Recommended Web Sites
Recommended Web SitesThanks to the world wide web a limitless amount of information is now available to us without ever leaving home. Although it has never been easier to access such a variety of resources, surfing the internet is sometimes an overwhelming task. How do you decipher a "good" web site from a "bad" one? How can you tell that the information you view on the screen is accurate? Often times it is impossible to know. This issue is especially relevant when dealing with matters of your own or a loved one's health. Although no internet site should replace the advice obtained from a health professional, we have found the following web sites to be particularly useful in learning more about nutrition and wellness. Simply click on the hyperlinks below and explore!
"The Tufts
University Nutrition Navigator is the first online rating and review guide
that solves the two major problems Web users have when seeking nutrition
information: how to quickly find information
best suited to their needs and whether to trust the information they find
there. The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is designed to help
you sort through the large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and
find accurate, useful nutrition information you can trust." The
website is managed by the Tufts University Center on Nutrition Communication,
School of Nutrition Science and Policy and is underwritten by a grant from Kraft
Foods, Inc.
"Cyberdiet features a vast array of nutritional information, interactive tools, discussion groups, and more to help users reach their goals. The information on Cyberdiet is peer-reviewed, submitted by licensed Registered Dietitians as well as other healthcare providers. Founded in 1995 by Timi Gustafson, RD, and Cynthia Fink, Cyberdiet has grown into one of the premiere diet and nutrition web sites on the Internet, hosting over 7,500,000 page views a month."
The material found on the mayoclinic.com site "is developed and/or reviewed by Mayo Clinic physicians and researchers...all material is grounded in scientific research and the collective wisdom of practicing physicians at Mayo Clinic. All material is dated so you can tell when it was placed on the site. All material is reviewed annually to ensure that it is still accurate and appropriate."
The official website of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Under the Healthy Lifestyles section, visitors of the site can read about Daily Nutrition & Healthy Living Tips, access a variety of nutrition fact sheets, learn about current Nutrition and Health campaigns, and peruse their Dieting for Dummies section. In addition, one can even search for a registered dietitian in their community.
"The National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is one of four National Libraries in the United States. NAL is a major international source for agriculture and related information. This Web site provides access to NAL's many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions."
A commercial website, webmd.com provides a variety of information about health and wellness, including food and nutrition.
This website is designed to provide you with the latest information about safe weight management, healthy eating, increased activity and physical fitness.
A site designed for health professionals, www.arborcom.com
provides material in the areas of nutrition
in medicine, nutritional diseases and high risk groups. The section Applied
Nutrition provides resources in areas such as dietetics, public health, lay
and patient information, alternative medicine, nutrition education, journals and
multimedia. Food Science contains links on food
composition, food science and food safety, while Food has material on
eating and dining, the food industry and food service material In addition, Searching
will guide you to general and nutrition search engines and lists. Home Pages
has links to universities, government and private nutrition organizations.
AICR is the cancer charity that fosters research on diet and cancer prevention and educates the public about the results.
