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American Dietetic Association; Nutrition & Health Campaign for Women
The goals of this site are: “to educate women about how making informed food choices can help them decrease their risk of heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, and obesity and to advocate for nutrition research on women's health issues.” This site includes many fact pages on ailments and diseases common to women and the effects of nutrition. The site also includes articles such as “The Good News Guide for Healthy Women”, “ADA’s Position on Women’s Health and Nutrition” and much more. The site provides links, a guide to finding a dietician, and news clips such as “What are trans-fatty acids”, and “Using Diet Drugs”. The information on this site is in-depth and user friendly.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
This is an informative database compiled of numerous nutrition pages. “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.” This site includes information such as Dietary Supplements (vitamins, minerals, FDA guide to dietary supplements, guide to poisonous and toxic plants, cholesterol lowering supplements, herbal information and much more), Food Composition, Dietary Guidelines, Food Guide Pyramid (also available for the children), and Reports and Studies (such as cultural/ethnic studies, food intake and expenditure reports and surveys, obesity and much more). The site also offers nutrition information in relation to diabetes, breastfeeding, cancer, aging, allergies and much more.
Healthy Eating (Chat Site) (Support Site)
This is an excellent site filled with nutrition information. The categories which the site focuses on include: Diet Evaluations, Food Safety, Foods to Avoid, Nutrition for Kids and Teens, Vegetarian Eating, Dieting and Weight Loss Plans, Food as Medicine, Healthy Pregnancy, Power Eating, Vitamins and Minerals. The site also has numerous tools such as a search engine, recipe finder, meal maker, healthy fast foods, health calculator, chat rooms and much more. The site also allows the user to ask expert advice on different topics surrounding nutrition.
Information for Women on Food Safety, Nutrition and Cosmetics
The information on this site is provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. This award-winning site provides information for women of different age groups, as well as women with children of different age groups. This site explores such conditions as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, eating disorders, heart disease, liver disease and osteoporosis. There is also information on the subjects of cosmetics, dietary supplements, food allergies, food preparation and various food-borne illnesses, health fraud, infant formula, healthy weight, and nutrition.
Nutrition Guide and Information
This is an informative, in-depth site which deals with many aspects of nutrition for the pregnant woman as well as other types of diets. The Pregnancy and Lactation section includes information such as food groups (planning a balanced dietary intake to prevent complications), sample meal patterns (example menu for balanced meals/snacks), vegetarian food guide, assessing your own eating habits, protein values of common foods, and a Pregnancy Diet Intake Worksheet. The site is filled with information on the following types of diets: adult regular diet, allergy and food sensitivity diet, bland diet, calcium enhanced osteoporosis diet, cholesterol and sodium restricted diet, fat and cholesterol restricted diet, fiber enhanced diet, glutin restricted diet, tyramine restricted diet, lactose controlled and weight reduction diet. The site also provides general information such as the nutritional breakdown of various foods, links to fast food sources for nutritional analysis and much more.
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