Resources

The following are some useful links related to nutrition  and wellness information. These are tools and databases that you can use for learning more about the subject of weight management.

Body Mass Index (BMI)  is a common measure used to determine your proper weight. You can input your height and weight and it automatically calculates your BMI:                                             http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/index.html

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm

If you are looking for calorie and nutrient information of specific foods, this is the place to go, the USDA nutrient info database: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

Research findings from NWCR: http://www.nwcr.ws/Research/published%20research.htm

Interactive menu planner: http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi

Comprehensive source of micronutrient information: http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/contentnuts.html

Free recipes (you can even make your personalized cookbook online): http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnparecipe/recipesearch.aspx

PUBMED: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez

MedlinePlus is a provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. It is a searchable database that provides access to a wide range of consumer-friendly as well as professional-level health information including fact sheets, journal articles, and news items. Also includes a medical encyclopedia: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

The Dietary Supplements Labels Database is from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. This is a product-based database that includes information on more than 2,000 brands of dietary supplements and their ingredients, uses, and manufacturers. It allows users to determine what ingredients are in specific brands and to compare ingredients in different brands: http://dietarysupplements.nlm.nih.gov/dietary/

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: http://www.ajcn.org/

Journal of Nutrition: http://jn.nutrition.org/

Nutrient Information: http://jn.nutrition.org/nutinfo/

Healthy Weight Network: http://www.healthyweightnetwork.com/journal.htm

International Journal of Obesity: http://www.nature.com/ijo/index.html

Journal of the American College of Nutrition: http://www.jacn.org/

Journal of the American Dietetic Association: http://www.adajournal.org/

Center for Science in the Public Interest: http://cspinet.org/nah/index.htm (Check out this excellent article on “extreme eating”: http://cspinet.org/nah/06_09/xtreme.pdf

Nutrition Insights (from the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion): http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/NutritionInsights.htm

The Obesity Society’s official journal (formerly known as Obesity Research): http://www.nature.com/oby/index.html

Today’s Dietician: http://www.todaysdietitian.com/index.shtml

Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter: http://www.tuftshealthletter.com/

Article on Obesity, Bias, and Stigmatization: http://www.obesity.org/information/weight_bias.asp