Food and Nutrition
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The mission of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center is to define, through research, the role of food and its components in optimizing human health and in reducing the risk of nutritionally related disorders in the diverse population. More information on the mission can be found here. Highlights include the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference and the page on Food Surveys Products and Services, which has a number of publications, reports and tools such as: What We Eat ...
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/index.html
CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) takes a public health approach to address the role of nutrition and physical activity in improving the public's health and preventing and controlling chronic diseases. Includes information on maintaining a healthy weight, nutrition and more.
The USDA has unveiled the new food icon and website MyPlate, a simple way to conceptualize nutrition information. It replaces the Food Pyramid as the official icon representing U.S. Dietary Guidelines. It includes five clickable sections: fruits, grains, vegetables, protein, and dairy.
It also contains customized information based on audience (General Population, ...
Consumer Corner is a sub-site of the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC). It is aimed at the public and educators who work with them. There goal is to help locate find information on food and nutrition topics consumers most frequently ask about and link to the most trustworthy and up-to-date information from ...
www.fns.usda.gov/fns/corenutritionmessages/default.html
The Food and Nutrition Service has released a set of 16 nutrition education messages, supporting content (such as tips and recipes) and implementation guidance for use in the nutrition assistance programs.
www.cnpp.usda.gov/Dietaryguidelines.htm
The Dietary Guidelines are jointly issued and updated every 5 years by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS). They provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.
This website contains an updated section on Food and Nutrition with consumer health information relating to nutrition and food safety.
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The Food and Nutrition Information Center has been a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. It provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.
The gateway to government information about food safety, FoodSafety.gov includes Federal government, state and local information.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged
www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
This website from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contains information about the nutritional benefits of fruits and vegetables, as well as helpful tips and calculators designed to make it easier to incorporate them into your daily life. Includes Analyze My Plate ...
www.girlshealth.gov/nutrition/
Subsection of Girlshealth.gov focusing on nutrition information. Includes information on:
www.healthierus.gov/nutrition.html
The HealthierUS initiative is a national effort to improve people's lives, prevent and reduce the costs of disease, and promote community health and wellness. The site provides credible, accurate information about nutrition to help people live a healthier lives.
weblogs.nal.usda.gov/infofarm/archives/food_and_nutrition/in
This page from the National Agricultural Library includes the InfoFarm blog. It has up-to-date links to news and resources on topics such as Agritourism, Animals, Education, Farm Bill, Natural Resources & Environment, Plants and Crops, etc.
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Lifecycle Nutrition from the USDA contains links and resources aimed at providing nutritional information to the public about how nutritional requirements change throughout the human life cycle.
Topics include Infant Nutrition,
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's website for patients and their families and friends. They maintain a site on nutrition that includes nutrition information from a health perceptive. They have information on the basic components of nutrition, overviews of other resources, nutrition news, diagnosis/symptoms, specific medical conditions related to nutrition, health check tools, videos and more.
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FNS provides children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education. They help nearly one in five people. This site contains information about the programs they administer.
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nutrition/Pat
The National Cancer Institute mantains a page on Nutrition in Cancer Care. It includes information about:
www.cnpp.usda.gov/NutritionInsights.htm
Nutrition Insights are a brief examination of a current food or nutrition topic. These publications originated at CNPP in 1997. To date, there are 43 Nutrition Insights covering a variety of topics. Each is available as a downloadable PDF file.
www.cnpp.usda.gov/NutritionInsights.htm
Nutrition Insights are a brief examination of a current food or nutrition topic. These publications originated at CNPP in 1997. Each is available as a downloadable PDF.