Nutrition
Understanding Nutrition
- Food & Nutrition Information Center (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
- How to Read a Food Label (NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services)
- How to Understand & Use the Nutrition Facts Label (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
- NC Physical Activity & Nutrition Data Resources (NC Department of Health & Human Services)
- Nutrition (MedlinePlus)
- Organic Food Labels & Standards: The Facts (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Healthy Eating
- Adult Body Mass Index (BMI) Test (NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund)
- Down Home Healthy Cooking: Recipes & Tips for Healthy Cooking (National Cancer Institute)
- Healthy Eating: Tips for a Healthy Diet (HELPGUIDE.org)
- Sample 1200 Calorie & 1600 Calorie Menus (National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute)
- Steps to a Healthier You (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
- The Food Guide Pyramid (NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services)
Nutrition & Cancer
- Food and Fitness (American Cancer Society)
Nutrition & Diabetes
- Diabetes and Nutrition (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Nutrition & Heart Disease
- Calculate Your Personal Dietary Needs (American Heart Association)
- How You Can Lower Your Cholesterol Levels: Tip Sheet (National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute)
- Low-Cholesterol Recipes (American Heart Association)
- Reduce Salt in Your Diet (National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute)
Nutrition & Pregnancy
- Food Safety for Moms to Be (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
- Good Nutrition During Pregnancy (American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology)
- Vegan Nutrition in Pregnancy and Childhood (Vegetarian Resource Group)
- My Pyramid Plan for Moms (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Nutrition for Children & Teens
- BAM: Body & Mind: A Nutrition & Activity Resource for Teens (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
- Healthy Eating: A Nutrition Resource for Families and Children (Nemours Foundation)
- Helping Your Overweight Child (National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases)
- Go, Slow, and Whoa Foods: A Chart for Making Healthy Food Choices (National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute)
- Kids World-Nutrition (NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services)
Nutrition for Seniors
- Dietary Supplements: More is Not Always Better (National Institute on Aging)
- Good Nutrition: It's a Way of Life (National Institute on Aging)
Resources compiled by Jane Bahnson and Christie Silbajoris, Health Sciences Library at UNC-Chapel Hill and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Nutrition Research Institute at Kannapolis, NC.