Nutrition

• Background
  • Healthy Eating Index
  • Food Guide Pyramid
  • 2000 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Resources
  • Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA)
  • Food and Nutrition (USDA)
  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • Nutrition Links (Hardin MD: University of Iowa)
  • Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
    Leading non-profit national organization established in 1970 to fight hunger and malnutrition.
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH)
  • Food and Nutrition Information Center
  • Obesity Meds & Research News
    Provides medical information on the latest research on the causes and cures for obesity.
  • Meridia
    This site includes information for consumers on weight management by providing tips on eating and exercise. Sponsored by Knoll Pharmaceutical Company.
• Analysis
  • Fat of the Land: The Obesity Epidemic (Michael Fumento, Viking, 1997)

Physical Fitness/Exercise

• President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, DHHS
• American Sports Medicine Institute