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    Nutrition and Weight Management


    POSITIVE INFLUENCE

    The Flip: Turn Your World Around
    David Rippe and Jared Rosen
    ISBN: 1571744746
    Book Description: The Flip reveals that tens of millions of people have already made the choice to embrace the right-side-up world. A stunning change is underway: a major shift from a broken, outmoded paradigm where the natural world has been sacrificed for convenience to an interconnected world where millions of people value a holistic lifestyle of natural products, sustainable living and spiritual transcendence.

    Self Improvement: The Top 101 Experts Who Help Us Improve Our Lives
    David Riklan
    ISBN: 097456723X
    Book Description: The number of resources available to help you improve your life is vast. Yet the self-help process does not have to be intimidating. Described as the “Encyclopedia” of self-improvement, this useful reference guide narrows down the top experts in the field and sorts through their great supply of products and information.

     

    NUTRITION EDUCATION

    The Calorie Counter
    www.thecaloriecounter.com
    From this site you can also get the calorie count on most common foods and fast foods.

    Food Additives: Protect Your Family from Cancer-Causing Chemicals Healthy Eating Advisor
    www.healthyeatingadvisor.com/food-additives.html

    Information on Sodium
    American Heart Association

    Making Healthy Food Choices
    American Diabetes Association

    Mothers for Natural Law
    An advocacy group against the genetic engineering of food.

    Portion Control for Parents and Kids
    American Diabetes Association

    Protein Nutrition Fact Sheet
    Northwestern University

     

    EATING DISORDERS

    Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED)
    www.anred.com
    A nonprofit organization that provides information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other less well-known food and weight disorders. The material includes self-help tips and information about recovery and prevention.

    Eating Disorder Referral
    www.edreferral.com
    Edreferral.com is the most comprehensive and easiest to search database of eating disorder treatment professionals in the world! It is updated daily.

    Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified: Scientific and Clinical Perspectives on the Other Eating Disorders
    Claes Norring and Bob Palmer
    ISBN: 1583911634
    Book Description: Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified covers all eating disorders that do not fall into either of the two main diagnostic groups: anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Although these less well known conditions are common and can be very severe, they are often neglected.

    Help for Eating Disorders: A Parents’ Guide to Symptoms, Causes & Treatments
    Debra K. Katzman and Leora Pinhas
    ISBN: 0778801152
    Review: Journal of the National Medication Association — Magnificent realistic advice to those who care for and about a child with an eating disorder. Highly recommended.

    National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
    www.anad.org/site/anadweb
    Free of charge, this organization offers hotline counseling, a national network of free support groups, referrals to health care professionals, and education and prevention programs to promote self-acceptance and healthy lifestyles.

     

    NUTRITION AND CHILDREN (AT HOME AND IN SCHOOL)

    FoodStudies.org
    Antonia Demas, Ph.D.
    www.foodstudies.org
    The Food Studies Institute (FSI) is devoted to changing the health destinies of children through proper nutrition and education. This has been the life-long work of Dr. Antonia Demas, whose groundbreaking curriculum, Food Is Elementary, educates children about nutrition by providing a positive experience of food and food preparation that is fun, hands-on and sensory-based.

    My Pyramid.com
    www.mypyramid.gov
    The U.S. government version of how we should eat. U.S. Department of Agriculture, food pyramid… for adults and kids, provides dietary guidelines and advice about making smart choices from every food group.

    About Pediatrics — Nutrition for Children
    www.pediatrics.about.com/od/nutrition/Nutrition_for_Children.htm
    This site offers a wide variety of articles and resources based on health and nutrition for kids.

    Nutrition.gov
    www.nutrition.gov
    Access to government info on food and nutrition for consumers.

    FDA — Revealing Transfats
    www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/503_fats.html
    If trans fats are bad and the FDA knows it, why are they on the market?

    Transfats — General
    www.bantransfats.com
    This is a California non-profit corporation with the goal of eliminating partially hydrogenated oils from all food products. Excellent resource that will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about trans fats and the risks involved with ingesting them.

     

    ARTICLES AND LINKS

    “Childhood Struggles over Food Can Have a Lifelong Impact”
    Sally Squires
    Washington Post (Tuesday, October 31, 2006)

    “Change the Way You Eat (Portion Control, the Best New Buzzword)”
    Susan Bernstein
    Excerpted from the Arthritis Foundation book Change Your Life!

    Deception in Weight Loss Advertising
    2003 Federal Trade Commission Report

    “Fast Food Linked to Childhood Obesity”
    CBS News, Health Watch (January 5, 2003)

    FTC Advertising Guidelines on Disclaimers
    www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/ad-faqs.htm

    FTC Information on Diet and Weight Loss
    Provides various FTC publications on diets, weight loss and other consumer protection issues related to health and fitness.

    “Given in, but not Completely”
    Sally Squires
    Washington Post (Tuesday, November 7, 2006)
    Discusses new study on cravings and restricting foods.

    “How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label”
    From the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

    “15-year Study Links Fast Food to Obesity”
    Sarah Boseley, health editor
    The Guardian (Friday, December 31, 2004)
    Very extensive report if you have the time to sift through it all.

     

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