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Web sites
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html
 The National Institutes of Health and National Library of Medicine site on nutrition includes links to recent nutrition related news, overviews of nutrition policy, tools to help you assess your nutrition knowledge and links to other reputable sites that set and interpret science based nutrition policy.
www.dietitian.com
If you want weight-related nutrition advice, this site puts it in a question and answer format. Tools include a Healthy Body Calculator which gives information on a healthy body-weight range, BMI calculation and personalized information for counting calories, fat grams, vitamins and minerals.
www.fitday.com
The perfect site for you if you want to use a food log, track your activity level and your weight on-line.
www.intelihealth.com
Offers healthy living information from a number of organizations including the Harvard Medical School and the National Institutes of Health.
www.mayoclinic.com
Check out the Healthy Living Centers link for comprehensive food and nutrition information.
www.nutrition.gov
A searchable site that provides information on topics including food safety, dietary supplements, lifecycle issues and health management.
Magazines/Newsletters
Cooking Light. Great resource for recipes and fitness tips. Web site: www.cookinglight.com
Nutrition Action Health Letter. Highlights the best and the worst of the American way of eating with thoughtful and engaging science based articles. Web site: www.cspinet.org
Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter. Find out about the research behind current health and nutrition trends. Web site: www.healthletter.tufts.edu
The Berkeley Wellness Newsletter. A newsletter of nutrition, fitness and self-care.
Web site: www.berkeleywellness.com
Books
Cleveland Clinic Healthy Heart Lifestyle Guide and Cookbook: Featuring More than 150 Tempting Recipes (2007).
by Bonnie Sanders Polin, Frances Towner Giedt, Frances Towner Giedt, Bonnie Sanders Polin, Steven E. Nissen.
Being Vegetarian for Dummies (2001). by Suzanne Havala.
Eat Out, Eat Right!: A Guide to Healthier Restaurant Eating (2003). by Hope S. Warshaw.
Healthy Crockery Cookery (1998). by Mable Hoffman.
American Heart Association Meals in Minutes Cookbook: Over 200 All-New Quick and Easy Low-Fat Recipes (2002).
by AHA Staff
New Mayo Clinic Cookbook (2006). by Mayo Clinic Editors, Maureen Callahan, Jennifer Nelson, Cheryl Forberg, She Giblin
Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook (2003). by Nancy Clark
HealthChequesTM: A Self-Monitoring System (refill logs): A food and activity log that can be purchased on-line at www.appletree-press.com
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Web sites
 www.collagevideo.com
This site has over 700 exercise videos, DVD’s and audio tapes that you can order on topics ranging from aerobics, toning, step, pilates, stretching and yoga. Includes accurate, detailed descriptions of each item.
www.acefitness.com
ACE is a nonprofit fitness certification and education provider. This site offers both fitness tips and healthy eating ideas.
www.fitday.com
This site provides you a free web account where you can track your fitness goals, food, physical activity and exercise on-line.
www.runnersworld.com
An excellent resource for shoe information, location of specialty running stores, training and general running information.
www.sitandbefit.com
This site has a variety of videos focused on improving the quality of life of older adults and/or physically limited individuals through safe and effective exercises. It even gives a list of which videos are recommended to use for different medical conditions.
Books
Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running: The Best Advice to Get Started, Stay Motivated, Lose Weight, Run Injury-Free, Be Safe, and Train for Any Distance 2002. by Dagny Scott, Dagny Scott Barrios.
Your Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge: At the Gym, on the Mat, and on the Move 2005. Brooke Siler.
ACSM Fitness Book: A Proven Step-by-Step Program from the Experts (2003). American College of Sports Medicine Staff.
Fitness Walking (2005). Iknoian, Therese.
Strong Women Stay Young (2005). Nelson, Miriam E.
Fitness Weight Training (2005). Thomas R. R. Baechle, Roger W. Earle, Roger W. Earle.
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Questions or problems?
Contact Marcia Hayes, the Keep It Off Project Manager,
at Marcia.G.Hayes@HealthPartners.com or 952-967-6778.
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