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Tufts University Nutrition Navigator: A Ratings and Review Guide to Nutrition Websites.
A rating and review guide of nutrition websites. This site is "designed to help you sort through the large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and find accurate, useful nutrition information you can trust."
http://navigator.tufts.edu

Medscape
http://www.medscape.com


Health and Disease

Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Online - Q&As about food allergies, including origins, symptoms, and testing.
http://www.allergy.mcg.edu/Advice/foods.html

American Cancer Society - Look for the latest cancer news, research progress, programs, events, available publications, and other resources.
http://www.cancer.org

American Diabetes Association - Diabetes information, research updates, Internet resources, risk factors, recipes, and volunteer and support opportunities.
http://www.diabetes.org/

American Heart Association Food and Nutrition - Search the American Heart Association's homepage for reliable information and the latest news. Includes an Interactive Risk Assessment.
http://www.amhrt.org

Breast Feeding Advocacy Page - Provides education on breastfeeding.
http://www.clark.net/pub/activist/bfpage/bfpage.html

Cancer Prevention and Control Program - Cancer Prevention and Control Program is part of the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dcpc/dcpchome.htm

Cardiovascular Information - This site is maintained by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Center for Science in the Public Interest - The Center for Science in the Public Interest is a nonprofit education and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply and on reducing the health problems caused by alcohol.
http://www.cspinet.org/

Children and Diabetes - Basics of diabetes, food and diet issues, and available resources. Serves as an online community for individuals and families living with Type 1 diabetes.
http://www.castleweb.com/diabetes/

Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Every few years the U.S. Department of Agriculture modifies the national nutrition guidelines in response to new research. This site explains the current guidelines.
http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/dga/dguide95.html

Doctor's guide to Allergies - Broad site provides extensive array of links to issues in the news, medical news and alerts, allergy information, discussion groups, newsgroups, and related sites.
http://www.pslgroup.com/ALLERGIES.HTM

Duke University: Diet & Fitness Center - Weight management, lifestyle changes, and medical regulations are the focuses of this center at Duke University.
http://www.cfl.duke.edu/(pq321i55skgfvkn15d4nal45)/dfc/home/index.aspx

Duke University: Alcohol and Health Page - This Duke University site outlines the hazards of alcohol. Several charts on the effects of drinking, the relationship of alcohol to body weight and blood alcohol content are included in this text-only page.
http://h-devil-www.mc.duke.edu/h-devil/drugs/alcohol.htm

Food Allergy and lntolerances - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health describes food allergy symptoms and how allergic reactions work.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/food.htm

National 5 a Day - Five a Day for Better Health is a national nutrition program sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. It is designed to encourage Americans to eat five or servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Links take you through the site, which presents details about the fruit and vegetable industries, recipes and tips, and corresponding state programs.
http://www.5aday.gov/

Patient Information Documents on Nutrition and Obesity - Patient information on nutrition and obesity is presented by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a division of the National Institutes of Health. An array of links connects to related information on binge eating disorder, dieting and gallstones, gastric surgery for severe obesity, physical activity and weight control, prescription medications for the treatment of obesity and other topics.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/NutritionDocs.html

Step by Step: Eating to Lower Your High Blood Cholesterol - The National Institutes of Health presents the latest news and information.
http://www.nih.gov/news/

Sports and Exercise

Creatine: A Review of Its Uses in Sports - Dr. Clark, University of Oxford, provides a very thorough description of creatine and its role in athletics.
http://www.hononline.com/creatrevofit.html

Gatorade Sports Science Institute - The Gatorade Sports Science Institute provides information targeted toward athletic trainers, physicians, coaches, nutritionists, and anyone interested in medicine, sports nutrition, and exercise science.
http://www.gssiweb.com/

Men's Nutrition Page - Information on nutrition, weight control, sports nutrition, and nutrition and the elderly. This site is maintained by Healthtouch Online.
http://www.healthtouch.com/

Penn State Sports Medicine Newsletter Homepage - A monthly publication of the Center for Sports Medicine at Pennsylvania State University, is written for a general audience and includes up-to-date, authoritative information on sports safety, sports nutrition, and exercise for general health.
http://cac.psu.edu/~hgk2/index.html

The Physician and Sports Medicine Online - Read about nutrition, exercise, injury prevention, and fitness at this site from Physician and Sports Medicine Online, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
http://www.physsportsmed.com/index.html

Shape Up America - Shape Up America, offers credible, science-based health messages on nutrition, weight management and physical fitness.
http://www.shapeup.org/sua/index.html

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