Nutritional Resources
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Test Your Health Knowledge |
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The American Dietetic Association Consumer Quiz
National Hear, Lung, and Blood Institute Portion Distortion Quiz
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Calculate Your Health Risks |
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National Football League Men’s Health Calculators
American Heart Association Risk Assessment Tool |
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Estimate your 10-year risk of having a heart attack or of dying of coronary heart disease. |
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National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
Menu Planner
Portion Distortion Quiz
10-Year Heart Attack
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Nutrition Information and Guidelines |
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation |
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IFIC collects and disseminates scientific information on food safety, nutrition and health and helps translate research into understandable and useful information for opinion leaders and ultimately, consumers. |
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Food and Nutrition Information Center of USDA |
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Consumer Corner contains information about the food and nutrition topics the public most frequently asks about.
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Body Image |
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Body Wise--Girl Power |
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Health and nutrition information for girls ages 9-13.
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Child Nutrition |
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Food Research and Action Center |
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FRAC works to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and under nutrition in the United States. This site provides information about child nutrition programs and legislation.
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School Nutrition Association |
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The latest news on child nutrition and the school foodservice industry. |
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USDA PowerPoint Presentation "Putting School Nutrition Legislation into Practice"
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Food Safety at Home |
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Partnership for Food Safety Education |
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Dedicated to educating the public about safe food handling to help reduce food borne illness.
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Functional Foods |
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University of Illinois Functional Foods for Health Program |
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The university works with producers and processors of foods, dietary supplements, and ingredients to bring their combined resources to bear on the challenge of identifying, creating, and marketing safe and effective functional foods.
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Health Promotion - Physical Activity |
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President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
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Health, physical activity, fitness and sports information resource. |
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The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
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The President's Challenge is a program that encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives. |
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Action for Healthy Kids |
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AFHK is a nationwide initiative dedicated to creating health-promoting schools that support sound nutrition and physical activity as part of a total learning environment.
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Disease Prevention & Treatment - Conditions |
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National Institutes of Health |
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Access health information by body location/systems, conditions/diseases, and health/wellness topics.
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Bone Health |
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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Health & Human Services
National Dairy Council
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute
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Cancer |
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American Institute of Cancer Research
American Cancer Society | |
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Cancer treatment can greatly affect your nutritional needs. This resource can help dealing with side effects or helping you to maintain your health.
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Diabetes |
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The American Diabetes Association
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Eating Disorders |
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National Eating Disorders Association
Something Fishy
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Food Intolerance and Allergies |
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School Nutrition Association (SNA)
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)
International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation
Living Without Health and Fitness Magazine
Eating Well Food Magazine
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Heart Health |
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American Heart Association | |
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Learn how healthy lifestyle habits can help you reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke.
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Respiratory and Lung Health |
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US Department of Health and Human Services Tobacco Cessation Guideline
American Lung Association
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Weight Management |
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US Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging
Weight-control Information Network (WIN) | |
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Federal Government's lead agency responsible for biomedical research on nutrition and obesity. Provides up-to-date, science-based health information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues
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Referrals |
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The American Dietetic Association | |
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Top ten reasons consulting with a registered dietitian can benefit you. |
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The American Dietetic Association | |
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Visit this site to find a nutrition professional in your area. |
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National Eating Disorders Association | |
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Visit this site to find eating disorder specialists in your area. |
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NC Prevention Partners | |
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Visit this site to locate health and nutrition resources in your area. |
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Nutrition Entrepreneurs | |
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Visit this site to find a nutrition entrepreneur in your area. |
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After The Diet | |