Web Resources and Links

Nutrition Links

• American Dietetic Assoc. Food and Nutrition - Information from the American Dietetics Association includes nutritional fact sheets, recipes and reading lists.
• American Diabetes Association, Food and Fitness Page - Learn to about healthy eating and fitness as it pertains to diabetics, but is beneficial for everyone.
• Calorie Counter - A free database of over 45,000 foods brand name and generic.
• Dr. Andrew Weil's Anti-inflammatory Food Pyramid - An outsline of food choices that support an anti-inflammatory diet can help counteract the chronic inflammation that is a root cause of many serious diseases.
• Fitness Institute of Texas - UT Austin Department of Kinesiology offers complete body composition, aerobic, calorie and muscular assessments for reasonable rates.
  
• National Institutes for Health - Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Online DASH Diet Book - Recommended for patients with heart disease, high blood pressure and anyone else seeking better health through diet.
• Heart Healthy Cooking - Recipes to stay young at heart.
• Weight Loss Tips - Suggestions on sticking to your healthy diet.
  
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) -
  • Nutrition Page - Nutrition information for diabetes, renal & weight loss.
    
• Office of Dietary Supplements - Learn about dietary supplements, including botanicals and how to use them safely. Search IBIDS for dietary supplement article citations and abstracts on research.
  
• Tufts Nutrition Navigator - A rating guide to nutrition websites for different populations (i.e. women, men, elderly, etc.).
• Superfoods RX Based on the best selling book, this company now sells foods rich in antioxidants in an effort to reverse the unhealthy trends in diet.
• USDA Food and Nutrition, Dietary Health - This site provides links to various government guidelines for nutrition.
  • My Pyramid - New customized food pyramids and related information.
  • Animated My Pyramid Tour
  • Food Tracking Worksheet - Choose a worksheet by your desired caloric intake. Calculate your desired daily caloric intake.
  • National Nutrient Database - Search the nutrient database to learn more about the average nutritionalcontent (protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and more) in terms of common household food and measures.