Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Healthy Weight Management
New! MyPyramid Food Guidance System:
- OSU Extension MyPyramid Handout
- USDA News Release - "Johanns Reveals USDA's Steps to a Healthier You"
- Background Information - "The New Look and Messages of USDA's MyPyramid"
- Historical Perspective - 90 Years of Food Guides
- Food Guide System FAQ
- Video Overview (Windows Media)
Check out MyPyramid.gov for more information.
The Ohio State University Extension is a proud partner of Ohio Action for Healthy Kids. For more information, click here.
Helpful Nutrition, Physical Activity and Healthy Weight Management Links
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
http://www.eatright.org
This site provides in-depth and accurate nutrition information provided by the
professional association of registered dietitians.
American Obesity Association
http://www.obesity.org
This site offers educational and advocacy information related to obesity.
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
www.usda.gov/cnpp
This web site features the USDA Food Guide Pyramid, Dietary Guidelines for
Americans, Healthy Eating Index, consumer education materials, online pubs and a
wealth of data on the US food supply.
Child Care Nutrition Resource System
http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare
This site is a service of USDA. It is a useful resource for professionals
working with children. It contains information on food safety, nutrition, growth
charts, etc.
Dole 5-A-Day
http://www.dole5aday.com
This site educates kids, parents, and teachers about why fruits and vegetables
are so good for you.
E-answers
http://www.e-answersonline.org
This website provides answers to a variety of nutrition, food safety, and other
Extension system or Outreach-oriented subjects. The site also contains a
searchable database by keyword or subject.
FDA Food Labeling and Nutrition
www.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html
This Web site provides details about food and dietary supplement labeling
requirements for industry and consumers plus status of proposed changes, health
claims and other labeling issues. There is also a food label quiz.
Federal Citizen Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
This site offers access to hundreds of educational materials on health, food and
nutrition that have been published and reviewed by government agencies.
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/
Contains links to Dietary Supplements, Food Composition, Dietary Guidelines,
Food Guide Pyramid/Healthy Eating Index, and FNIC databases.
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/index.html
The National Agricultural Library provides this site. The site provides access
to bibliographies, databases, full text resources, resource lists and fact
sheets covering the topics of nutrition education, human nutrition and food
service management. It also features links to Healthy School Meals Resource
System, Food Stamp Nutrition Connection, etc.
Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov.health/default.htm
This website is a service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
International Food Information Council (IFIC)
http://ific.org
This site offers a lot of information on specific topics about nutrition and
food
safety, including obesity and weight management, functional foods, sugars and
low-calorie sweeteners to list a few.
Make Your Calories Count
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/labelman
This is an interactive online learning program that can also be
downloaded, that leads
consumers through a series of exercises about the food label to help them
explore the
relationship between serving sizes and calories. It also explains what
serving sizes, percentages, and daily values mean and how to use them when
choosing different foods.
MEDLINEplus
www.medlineplus.gov
This site is maintained by the National Library of Medicine. It assists you in
locating authoritative health information. Drug information is available form
the US Pharmacopeia via USPs Drug Information. Also available in Spanish.
MyPyramid.gov
www.mypyramid.gov
Take a look at the new USDA food guidance system, that replaced
the food guide pyramid.
National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine
www.iom.edu
This site provides reports on biomedical science, medicine and health. Dietary
Reference Intakes reports are among the Food and Nutrition projects.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
www.cdc.gov/nchs
This Web site is a rich source of information about the health of Americans.
Features include information on trends in aging, Fastats A to Z, growth charts
and Healthy People 2010.
National Institute of Health: Health Information Site
http://health.nih.gov/
This site now offers links to a wider range of NIH's valuable
resources, and gives readers the chance to test their health knowledge. Visitors
can access the popular "A to Z" listing of health topics, browse topics by body
location/systems, or use the main "Search" box. Users can also go to their
favorite health databases, such as Clinical Trials, MEDLINEplus, and PubMed.
Nutrition Facts Label Brochure
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/lab-gen.html
The Nutrition Facts Label brochure can be used by consumers and health professionals to teach consumers how to make healthier food choices.
Nutrition.Gov
http://www.nutrition.gov
This site contains information about food facts, health management, food safety,
nutrition resources, food assistance, and research information.
Nutrition Navigator
www.navigator.tufts.edu
Tufts University website -- Experts at Tufts quickly help you find nutrition
information you can trust by reviewing nutrition websites for content, then can
link you directly to that website. Search by keyword or browse by audience.
The Office of Dietary Supplements
http://ods.od.nih.gov/index.aspx
Information categories includes Health Info, Research programs and info, Grant
funding opportunities, and News and events. Fact sheets are available for
various dietary supplements.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food & Nutrition Page
http://www.usda.gov/
This site contains key information on nutrition, including links to the Dietary
Guidelines, MyPyramid Food Guidance System, Food Safety, Food Assistance and Food Security.
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
www.nal.usda.fnic/foodcomp
This Web site provides data for 6220 foods for up to 117 nutrients and food
components. You can either view the data or download the data files and
documentation in several formats for use later on your computer.
Vegetarian Resource Group
http://www.vrg.org
This site contains materials that provide news, nutrition information, links and
ideas for those interested in a vegetarian diet.