Nutrition Links and Resources

Careers in Dietetics

Pennsylvania Dietetic Association www.eatrightpa.org/students/index.htm

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics         www.eatright.org/students

Professional Nutrition Organizations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics             www.eatright.org

Pennsylvania Dietetic Association       www.eatrightpa.org

Central PA Dietetic Association           www.eatrightcpda.org

Lehigh Valley Dietetic Association    www.eatrightlehighvalley.org

Philadelphia Dietetic Association            www.eatrightphiladelphia.org

Pittsburgh Dietetic Association               www.eatrightpittsburgh.org

Cancer

American Cancer Society             www.cancer.org

American Institute for Cancer Research        http://www.aicr.org/

National Cancer Institute           www.nci.nih.gov

The Regional Cancer Center           www.trcc.org

Complementary & Alternative Nutrition

National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/

Quack watch (Dr. Stephen Barrett)        www.quackwatch.com

Consumer Health Related Organizations

American Heart Association           www.americanheart.org

Celiac Sprue Association           www.csaceliacs.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  www.cdc.gov

International Food Information Council Foundation   www.ific.org

My Plate (replaced Food Pyramid)     http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

National Dairy Council           www.nationaldairycouncil.org

National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute          www.nhlbi.nih.gov

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases www.niddk.nih.gov

National Osteoporosis Foundation           www.nof.org

Weight control Information Network   http://win.niddk.nih.gov/

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association         www.diabetes.org

Diabetes Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html

National Diabetes Education Program           www.ndep.nih.gov

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse  diabetes.niddk.nih.gov

Food Safety

Fight Bac! Partnership for Food Safety Education     www.fightbac.org

Food Safety Alerts  http://www.foodsafety.gov/index.html

Food Safety Charts  http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/index.html

USDA Food Safety Fact Sheets http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/index.asp

USDA Food Safety Information Center  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/home/index.asp

USDA Food Safety Education for Kids and Teens http://www.fsis.usda.gov/food_safety_education/for_kids_&_teens/index.asp

Healthy Nutrition for Adults

Dietary Guidelines            www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines

Healthy People 2020           www.healthypeople.gov

My Plate (replaced Food Pyramid)     http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

Nutrition           www.nutrition.gov

Healthy Nutrition for Infants, Children and Teens

Kids and Teens Health  http://kidshealth.org/

My Food Guide Pyramid for Kids www.mypyramid.gov/kids

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development  www.nichd.nih.gov

The Overweight Child http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/over_child.htm