Chapter 4 Section 5

  ­¹ª«»PÀç¾i  Food and Nutrition

American Dietetic Association

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: American Dietetic Association.
  • Fact sheets about proper diet and links to both consumer and professional Web sites.

American Society for Clinical Nutrition

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: American Society for Clinical Nutrition.
  • Press releases about this professional society’s meetings and activities. Some links to other organizations?Web sites.

Arbor Nutrition Guide

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Dr. Tony Helman, an Australian physician and nutritionist.
  • A megasite with links to sites about food science, clinical nutrition, and cooking.
  • Click on the icons at the top of the page to see how rich this site is.
  • Links are annotated, and every link category has a “Pick of the Crop.?

CyberMacro

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Great Eastern Sun Natural Food Products.
  • Articles on the macrobiotic diet originating from the site’s discussion forums, recipes, and links to sites about macrobiotics and “natural health.?

Food Allergy Network

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Food Allergy Network, a nonprofit association that distributes information about food allergies, especially in children.
  • FAQs and recipes, and summaries of a few research studies on food allergies.
  • Online shopping for people with food allergies is provided.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: United States Department of Agriculture.
  • Dietary guidelines and links to information about nutritional composition of foods and restaurant items.

International Food Information Council Foundation

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: IFIC Foundation, which disseminates information about food science to consumers.
  • Articles about food safety and nutrition for consumers.

Nutrition Navigator

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Tufts University.
  • Megasite with reviews and ratings of hundreds of nutrition Web sites.
  • Has a handy search engine. For example, a search for “lactose intolerance?yielded more than 800 annotated and rated results.
  • Resources are categorized to meet the interests of parents, women, children, professionals, and people with special nutritional needs.

VegSource Interactive

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Medical professionals interested in health vegetarian nutrition.
  • Extensive discussion boards on aspects of vegetarianism, an online magazine, and a recipe directory.
  • Click on “VegCentral?to see categorized links that are rated by popularity.

  Åé¾A¯à»P¥Í¦s  Fitness and Exercise

atozfitness

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Lewis Wolk.
  • Fitness and bodybuilding links.

Fitness Find

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Fitness Find.
  • Links to many resources on exercise and nutrition.

Workout.com

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Workout.com, Inc. Extensive information about different exercises, categorized by fitness goal. Many of the exercises have brief how-to videos. Site requires free registration.