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Fitness & Nutrition
Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov
Great collection of sites on nutritional information assembled by the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC), an information center at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), United States Department of Agriculture. It features resources on cooking, recipes and canning, practical tools such as body mass calculators, and a wealth of topical information ranging from anorexia to weight management
Subjects: Fitness & Nutrition
My Pyramid
http://www.mypyramid.gov
The United States Department of Agriculture wants you to know how to eat and live healthy. To that end, this searchable site will help you design your own therapeutic eating and exercise plans. It includes links to many other useful sites dealing with dietary guidelines, nutritional labeling, food safety, and more.
Subjects: Fitness & Nutrition
Nutrition Source
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/index.html
Designed to provide members of the medical community and the public with the most up-to-date information on diet and nutrition. You can navigate via subject tabs or search by keyword. Created and maintained by the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Subjects: Fitness & Nutrition
Office of Dietary Supplements
http://ods.od.nih.gov
Maintained by the National Institutes of Health, the ODS supplies users with information on dietary supplements, nutrient recommendations and a portal to database resources. Searchable at the homepage and also within its specialized research databases.
Subjects: Fitness & Nutrition
American Council on Exercise
http://www.acefitness.org
The American Council on Exercise is a nonprofit organization committed to enriching quality of life through safe and effective physical activity. You'll find a host of exercise tips, healthy recipes, exercise guides and a complete free exercise library for instruction on how to properly get fit and avoid injury. While it cannot be searched, the website is well-designed, so that resources are easy to find.
Subjects: Fitness & Nutrition
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