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Nutrition & Obesity Links

The following resources have been compiled to give you access to as much relevant information as possible.

Professional Organizations

American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
American Dietetic Association: http://www.eatright.org
American Heart Association: http://www.americanheart.org
American Lung Association: http://www.lungusa.org
Center for Science in the Public Interest: http://www.cspinet.org/
Conservation International: http://www.conservation.org
Mayo Clinic: www.mayohealth.org
National Science Foundation: http://www.nsf.gov/ 
Worldwatch Institute: http://www.worldwatch.org/

Federal & International Agencies

Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov
Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov
Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/
Healthy People 2010: www.healthypeople.gov
National Clearing House for Drug and Alcohol Administration: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/
U.S. Department of Agriculture: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/en/

Recommended Reading List

The New Becoming Vegetarian: the Essential Guide to a Healthy Vegetarian Diet
Vesanto Melina, Brenda Davis, et al.
ISBN-13: 978-1570671449

Breast Cancer Prevention Diet: The Powerful Foods, Supplements, and Drugs That Can Save Your Life, Bob Arnot
ISBN-13: 978-0316051095

Choose to Lose: A Food Lover’s Guide to Permanent Weight Loss
Dr. Ron Goor & Nancy Goor
ISBN-13: 978-0395970973

Eating for Endurance
Ellen Coleman, RD, MA, MPH
ISBN-13: 978-0923521752

Helping Your Child Lose Weight the Healthy Way: A Family Approach to Weight Control
Judith Levine & Linda Bine
ISBN-13: 978-0806522838

Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals
Varro E. Tyler
ISBN-13: 978-0789028099

What Color Is Your Diet? (Paperback)
David Heber
ISBN-13: 978-0060988623

Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 3rd Edition
Nancy Clark, MS, RD
Human Kinetics, 2003

Natural Health, Natural Medicine: The Complete Guide to Wellness and Self-Care for Optimum Health 
Andrew T. Weil
ISBN: 0618479031

Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly Dean Ornish
ISBN: 0060959576

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
Walter C. Willett, P. J. Skerrett
ISBN: 0743223225

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works
Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch
ISBN: 0312321236

The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan : Feel Full on Fewer Calories
Barbara J. Rolls, Robert A. Barnett
ISBN: 0060932724

Food & Mood: The Complete Guide to Eating Well and Feeling Your Best, Second Edition 
Elizabeth Somer, Nancy Snyderman
ISBN: 0805062009

Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health
Marion Nestle
ISBN-13: 978-0520240674

What to Eat
Marion Nestle
ISBN-13: 978-0865477384

Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism
Marion Nestle
ISBN-13: 978-0520232921

Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
Brian Wansink
ISBN-13: 978-0553804348

Nutrition-Related Publications

Consumer Reports on Health
Box 56356
Boulder, CO  80322-6356
(800) 234-2188
www.consumerreports.org

Environmental Nutrition
52 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10024
(800) 829-5384
www.environmentalnutrition.com

Harvard Medical School Health Letter
Department of Continuing Education
25 Shattuck St.
Boston, MA  02115
www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters

Healthy Weight Journal
402 South 14th St.
Hettinger, ND  58639
www.healthyweightnetwork.com/hwj.htm

Mayo Clinic Health Letter
Subscription Services
PO Box 53889
Boulder, CO  80322-7857
(800) 333-9037
www.mayoclinic.com

Nutrition Action Health Letter
Center for Science in the Public Interest
1875 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009-5728
(800) 237-4874
www.cspinet.org/nah

Today’s Diet & Nutrition Magazine
3801 Schuylkill Road
Spring City, PA 19475-1529
Phone: 800-278-4400 or 610-948-9500
www.todaysdietandnutrition.com

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
PO Box 57857
Boulder, CO  80322-7857
(800) 274-7581
http://healthletter.tufts.edu

University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter
PO Box 420235
Palm Coast, Fl  32142
www.wellnessletter.com

Eating Well
823A Ferry Rd.
PO Box 1010
Charlotte, VT 05445
www.eatingwell.com
(802) 425-5700

Reliable, Searchable Databases for Nutrition & Wellness

Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/

MedLinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodandnutrition.html
Free Registration/Sign-in.

PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed
Free Registration/Sign-in

WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/health_and_wellness/default.htm

MedScapeToday
http://www.medscape.com/medscapetoday/resource
Free Registration/Sign-in.

Journal of Medical Internet Research
http://www.jmir.org/
Free with registration

MayoClinic.com – Healthy Living
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/HealthyLivingIndex/HealthyLivingIndex

Center for Science in the Public Interest
www.cspinet.org

Reliable, Searchable Sites For Dietary Supplements

The Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Treatment Center
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm

MedLine Plus Herbs and Supplements
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/herb_All.html

USDA Herbs & Spices
http://www.pl.barc.usda.gov/usda_supplement/supplement_home.cfm

FDA/CFSAN Dietary Supplements Warning & Safety Information
 http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/ds-warn.html

UC Berkeley Wellness Letter Guide to Dietary Supplements
http://www.wellnessletter.com/html/ds/dsSupplements.php

National Institutes of Health Dietary Supplements Fact Sheets     
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/Health_Information/Information_About_Individual_Dietary_Supplements.aspx

Botanicals Fact Sheets
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/Health_Information/Botanical_Supplements.aspx

Vitamins & Minerals Fact Sheets
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/Health_Information/Vitamin_and_Mineral_Supplement_Fact_Sheets.aspx

PDR Health Nutritional Supplement Index
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/index.shtml