Carleton College - Fitness Center

Fitness and Nutrition Information

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Links to Nutrition Related Information

Balanced Diet || Energy Balance, Body Composition, and Obesity || Nutrition for Exercise || Vitamins and Minerals
Bone Health || Miscellaneous Information || Nutritious Recipes

 

Balanced Diet:

USDA Food Guide Pyramid and Information
http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html
Pyramid basics.

How to Read a Food Label
http://nutrition.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Read_Food_Label0962934410.htm
Good information.

Basic Digestion and Physiology Information
http://biology.about.com/library/organs/bldigestive.htm
Another presentation of essentially the same information found in lecture. Some additional detail.

Importance of Hydration
http://www.ntrnet.net/~less/u18/hydratio.htm
Guidelines on drinking for exercise.

Energy Balance, Body Composition, Obesity:

Body Composition
http://Sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/body_comp/index.htm
Good set of links on body composition.

Body Composition: Facts, Measurement etc.
http://campusrec.arizona.edu/programs/wellness/body.html
Facts, measurement information, and more.

Difference Between Obese and Overweight
http://www.xenical.com/yourweight.asp
Information on obesity, including BMI calculator.

Obesity Facts, Definitions, Statistics
http://www.coloradohealthnet.org/obesity/obs_stats.html
General information on obesity.

Nutrition for Exercise:

Vitamins and Minerals:

Vitamins and Minerals
http://www.vitamin-facts.com
Good information on both vitamins and minerals.

Vitamins and Minerals
http://www.wvda.org/nutrient
Good resource

Bone Health:

Osteoporosis Facts
http://www.osteo.org/osteofastfact.html
Good resource on osteoporosis.

Bone Health Information
http://www.osteo.org/health.html
Good resource on bones.

Miscellaneous:

U.S. Public Health Service/Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/phs200
New broad-based site designed to get the best available science into the hands of the public. Site contains videos, games, exhibits, and a downloadable screensaver.

Fast Food Facts (Nutrition Information)
http://www.kenkuhl.com/fastfood/
Good resource on fast food.

American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org
Contains links to many health related sites, food safety information, resources, and government information.

Nutrition at About.com Index of Information
http://nutrition.about.com
Interesting index of all kinds of nutrition information.

Fruit Nutrition Facts
http://www.thefruitpages.com/contents.shtml
Good resource for fruit information.

Food Safety Project
http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/pages/families/fs
Thorough resource for food safety information and publications from Iowa State University.

Nutrition and Alcohol: Index of Information
http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/nutrition/index.htm
Alcohol and nutrition resource.

Facts about Dietary Supplements - NIH
http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/supplements/intro.html
Good information on supplements.

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org
BMI calculator, diabetes, heart, stroke, obesity, cholesterol, nutrition, and exercise information.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
http://www.ajcn.org
A searchable database of all articles and abstracts.

USDA
http://www.nal.usda.gov
Dietary guidelines, food pyramid, recipes, kid specific nutritional information.

Nutrition Fact Sheets
http://www.eatright.org/nfs
Very good, quick references.

Phys. Nutrition
http://www.phys.com
Simple self-analysis tools and calculators for BMI, body fat %, health risk, protein, fat caloric, and carbohydrate needs, and more.

American Society for Nutritional Sciences
http://www.faseb.org/asns
National Organization related to nurition research. Includes a list of graduate programs.

Recipes:

Cafe Creosote
http://www.cafecreosote.com
Lowfat, ethnic, vegetarian, and regular recipes with pictures and nutritional information.

Meals For You
http://www.mealsforyou.com
Recipes with nutritional information, meal plans for low cal, vegetarians, diabetics, etc.

 

 

 

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Last modified Tuesday, 18-Feb-2003 09:50:10 CST
by: Aren Wish