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Tips about how you and your family can incorporate good nutrition and regular exercise into your lives.

Web Resources

Diet and Nutrition

• The official Nutrition and Physical Activity site produced by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. There are many links at this site where you can find information about diet and health, obesity in America, and physical activity recommendations



• American Heart Association gives you information about how to eat healthy. Here you can read about dietary recommendations to live a healthy lifestyle, get tips for healthy food shopping, and get heart healthy recipes



• How you can make your diet a HEART HEALTHY diet.



• Look up information about different food groups, vitamins, minerals and dietary recommendations.
  
  
• Fruits and vegetables: 5 a Day Fruits and Vegetables. Learn about the benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables.



• Daily tips from the American Dietary Association for how to eat healthy

Nutrition Label

• http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html This site details all you need to know when you are looking at a food label



• http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/foodlabel/closer-look.jsp This site is a little more user friendly and describes the nutrition label.

Food Guide Pyramid

• http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/325/24100/329091.html?d=dmtContent This site describes a “healthy” food guide pyramid with useful links for weight management

Portion control and serving sizes

• http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/ This is a great site that teaches you about proper serving sizes and how you can control your portions



• http://www.5aday.gov/what/index.html for fruit and vegetable serving sizes



• http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/1/1671_50848 This site teaches you how you can determine the portion sizes of your favorite foods by using common items



• http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/rate-your-plate.jsp Want to know what your plate should look like during mealtimes? This is a great site that makes meal planning as easy as pie

Seasonal fruit and vegetable websites

• http://www.5aday.gov/recipes/savor_the_season This site gives you information about when certain fruits and vegetables are in season



• http://www.cfap.org/afs_temp3.cfm?topicID=454 This site is made especially for the Northeast of the United States and gives a food guide pyramid highlighting foods that are local to the area

Smart shopping

• http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/parents/shop-smart.asp This website tells you all about what to look for when you are at the grocery story

Vegetarian resources

• http://www.vrg.org/ This site is great for vegetarians who want to learn about having a healthy diet. There is even a link for vegetarians who are diabetic

Meal Planning

• http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/menuplanner/menu.cgi This site helps you analyze what you eat. You can plug in the foods that you eat to see how many calories, grams of fat, and grams of carbohydrate there are in your meals

Healthy Recipes

• http://www.phytopia.com/index.htm This website contains recipes from all different categories, including vegetarian



• Want to know how you can make eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day easier…just click on http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5ADay/recipes/index.htm to get healthy and tasty recipes!



• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/syah/ offers recipes that are delicious and good for your heart

Health and Diseases

Heart Disease

• http://nhlbisupport.com/chd1/chdexp.htm This site tells you everything you need to know about heart disease



• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/latino/latin_pg.htm This site is in Spanish and gives information about heart disease



• At this site, you can sssess your risk of developing heart disease http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/calculator.asp?usertype=pub

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/index.html This site teaches you what you need to know about blood pressure, including preventing high blood pressure and what you should know if you have high blood pressure

Diabetes

• http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp This is the official website for the American Diabetes Association. Here you can find many resources to help manage your diabetes such as getting tips on food shopping, eating out, meal planning, and exercising

Cholesterol

• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbc/HBC_WhatIs.html Learn more about cholesterol at this site. Find out what cholesterol levels are healthy for you, how you can prevent high cholesterol, and what to do if you have high cholesterol.



• http://nhlbisupport.com/chd1/tlc_lifestyles.htm This site is “must see” for all who have high cholesterol levels. Here you can learn the simple changes you can make in your lifestyle to reduce you cholesterol level

Osteoporosis

• http://www.osteo.org/osteolinks.asp This is a great site where you can find out information about osteoporosis, what causes it, and how you can prevent it. This site also provides information in Spanish

Cancer

• http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics Get useful information about cancer at this site, such as different types of cancers, treatment options and support services



• http://5aday.nci.nih.gov/homepage/index_content.html This site is produced by the National Cancer Institute and it tells you how you can reduce your risk of developing cancer by eating more fruits and vegetables

Exercise and fitness

• http://www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/activeaging.htm This site offers great information about how you can exercise safely and properly



• http://www.acsm.org/pdf/Guidelines.pdf Here are some exercise guidelines set by the American College of Sports Medicine that you should follow when it comes to exercising



• http://www.fitness.gov/resources_factsheet.htm This site offers you some facts and statistics of how much exercise Americans should be getting, and how much they really are getting



• http://nhlbisupport.com/chd1/Tipsheets/cal-physactivity.htm This site gives you a tip sheet to help you figure out how many calories you burn by performing different physical activities

General Information about Health

• http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/ This site offers links about health information for specific populations, including different age groups and ethnicities



• http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/325/28911/328887.html?d=dmtContent This site gives you general information about livein g a healthy lifestyle

Weight Management and Obesity

• http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Family/obesity/whatis.html This site gives you important information about obesity, including the definition of obesity, the risks associated with obesity, and how you can determine your risk of becoming obese



• http://www.shapeup.org/bodylab/frmst.htm This site teaches you what you need to know about the risks associated with increased body fat



• http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) at this site

Nutrition and Health for Children

• http://www.kidnetic.com/ This is a great site for children where they can learn about healthy eating and becoming more physically active. This site offers many interactive games that makes learning fun for everyone in the family.



• http://kidshealth.org/ This site is a “must see” for everyone in the family. It offers links about health, nutrition and exercise for young kids, teens, and parents. It also has a link that states the information in Spanish.



• http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/nutrition-main.asp This is a great website for children that makes learning about nutrition and healthy eating lots of fun!



• http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/index_content.html This site is fun and interactive! It teaches young girls the importance of eating foods with calcium and exercising for healthy bones



• http://www.wellpoint.com/healthy_parenting/index.html This site is useful tool for parents who are concerned about their child’s weight and what can be done to help the child develop good eating habits.



• http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000008.html This website has links to many important topics relating to children and nutrition, such as childhood obesity and nutrition for the growth and development of children.



• http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/parents/main.asp Parents should visit this website to learn more about what the whole family can do to live a healthy lifestyle.



• http://www.shapeup.org/oap/entry.php Calculate your child’s BMI at this website

Women's Nutrition and Health

• http://www.4woman.gov/heart/ This site offers reliable health information for women everywhere. Topics that you can find more information on include heart disease among women, menopause and women’s health, pregnancy and breastfeeding.



• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/index.htm Here you can learn more about what can be done to stop heart disease among women. You can also click on the “En Espanol” link to read the information in Spanish.



• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/press/nhlbi_04_age_fact.pdf This site is gives details for women of all ages about how they can prevent heart disease



• http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1152.asp This site is for women who are pregnant or will become pregnant