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Chapter 9: Nutrition, Exercise, and Weight Management
The Food and Nutrition Information Center contains more than 2,000 links and articles to current and reliable nutrition information.
USDA: Food and Nutrition Information Center
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The website of the Harvard School of Public Health offers information on nutrition and exercise. Included are explanations of the importance of micro- and macro-nutrients, where these nutrients are found, an alternative food pyramid, and an explanation of the importance of regular exercise.
Harvard School of Public Health: Nutrition Source
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The International Food Information Council has thoughtful, well-written articles about nutrition, the U.S. obesity epidemic, and dietary fats. Many of the articles provide a historical context for their subject.
International Food Information Council
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The NHLBI`s section on overweight, obesity and exercise features weight-loss strategies, the results of recent studies, and links to current obesity- and overweight-related clinical trials.
National Heart, Lungs, and Blood Institute
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This is the website of the DHHS`s President`s Council on Fitness and Sports.
The President`s Council on Fitness and Sports
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This website contains the Surgeon General`s report on physical activity and health as well as fact sheets summarizing important information about women and physical activity, and about the links between morbidity, mortality, and physcial health.
CDC: Surgeon General`s report on physical activity and health
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Organized by former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, this non-profit organization aims to educate the public about the importance of weight control and regular exercise.
Shape Up America
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The Melpomene Institute, founded in 1982, helps girls and women of all ages link physical activity and health through research, publication and education.
Melpomene
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WorldHunger.org has links to recent news articles about world hunger and malnutrition, fact sheets, and referrals to outreach organizations where users can volunteer or donate to help fight world hunger.
World Hunger Education Service
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