigator

News of the food and beverage industry.

Food Portions

Information on how large a serving size is and how to control portion sizes.

Food Safety

Web gateway to government information about food safety. The link to "Consumer Advice" provides information about safe food handling, reporting foodborne illnesses, advice about specific products (such as eggs, seafood or water), and advice for specific populations (pregnant women, seniors, persons with immune disorders) .

Food Stamp Program - NJ SNAP

The N.J. Department of Human Services provides information about applying for food stamps in New Jersey. New Jersey administers the federal food stamp program. Applications are available online along with information on where to apply in your county.

Fruits and Vegetables Matter

New resource from the Centers for Disease Control, National Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes nutrient information, recipes and publications on healthful eating.

Nutrient Data Laboratory - USDA National Nutrient Database

Find the nutrient composition of foods.

Nutrition Assistance Programs - USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Information to help increase food security and fight hunger. Find information about food stamp programs, school meals, food assistance for disaster relief, farmer's market nutrition programs, and WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program.

Understanding the Food Label

Guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about understanding and interpreting the nutrition facts labels on food packaging.

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