LibGuides: Patient & Family Health Information: Diet & Nutrition

Websites

Check out these websites to learn more:

Eat Right
Content provided by the American Dietetic Association.
From the site: "You realize the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and fitness habits. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and registered dietitian nutritionists, the food and nutrition experts, are here to help you find accurate information to support your healthful lifestyle."
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
This site is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Dietary guidelines, workshop information, and other reference resources for nutrition and health are made available through this site.
Everyday Healthy Living
Nutrition information provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
From the site: "A healthy diet can help protect you from heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer. Get tips on how to eat healthy on a budget, plan ahead to save time, and eat healthy away from home."
Content available in Spanish.

Books at the Library

What to Eat by Marion Nestle
Call Number: QU 145.5 N468w 2006; Consumer Health Collection
ISBN: 9780865477049
Publication Date: 2006-05-02
From Google Books: "How do we decide what foods to eat? In recent years, this simple question has become complicated beyond belief--as supermarkets have grown to warehouse size, and as the old advice to eat foods from four food groups has been overrun by questions about organic foods, hormones, pesticides, carbohydrates, trans fats, omega-3s, supplements, health claims, extreme diets, and, above all, obesity. Fortunately, Marion Nestle is here to tell us what's what."

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The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food and Nutrition Guide by Roberta L. Duyff; ADA Staff
Call Number: QU 145 D988a 1998; Consumer Health Collection
ISBN: 1565611608
Publication Date: 1998-06-01
From Google Books: "The American Dietetic Association has over 70,000 members and now the world's most authoritative source of nutrition information brings their expertise into every American home with this comprehensive volume of reliable answers to all your nutrition questions. Based on the latest USDA guidelines, this easy-to-use guide clarifies complex issues with real solutions to today's eating dilemmas. Filled with charts, graphs, sidebars, and illustrations, and with a comprehensive index to help you easily locate any topic."
American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition by William H. Dietz; Loraine Stern (Editor)
Call Number: WS 115 A512 1999, Consumer Health Collection
ISBN: 0375501878
Publication Date: 1998-12-29
From Google Books: "The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition is the most authoritative, easy-to-use, and comprehensive guide to children's diet and eating habits available. This state-of-the-art reference book was written under the direction of two prominent pediatricians, William H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P., and Loraine Stern, M.D., F.A.A.P., and extensively reviewed by an advisory panel of experts."

Nutrition Guide

For more quality information on diet and nutrition, check out our
Guide to Nutrition!

News from NetWellness

NetWellness is a non-profit consumer health web site. It is maintained by medical professionals at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio State University, and the University of Cincinnati.

You can visit the NetWellness home page at http://www.netwellness.com/