Useful Links
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General Nutrition
- American
Dietetic Association
This site provides solid nutrition information
on a variety of topics with nutrition fact sheets, position papers,
nutrition reading lists, topic bibliographies, and information on
pursuing a career in nutrition.
- American
Diabetes Association
Nutrition
& Recipes
This site provides helpful nutrition for people with diabetes including
strategies to make healthy food choices, healthy recipes, exchange
lists, and frequently asked questions.
- American
Academy of Pediatrics
This site provides information on parenting
and child health. Bright
Futures Nutrition Family Fact Sheets are available for health
professionals to provide families with information concerning their
child's nutrition.
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American Academy of Family Physicians
Food
& Nutrition
This site provides information on general nutrition and child nutrition
topics for consumers.
Available in Spanish
This
site provides links to all of the major CNPP projects, including The
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, The Food Guide Pyramid, and The Interactive
Healthy Eating Index. Brochures can be printed for free or ordered in
bulk.
- Center
for Disease Control and Prevention
Nutrition
Topics
This site provides helpful information on a variety of nutrition topics.
In addition, nutrition statistical information can be found in the National
Center for Health Statistics with downloadable nutrition surveys
and government reports. Available in Spanish.
This
site provides a great deal of information regarding Dietary Supplements,
Food Composition, Dietary Guidelines, and The Food Guide Pyramid.
Food,
Nutrition, & Metabolism
This site provides information on general nutrition topics, nutrition
press releases and scientific resources. Available in Spanish.
- Nutrition.gov
This site provides a variety of nutrition-related
materials from various US government agencies. including updates on
government-sponsored nutrition programs, food safety legislation,
and health statistics.
- International
Food Information Council Foundation
This site provides health professionals
and consumers with balanced information on issues in nutrition and
food safety.
Michigan
Websites
- Michigan
Women, Infants, and Children
This site provides information on this
health and nutrition program including local WIC agencies, healthy
eating tips for women and children, breastfeeding, and frequently
asked questions.
- Michigan
Dietetics Association
This site provides information on general
and childhood nutrition along with listing of Michigan Dietitians.
- Michigan
Team Nutrition
This site provides information on the
Team Nutrition Initiative to improve school meals and improve food
choices and physical activity in children. Nutrition education materials
and lesson plans for children available.
- Mfit
(University of Michigan Community Nutrition)
This
site provides nutrition education materials, healthy recipes, cooking
classes, and general nutrition information for consumers.
- The
Infant Feeding Series: TIFS
Early prevention of overweight: Development of an intervention
to improve feeding practices with infants of limited-income mothers.
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