Nutrition & Dietetics: Health Promotion and Wellness Information

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics

Media involvement

Faculty and students discuss the Top 25 Diets with Ryan Leckey from WNEP.

To view the news clips - scroll across the horizontal video bar at the linked topic at Top 25 Diets 1, Top 25 Diets 2 and Top 25 Diets 3 to view the interviews.

National Associations

• The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics http://www.eatright.org/
• American Diabetes Association    http://www.diabetes.org/
• American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/
• American Medical Association  http://www.ama-assn.org/
• American Cancer Society  http://www.cancer.org/
• National Institute on Aging  http://www.nia.nih.gov/
• National Institutes of Health  http://www.nih.gov/
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute   http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
• National Osteoporosis Foundation   http://www.nof.org/

Community Nutrition

• National Health and Nutrition Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm
• Head Start's Nutrition page  http://www.nhsa.org/
• Head Start Nutrition Education Curriculum  http://www.bmcc.edu/Headstart/NECurriculum/
• Child Nutrition and Health    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
• Women, Infants and Children  http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/
• Child and Adult Care Food Program http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/care/
• Healthy People 2020 http://www.health.gov/healthypeople
• http://Thomas.loc.gov/ This site provides Bill Summary and Status, Bill text, and Public law by numbers. It is Legislative Information on the Internet that is a service of the Library of Congress.

Nutrition Education and Educational Resources

• Society for Nutrition Education  http://www.sne.org/
• USDA Nutrient Database   http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
• Fitday Free Web Based Nutrition Tracking  http://fitday.com/
• Fruits and Veggies Matter  http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/
• Food and Nutrition Information Center  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/index.html
• Mifflin St. Jeor BMR Estimation Calculator  http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html
• Linus Pauling Institute:  Micronutrient and Phytochemical Information Center  http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/
• RD 411  http://rd411.com/
• Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition  http://www.bellinstitute.com/
• My Plate (My Pyramid replacement)  http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

Clinical Nutrition

• American Society for Clinical Nutrition  http://www.faseb.org/ascn
• Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Requires access to Elsevier)  http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623017/description#description

Food Technology

• Institute of Food Technologists  http://www.ift.org/
• Institute of Food Science and Technology  http://www.ifst.org

Sports Nutrition & Exercise Science

• American College of Sports Medicine  http://www.acsm.org
• Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists  http://www.scandpg.org/
• National Strength and Conditioning Association  http://www.nsca.com/
• Gatorade Sports Science Institute  http://www.gssiweb.com/
• International Society of Sports Nutrition  http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/
• ExRx: Exercise and Muscle Directory  http://www.exrx.net/
• Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (open access) http://www.jissn.com/

Government Resources

• Center for Disease Control  http://www.cdc.gov/
• United Stated Department of Agriculture  http://www.usda.gov/
• Food and Nutrition Service (United States Department of Agriculture)  http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
• Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion  http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
• Food and Drug Administration  http://www.fda.gov/

Research Resources

• Google Scholar  http://scholar.google.com/
• PubMed  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
• Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism (open access)  http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/