Resources

At the Healthy Way Diet we believe in transparency. We advocate healthy weight loss and maintenance and a healthy approach to diet and lifestyle. With this in mind, we want you to feel comfortable with our information and our sources. In the spirit of full-disclosure, we have compiled some of our sources in the extensive list below.

RESOURCES

Alcohol

• University of Rochester: University Health Services, Health Promotion Office: Caloric Values of Alcoholic Beverages:

  http://www.rochester.edu/uhs/healthtopics/Alcohol/caloricvalues.html

• Effects of Alcohol on Dietary Health: Latest Alcohol Guidelines For Optimum Dietary Health:
  http://www.diet-i.com/alcohol-diet-health.htm

Brain Nutrition

• The Edge Effect: Eric R. Braverman, M.D.: Achieve Total Health and Longevity with the Balanced Brain Advantage: 2004/ Sterling Publishing co., Inc

• Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain: Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso: 1996 / Williams & Wilkins

• Krause’s Food and Nutrition Therapy: L. Kathleen Mahan MS RD CDE, Sylvia Escott-Stump MA RD LDN: 2007/Saunders

• Medical News Today: Take Folic Acid for Brain Health:
  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/61555.php

• The Independent: Jeremy Laurance: Folic Acid Sets Back Effects of Aging on the Brain by Five Years:
  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/folic-acid-sets-back-effects-of-ageing-on-the-brain-by-five-years-says-study-432767.html

• The Franklin Institute: The Human Brain:
  http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/fats.html

• Udo Erasmus, Ph.D.: Essential Fats for Brain and Nerve Function:
  http://www.florahealth.com/




• Integrative Medicine and Psychiatry: Ronald R. Parks, M.D.: Amino Acids and Other Considerations in Depression Evaluation: 
  http://www.macrohealthmedicine.com/amino_acids.html




• Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders: Nutrition and the brain:   
  http://www.minddisorders.com/Kau-Nu/Nutrition-and-mental-health.html




• Brain Food Versus Junk Food – Diet Affects You and Your Children (2008): iHealth Bulletin News: 
  http://ihealthbulletin.com/blog/2008/07/16/brain-food-versus-junk-food-diet-affects-you-and-your-children/




• FOX News: Vegetable-only diet ups risk for brain shrinkage:
  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,422767,00.html




• Scientific American: Rachael Moeller: Studies Suggest Antioxidants May Protect Against Alzheimer’s:  
  http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=studies-suggest-antioxida




• AltMD: Research on Alzheimer’s Disease Focuses on Antioxidants: Curcumin & Flavenoids:
  http://www.altmd.com/Specialists/Counseling-Hypnosis-Reiki-Holistic-Healing/Blog/Research-On-Alzheimers-Disease-Prevention-Focuses




• Elsa Colby-Morley Ed. D.,Ph.D.: Neurotransmitters and Nutrition:
  http://www.orthomolecular.org/library/jom/1983/pdf/1983-v12n01-p038.pdf

• Wendy Hodsdon (2006): Mental Health: Improve Your Outlook With A Healthy Diet: The Diet Channel: 
  http://www.thedietchannel.com/Diet-and-Mental-Health-Improve-Your-Outlook-with-a-Healthy-Diet.htm




• Tamara Lashchinsky: ADHD and ADD Symptoms Linked to Dopamine Deficiency in the Brain: 

  http://www.suite101.com/content/adhd-and-add-symptoms-linked-to-dopamine-deficiency-in-brain-a286502




• Integrative Psychiatry: Dopamine: Natural Ways to Increase Dopamine Levels:
  http://www.integrativepsychiatry.net/dopamine.html




• Neurogenesis: Glutamine: Amino Acid Precurser to GABA:  
  http://www.neurogenesis.com/Amino-Acids/glutamine.php




• Neurogenesis: Norephinephrine: Energy, Stimulation, Fight or Flight:
  http://www.neurogenesis.com/Neurotransmitters/norepinephrine.php

Body Fat

• USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion: Nutrition Insights: Body Mass Index and Health:
  http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/publications/nutritioninsights/insight16.pdf

• Body Fat Analyzing: Comparing Methods for Measuring Body Fat:

  http://new-fitness.com/body_fat_analyzing.html

• Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Samuel Klein, David B Allison, Steven B Heymsfield, David E Kelley, Rudolph L Leibel, Cathy Nonas, Richard Kahn: Waist circumference and cardiometabolic risk: a consensus statement from Shaping America’s Health: Association for Weight Management and Obesity Prevention; NAASO, The Obesity Society;The American Society for Nutrition; and the American Diabetes Association: 

  http://www.nutrition.org/media/news/fact-sheets-and-position-papers//Waist%20Circumference%20paper%20AJCN.pdf

  
  

  • Centers for Disease Control: About BMI for Adults:

    http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/index.html

  
  

  • Understanding Your Body Fat Percentage:   
    http://www.healthchecksystems.com/bodyfat.htm

  
  

  • MSNBC: Linda Carroll: Bye-bye BMI? Tape May Measure Obesity Better:

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14483512/ns/health-fitness/

  
  

  
  

  Carbohydrates

  • The Great Carbohydrate:

    http://5aday.webregpro.com/handouts/1B%20Biegel%20Jann%201.pdf

  
  

  • Department of Health and Human Services: Choose Carbohydrates Wisely:

    http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/food/pdfs/hhs_facts_carbohydrates.pdf

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Whole Grains: Hearty Options for a Healthy Diet:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/whole-grains/NU00204

  
  

  • National Academy of Sciences: Report Offers New Eating and Physical Activity Targets
    To Reduce Chronic Disease Risk: Dietary recommendations for carbohydrates:
    http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10490

  
  

  • Long Term Effects of Low-carb Diets: 
    http://www.carbs-information.com/health-effects-of-low-carb-diets.htm

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Weight Loss, Low Carb Diet: Could a low-carb diet give you an edge in losing weight? Help you keep weight off permanently? Here’s what you need to know about the low-carb diet:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-carb-diet/NU00279

  
  

  • Dr. Patrick Nemechek: Excess Carbohydrates Equals Lightheadedness and Fatigue:

    http://www.nemechekconsultativemedicine.com/?p=1281

  
  

  • Lance Armstrong Foundation: Side Effects of a High Protein & Low Carbohydrate Diet:
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/310456-the-side-effects-of-a-high-protein-low-carbohydrate-diet/

  
  

  Child and Teen Nutrition

  • Nutrition through the Life Cycle: Judith E. Brown, Janet Isaacs: 2008/Thompson-Wadsworth

  
  

  • Pediatric Basics: The Journal of Pediatric Nutrition and Development: Feeding Strategies for Older Infants and Toddlers:
    http://www.arslpedconsultant.com/documents/Relevant%20Reading/Ped%20Basics%20Feeding%20Gerber.pdf

  
  

  • Anne M. Fletcher and Holly Wyatt (2007): Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep it Off / Houghton Mifflin

  
  

  • USDA: How Food Away From Home Affects Children’s Diet Quality: Lisa Mancino, Jessica E. Todd, Joanne Guthrie, Biing-Hwan Linn: 
    http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/err104/err104.pdf

  
  

  • Medical News Today: Christian Nordqvist (2010): American Children Consuming Too Many Empty Calories:    
    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/203276.php

  
  

  • Harrison Wein (2010): Where Kids Get Their Empty Calories: National institutes of Health:
    http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/october2010/10252010emptycalories.htm

  
  

  • Osendarp SJ, Baghurst KI, Bryan J, Calvaresi E, Hughes D, Hussaini M, Karyadi SJ, van Klinken BJ, van der Knaap HC, Lukito W, Mikarsa W, Transler C, Wilson C; NEMO Study Group: Effect of a 12-mo micronutrient intervention on learning and memory in well-nourished and marginally nourished school-aged children: 2 parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled studies in Australia and Indonesia:
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17921387

  
  

  • Kids Food Guide Pyramid: Keep Kids Healthy:
    http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/nutrition/kids_food_guide_pyramid.html

  
  

  • Yvonne Wake (2007): Meal Deal: the Facts About a Balanced Diet: SuperNanny:

    http://www.supernanny.co.uk/Advice/-/Food-and-Nutrition/-/4-to-13-years/Meal-Deal-the-facts-about-a-balanced-diet.aspx

  
  

  • BBC Health: Nutritional Needs in Children:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/treatments/healthy_living/nutrition/life_children.shtml

  
  

  • Babycenter Medical Advisory Board review: Feeding Problems: Food Jags:
    http://www.babycenter.com/0_feeding-problems-food-jags_9196.bc

  
  

  Cooking Techniques

  • Athena Hessong: How to Roast Vegetables to Retain Nutrients:
    http://www.ehow.com/how_4870078_roast-vegetables-retain-nutrients.html

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Healthy Cooking Techniques:  
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-cooking/NU00201

  
  

  • Slow Cooking and Microwaving Vegetables:
    http://www.vegetableexpert.co.uk/PreparingAndCooking.html

  
  

  • Terrie Schultz: Loss of Nutrients When Vegetables are Cooked:

    http://www.brighthub.com/health/diet-nutrition/articles/44825.aspx

  
  

  • Self Nutrition Data: Nutritional Effects of Food Processing: 
    http://nutritiondata.self.com/topics/processing

  
  

  Dairy and Calcium

  • Shirley Gerrior, Judy Putnam, and Lisa Bente (1998): Milk and Milk Products: Their Importance in the American Diet:
    http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/foodreview/may1998/may98e.pdf

  
  

  • The World’s Healthiest Foods: Milk:
    http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=130#purchasequalities
  • Harvard School of Public Health: The Nutrition Source: Calcium and Milk: The Bottom Line:
    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/Calcium-and-milk/

  
  

  • Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University: Micronutrient Information Center: Calcium:
    http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/minerals/Calcium/
• • Ron Hoggon and Don Wiss: Factors That Inhibit Calcium Absorption:
    http://www.paleodiet.com/losspts.txt

  
  

  • Top 5 Ways to Have a Balanced Diet Without Dairy:
    http://foodallergies.about.com/od/dairy/tp/balanceddairy.htm Alan Aragon, M.S. Does Milk Really Do a Body Good? A nutritionist investigates the claims about the beverage:
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22349307/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/

  
  

  Diabetes

  • Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies: Frances Sizer, M.S., RD, FADA, Ellie Whitney, PH.D.: 11th Edition, 2007/Brooks Cole

  
  

  • Debra Manzella, R.N.: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes:
    http://diabetes.about.com/od/symptomsdiagnosis/a/obesity.htm

  
  

  • National Health Institute- UK: Ketosis:
    http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Ketosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx

  
  

  • Diabetes UK: What is Diabetes: 
    http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Introduction-to-diabetes/What_is_diabetes/

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Diabetes: Create your healthy-eating plan:      
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/diabetes-diet/DA00027

  
  

  • The Basics of a Healthy Diabetes Diet:             
    http://diabetes.webmd.com/diabetes-diet-healthy-diet-basics

  
  

  Diet Myths

  • Carol Eustice (2006): 15 Common Myths About Weight Loss, Nutrition, And Diet: About.com:
    http://arthritis.about.com/od/weight/a/weightlossmyths.htm

  
  

  • Jennifer Fields (2009): 10 Diet Myths That Won’t Go Away: That’s Fit:
    http://www.thatsfit.com/2009/12/03/diet-myths/

  
  

  • 10 Weight-Loss Myths that Can Ruin Your Diet (2006): The Today Show, Health:
    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/13897378/ns/today-today_health

  
  

  • Weight Control Information Network: Weight Loss and Nutrition Myths:
    http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/myths.htm#dietmyths

  
  

  • Lance Armstrong Foundation: Which Foods Promote Fat Burning?:
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/315110-which-foods-promote-fat-burning/

  
  

  • Diet Myths: ShapeFit, Get Into Shape, Stay Fit:
    http://www.shapefit.com/diet-myths.html

  
  

  • Dr Anjali Mukherjee (2010): Diet Myths: Onlymyhealth.com:
    http://www.onlymyhealth.com/HEALTH/lifestyle_article.page?locale=en_US&cid=1275894251&cls_id=1275894251&story_id=1275895013

  
  

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Weight Loss and Nutrition Myths: 
    http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/myths.htm

  
  

  • Rupali Gupta (2009): 10 Common Myths and Facts About Diet: Healthy Living:
    http://www.knowabouthealth.com/10-common-myths-and-facts-about-diet/688/

  
  

  
  

  Dietary Supplements

  • Mayo Clinic: Dietary supplements: Nutrition in a pill?:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/supplements/NU00198

  
  

  Disease

  • Prescription for Nutritional Healing: 4th Edition: Phyllis A. Balch, CNC: 2006/Avery Trade

  
  

  • Duthie S.J.: Berry phytochemicals, genomic stability and cancer: evidence for chemoprotection at several stages in the carcinogenic process:           
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17487926

  
  

  • Jonathan Cluett, M.D.: Does Weight Loss Help Symptoms of Arthritis and Joint Pain?:
    http://orthopedics.about.com/od/arthritis/f/weightloss.htm

  
  

  • Gloria Tsany, R.D.: Potassium and High Blood Pressure:
    http://www.healthcastle.com/potassium-high-blood-pressure.shtml

  
  

  • Betty Kovacs: Potential health problems that can be connected to eating barbequed and smoked meats:   
    http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=79870

  
  

  Eating Disorders

  • National Health Service UK: Eating Disorders:   
    http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Eating-disorders/Pages/Introduction.aspx

  
  

  • Emotional Eating: Feeding Your Feelings: WebMD:
    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/emotional-eating-feeding-your-feelings

  
  

  • Eating Disorders Treatment: What is Compulsive Eating Disorder:      
    http://www.eating-disorder.com/Eating-Treatment/Eating-Disorders/compulsive-eating.htm

  
  

  • Eating Disorder Institute: What are Neurotransmitters and How Do They Affect the Development of Eating Disorders:                 
    http://www.eatingdisorder-institute.com/?tag=neurotransmitters

  
  

  Fats and Oils

  • McGraw-Hill Science & Technology Encyclopedia (2005), Barron’s Food Lover’s Companion (2001),Columbia Encyclopedia (2010):            
    http://www.answers.com/topic/fats-and-oils

  
  

  • Body Ecology:The Six Benefits of Monounsaturated Fats:
    http://bodyecology.com/08/08/21/6_benefits_monosaturated_fats.php

  
  

  • American Heart Association: Monounsaturated Fats      :
    http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/FatsAndOils/Fats101/Saturated-Fats_UCM_301460_Article.jsp

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic Katherine Zeratsky, R.D.L.D. What Are the Health Benefits of Olive Oil?:   
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/AN01037
  • The Washington Post: Katherine Talmadge: So Saturated:  
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5980-2004Jun1.html

  
  

  • The CBS Interactive Business Network: The Best Breadspreads: Margarine Gets a Makeover:
    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0813/is_1_33/ai_n26753759/

  
  

  • Spread the Facts: What’s the Healthier Spread?                
    http://www.spreadthefacts.com.au/butter-or-margarine/whats-the-healthier-spread.html

  
  

  • Lance Armstrong Foundation: Monounsaturated Vs. Polyunsaturated Fat:

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/85085-monounsaturated-fat-vs.-polyunsaturated-fat/

  
  

  • Knowing Your Fats (2010): American Heart Association
    http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Knowing-Your-Fats_UCM_305976_Article.jsp

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Dietary Fats: Know Which Type to Choose:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fat/NU00262

  
  

  • National Health Service UK: What Are Trans Fats:  
    http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/2145.aspx?categoryid=51&subcategoryid=167

  
  

  • Archives of Neurology: Dietary Fats and the Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease:
    http://archneur.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/60/2/194

  
  

  • Food Standards Agency: Saturated Fat:
    http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/fss/fats/satfat/

  
  

  • MSN Health & Fitness: Rich Maloof:     
    http://health.msn.com/health-topics/cholesterol/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100143200

  
  

  • Dr. Andrew Weil, M.D.:
    http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA316479

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.:   
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/coconut-oil-and-weight-loss/AN01899

  
  

  • The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Marie-Pierre St-Onge and Aubrey Bosarge: Weight-loss diet that includes consumption of medium-chain triacylglycerol oil leads to a greater rate of weight and fat mass loss than does olive oil. http://www.ajcn.org/content/87/3/621.full

  
  

  • Food Exchanges
    Life Clinic: Personal Health Management: Food Guide Pyramid of the USDA: http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/nutrition/food-pyramid.asp

  
  

  • Understanding Food Serving Sizes: Healthtree.com:
    http://www.healthtree.com/articles/nutrition/serving-sizes/

  
  

  • The Food Exchange Diet Plan:                           
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/71810-exchange-diet-plan/

  
  

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Food Exchange List:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/fd_exch.htm

  
  

  Food Pyramid

  • Mypyramid.gov: United States Department of Agriculture:

    http://www.mypyramid.gov/

  
  

  • Harvard School of Public Health: The Nutrition Source, Food Pyramids: What Should You Really Eat:                              
    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid-full-story/index.html#intro

  
  

  Fruits & Vegetables

  • Health Guidance for Better Health: Sharon Hopkins, Importance of Fruits in Diet:

    http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/3427/1/Importance-Of-Fruits-In-Diet.html

  
  

  • Harvard School of Public Health: The Nutrition Source: Vegetables and Fruits: Get Plenty Every Day:                       
    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/vegetables-full-story/
  • Eating Fruits and Vegetables: How Many Fruits and Vegetables do you Need Each Day?:
    http://pediatrics.about.com/od/nutrition/a/05_fruit_veggie_5.htm

  
  

  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: How to Use Fruits and Vegetables to Help Manage Your Weight:
    http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/fruits_vegetables.html

  
  

  • Robert Whitham: Best Fruits and Vegetables to Help Boost Immune System:
    http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/587037/best_fruits_and_vegetables_to_help.html?cat=51Food

  
  

  • State of Delaware: Kathy Stroh, M.S., R.D.: More Fruits and Vegetables = More Calcium: 
    http://dhss.delaware.gov/dsaapd/more.html

  
  

  • Healthcare Information Directory: Fruit and Vegetable Diet:
    http://www.ihealthdirectory.com/fruit-and-vegetable-diet/

  
  

  • Ron Lagerquist: Fruit Diet, A temporary period of detoxification and cleansing:
    http://www.freedomyou.com/recipes/fruit%20diet.htm

  
  

  • Lance Armstrong Foundation: All Vegetable Diet for Fast Weight Loss:
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/301600-all-vegetable-diet-for-fast-weight-loss/

  
  

  Hormones

  • Scientific American: Patrick J. Bird, dean of the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida: Why does fat deposit on the hips and thighs of women and around the stomachs of men?:          
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-does-fat-deposit-on-t

  
  

  • The Pancreatic Hormones: How They Affect Fat Burning and Storage:

    Protein, Glucagon, and Insulin: Conscious Eating: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/foods35.php

  
  

  • Are You Taking Medications That Cause Weight Gain? Hormones That Prevent Weight Loss:
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/242042-hormones-that-prevent-weight-loss/

  
  

  Metabolic Body Typing

  • William L. Wolcott, Trish Fahey (2000): The Metabolic Typing Diet / Doubleday

  
  

  • Cathy Wong (2004): The Metabolic Typing Diet: About.com
    http://altmedicine.about.com/od/popularhealthdiets/a/MetabolicType.htm

  
  

  • Dr. Joseph Mercola: Nutritional Typing Test:
    http://nutritionaltyping.mercola.com

  
  

  • Protein Type Diet: Characteristics of your Metabolic Type:
    http://www.progesteronetherapy.com/protein-type-diet.html

  
  

  • Lance Armstrong Foundation: Diets for Fast Oxidizers:                 
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/219639-diets-for-fast-oxidizers/

  
  

  • Carbo Type Diet: Characteristics of your Metabolic Type:
    http://www.progesteronetherapy.com/carbo-type-diet.html

  
  

  • Mixed Type Diet: Characteristics of your Metabolic Type:

    http://www.progesteronetherapy.com/mixed-type-diet.html

  
  

  Metabolism

  • Biochemical and Physiological Aspects of Human Nutrition: Martha H. Stipanuk, Ph.D.: Cornell University: 2000 / Saunders

  
  

  • Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism: Sareen S. Gropper, Jack L. Smith, James L. Groff: Wadsworth Cengage Learning: 2009/Wadsworth

  
  

  • USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine: Adult Energy Needs and BMI Calculator:    

    http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/caloriesneed.htm

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Metabolism and Weight Loss: How You Burn Calories:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/metabolism/WT00006

  
  

  • KidsHealth: Metabolism Basics:
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/metabolism.html#

  
  

  • How Three Different Body Types Affect Metabolism: 
    http://www.nutralegacy.com/blog/general-healthcare/how-3-different-human-body-types-affect-metabolism/
  • Damien Mase: Your Body Type: Ectomorph, Mesomorph, or Endomorph?:
    http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/body-types-ectomorph-mesomorph-endomorph.html

  
  

  • National Health Service.UK: Why Can Ex-Smokers Put on Weight?:
    http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1113.aspx?CategoryID=53&SubCategoryID=531

  
  

  • Consumer Affairs: Speed Up Your Metabolism:  
    http://www.consumeraffairs.com/nutrition/metab_speed.html

  
  

  Motivation

  • Mayo Clinic: Weight Loss: Access Your Readiness to Change:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss/NU00266/METHOD=print

  
  

  • Dr. Oz: Diet Pitfalls: Motivation Loss, Restaurants, Busy Schedule:
    http://www.drozfans.com/dr-ozs-advice/dr-oz-diet-pitfalls-motivation-loss-restaurants-busy-schedule/

  
  

  • How to Stay Motivated on a Diet:  eHow:              
    http://www.ehow.com/how_2096160_stay-motivated-diet.html

  
  

  • Shereen Jegtvig (2010): How to Stick to Your Diet: About.com:
    http://nutrition.about.com/od/changeyourdiet/a/sticktodiet.htm

  
  

  Nutrient Content of Foods

  • American Dietetic Association Complete Food & Nutrition Guide: Roberta Larson Duyff M.S., R.D., FADA, CFCS: 2006/Wiley

  
  

  • USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 http://0.tqn.com/f/p/440/graphics/pdf/en/19997.pdf

  
  

  • Marcia Zimmerman M. Ed.,C.N.: Phytochemicals: Nutrients Whose Time Has Come:
    http://www.thenutritionsolution.com/oldSite/Phytochemicals.htm

  
  

  • Cruciferous Vegetables in Whole Food Multivitamins (2009): WellSphere:
    http://www.wellsphere.com/vitamins-supplements-article/cruciferous-vegetables-in-whole-food-multivitamins/852602

  
  

  • MayoClinic: Dietary Fiber: Essential for a Healthy Diet:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fiber/NU00033/NSECTIONGROUP=2

  
  

  • Low-Fat, High Volume Foods List:   
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/31388-lowfat-high-volume-foods-list/

  
  

  • Oregon State University Linus Pauling Institute: Vitamin B-12: http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminB-12/

  
  

  • National Public Radio: Quinoa: A Sacred, Super Crop:
    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15749697

  
  

  • Darrell Miller (2008), Color Wheel of Fruits and Vegetables:  Disabled-World.com:
    http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/fruits-vegetables.shtml

  
  

  • Lance Armstrong Foundation: Allison Planinz: Foods That Improve Blood Circulation:
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/76214-foods-improve-blood-circulation/

  
  

  • Dr. Ben Kim: Healthy Eating Resources: Healthy Foods that Contain Vitamin B-12:
    http://drbenkim.com/nutrient-B-12.html

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Dietary Fiber: Essential for a Healthy Diet:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fiber/NU00033

  
  

  • Antioxidant Riches Found in Unexpected Foods: WebMD:   
    http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20040617/antioxidants-found-unexpected-foods

  
  

  • Antioxidants: 20 of the Best Health-Boosting Foods:   
    http://www.thehealthierlife.co.uk/natural-health-articles/nutrition/top-20-foods-antioxidants-00355.html

  
  

  • Elizabeth Jean: Foods High In Magnesium and Potassium:
    http://www.ehow.com/facts_4777998_foods-high-magnesium-potassium.html

  
  

  • Food Standards Agency: Eat Well, Be Well: Helping You Make Healthier choices: Fish and Shellfish:                                                http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/asksam/healthydiet/fiasandshellfishq/
  • AMI Defends Importance of Poultry in Diet (2010): WorldPoultry.net:

    http://www.worldpoultry.net/news/ami-defends-importance-of-poultry-in-diet-id7689.html

  
  

  Obesity

  • The Developing World’s New Burden: Obesity (2002): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:
    http://www.fao.org/FOCUS/E/obesity/obes1.htm

  
  

  • Jennie Macdiarmid (1998): revised provisionally by Neville Rigby (2002), The Global Challenge of Obesity and the International Obesity Task Force, IUNS

    http://www.iuns.org/features/obesity/obesity.htm

  
  

  • Alice Park: Teen Obesity: Lack of Exercise May Not Be to Blame: TIME Health and Science:
    http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1936777,00.html

  
  

  • Rob Waters: Overweight People, Not Just Obese, More Likely to Die Sooner:
    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-01/overweight-people-not-just-obese-more-likely-to-die-sooner-study-says.html

  
  

  • Ian Sample: Obesity crisis cannot be solved by exercise alone: guardian.co.uk: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/sep/15/obesity-crisis-cannot-solved-exercise

  
  

  • Obesity: A Worldwide Issue (2004): WorldPress.org: 
    http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/1961.cfm

  
  

  • Anup Shah: Global Issues: Obesity: 
    http://www.globalissues.org/article/558/obesity

  
  

  • World Health Organization: Obesity:
    http://www.who.int/topics/obesity/en/

  
  

  • Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight: Weight-Control Information Network:    
    http://www.win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/health_risks.htm

  
  

  • Maggie Fox: Heath and Science Editor: Reuters: Obesity Becoming a Global Problem: 
    http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2264401920071022

  
  

  • Weight Loss: Health Risks Associated with Obesity: WebMD:
    http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/obesity-health-risks
  • Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen: How Obesity Affects Mental and Emotional Health- The Social and Psychological Consequences of Being Overweight:

    http://www.suite101.com/content/mental-health-effects-of-obesity-a27133

  
  

  • Eve Tahmincioglu: Fat Chance: It’s not easy for obese workers:
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16755130/ns/business-going_green/

  
  

  • Diet, not exercise, plays key role in weight loss: Study- better nutrition trumps physical activity in avoiding obesity: LifeScience Staff:                      
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28524942/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/

  
  

  Omega-3

  • Katharyne Thompson, The Benefits and Importance of Omega-3 Supplements, NaturalHealthWeb.com:
    http://www.naturalhealthweb.com/articles/Thompson10.html

  
  

  • Food that is Rich in Omega-3: 
    http://www.Omega-3.se/en/food.html

  
  

  • Science Daily: Omega-3 Intake During Last Months of Pregnancy Boosts an Infant’s Cognitive and Motor Development: 
    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080409110029.htm

  
  

  • Good Fats/Bad Fats: The Facts about Omega 3: WebMD:
    http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/good-fat-bad-fat-facts-about-Omega-3

  
  

  • The Mayo Clinic: Omega-3 in fish: How eating fish helps your heart: The Omega-3 fatty acids in fish are good for your heart. Find out why the heart-healthy benefits of eating fish usually outweigh any risks:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/Omega-3/HB00087

  
  

  Protein

  • Advances in Nutrition: An International Review Journal: Protein: 
    http://advances.nutrition.org/content/2/1/62.full

  
  

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Nutrition for Everyone: Basics: Protein:
    http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html
  • Chester Ku-Lea: Why We Need Amino Acids: Health Guidance:
    http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/3454/1/Why-We-Need-Amino-Acids.html

  
  

  • Nutritional Value of Meat Products: LiveStrong:  
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/335280-nutritional-value-of-meat-products/

  
  

  • High Protein Diet Results: LiveStrong:      
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/289947-high-protein-diet-results/

  
  

  • Laura Dolson: List of High Protein Foods and Amount of Protein in Each:
    http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/highproteinfood.htm

  
  

  • United States Dept. of Agriculture: Low Protein + Low Exercise = Sarcopenia:

    http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/ar/archive/may05/sarco0505.htm

  
  

  Recipes

  • Good Food Magazine: BBC Goodfood.com: 200- 400 Calorie Recipes:
    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/recipes/special-diets/200-400-calories/

  
  

  • Livestrong.com: Quick and Easy Recipes:
    http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/

  
  

  • Cooks United:
    http://www.cooksunited.co.uk/

  
  

  • Medicinenet.com: Healthy Recipe Index:
    http://www.medicinenet.com/recipes/article.htm

  
  

  • Weightlossrecipes.co.uk: Weight Loss Recipes: http://www.weightlossrecipes.co.uk/

  
  

  • Shapefit.com:
    http://www.shapefit.com/weight-loss-recipes.html

  
  

  • Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research: Weight Management Recipes:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss-recipes/RE00126

  
  

  • Caloriecount:
    http://caloriecount.about.com/main-dish-recipes-rc27

  
  

  • Allrecipes.com: Healthy Cooking:
    http://allrecipes.com/Features/healthy-cooking-winter.aspx

  
  

  • Food.com: Recipes: http://www.food.com/recipes/

  
  

  • Foodnetwork.com: Recipes and Cooking:                        
    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes-and-cooking/index.html

  
  

  • Recipes:
    http://www.ifood.tv/recipes

  
  

  • Dr. Gourmet : Main Course Recipes :
    http://www.drgourmet.com/recipes/maincourse/index.shtml

  
  

  • Prevention: Recipes:
    http://www.prevention.com/health/cook

  
  

  • HealthRecipes.com:

    http://healthrecipes.com/category/recipes

  
  

  • Weightloss.com.au: Healthy Snack Recipes:
    http://www.weightloss.com.au/healthy-snack-recipes.html

  
  

  • Skinnytaste.com: delicious low fat recipes from my family to yours:
    http://www.skinnytaste.com

  
  

  • WHFoods.org: The World’s Healthiest Foods:
    http://www.whfoods.org

  
  

  • Taste.com.au: 20,000+ recipes: http://taste.com.au

  
  

  • Whole Foods Market:
    http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/

  
  

  • Recipe Discovery: Grouprecipes.com: http://www.grouprecipes.com/

  
  

  • Pen & Fork Recipes:
    http://penandfork.com/recipes/

  
  

  • BBC Good Food:
    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/

  
  

  Sleep

  • The Annuls of Internal Medicine: Insufficient Sleep, Diet, and Obesity: 
    http://www.annals.org/content/153/7/I-28.full.pdf

  
  

  • Michael Breus, Ph.D. (2005): Can’t Shed Those Pounds?:  MedicineNet:
    http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52111

  
  

  • MSN Health: 5 Secret Reasons You May Be Gaining Weight: 

    http://health.msn.com/womens-health/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100266469

  
  

  • Science Daily: Molecular Link between Sleep and Weight Gain:    

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518172444.htm

  
  

  • Reuters Health: Karla Gale: Sleep Deprivation Tied to Weight Gain:
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/06/10/us-sleep-gain-idUSTRE5595T020090610

  
  

  Stress

  • Journal of Biomedical Science: Ji-Yeon Park, Jeong-Soon You, Kyung-Ja Chang:  Dietary taurine intake, nutrients intake, dietary habits and life stress by depression in Korean female college students: a case-control study:                 
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994399/?tool=pmcentrez

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Edward T. Creagan M.D.,: How do I control stress-induced weight gain: 
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress/AN01128

  
  

  • Women’s Health: Judy Ketteler: Wanna Lose Weight? Chill Out:

  http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/stress-and-weight-gain

  
  

  • The University of New Mexico: Christine A. Maglione-Garves, Len Kravitz, Ph.D., and Suzanne Schneider, Ph.D.: Tips on Managing Stress and Weight: 
    http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/stresscortisol.html

  
  

  Sugar & Sweeteners

  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Intense Sweeteners, Energy Intake, and the Control of Body Weight: F Bellisle and A Drewnowski:
    http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v61/n6/abs/1602649a.html

  
  

  • American Psychological Association: Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Weight Gain:
    http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2008/02/sweeteners.aspx

  
  

  • Lance Armstrong Foundation: The Benefits of Blackstrap Molasses:     
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/270839-the-benefits-of-blackstrap-molasses/

  
  

  • World’s Healthiest Foods: Honey: 
    http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=96

  
  

  Pregnancy

  • Healthy Eating Guidelines for Pregnant Women: Australian Government Department of Health and Aging:      
    http://www.health.gov.au/internet/healthyactive/publishing.nsf/Content/pregnant-women

  
  

  • Alvin Eden (MD):  Mother’s Diet After Birth, Discovery Health:
    http://health.howstuffworks.com/pregnancy-and-parenting/pregnancy/postpartum-care/postpartum-nutrition-guidelines-ga1.htm

  
  

  • Women’s Healthcare Topics: Nutrition Before Pregnancy:
    http://www.womenshealthcaretopics.com/nutrition_before_pregnancy.htm

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Pregnancy diet: Essential nutrients when you’re eating for two:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00110

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Pregnancy Nutrition: Foods to avoid during pregnancy:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00109/NSECTIONGROUP=2

  
  

  • March of Dimes: Pregnancy and the Overweight Woman: 
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/Pregnancy/yourbody_overweight.html

  
  

  • American Pregnancy Association: Essential Nutrients & Vitamins for Pregnancy:
    http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/nutrientsvitaminspregnancy.html

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Weight loss after pregnancy: reclaiming your body:

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss-after-pregnancy/PR00147

  
  

  • American Pregnancy Association: Nutrition during Breastfeeding:
    http://www.americanpregnancy.org/firstyearoflife/PEnutritionbfeeding.html
  • Pregnancy Period: What to eat while you’re breastfeeding:        
    http://www.pregnancy-period.com/breastfeeding_diet.html

  
  

  Specialized Diets

  • Andrea K. Maher (2007): Simplified Diet Manual: Tenth Edition / Blackwell Publishing

  
  

  • Connie Guttersen (2005): The Top Ten Sonoma Diet Power Foods: The Sonoma Diet: Meredith Books

  
  

  • Harley Pasternak, Myatt Murphy (2006): The 5 Factor Diet: Meredith Books

  
  

  • The 5 Meals a Day Plan: Why You Should be Eating Smaller Portions More: FitDay:
    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the-5-meals-a-day-plan-why-you-should-be-eating-smaller-portions-more-frequently.html

  
  

  • Liquid Diets For Losing Weight: Weight Loss For All: 
    http://www.weightlossforall.com/diet-liquid-diets.htm

  
  

  • Lea Ann Fessenden-Joseph: How to Lose Weight With the Master Cleanse: eHow:
    http://www.ehow.com/how_4556659_lose-weight-master-cleanse.html

  
  

  • Ron Lagerquist: Fruit Diet: A temporary period of detoxification and cleansing:
    http://www.freedomyou.com/recipes/fruit%20diet.htm

  
  

  • Alina Bradford: How to Detox Your body with a Juice Diet:
    http://www.ehow.com/how_2197795_detox-body-juice-diet.html

  
  

  • Colette Bouchez: The Sleep Diet: Losing Weight While You Sleep:
    http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/lose-weight-while-sleeping

  
  

  • Healthy Eating & Diet: Liquid Diets: WebMD
    http://www.webmd.com/diet/liquid-diets

  
  

  Toning

  • David Kirsch, Shonna Valeska (2008): The Ultimate New York Body Plan / McGraw-Hill Books

  
  

  • What Is the Connection Between Fitness And Nutrition? : WiseGeek: 
                   http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-connection-between-fitness-and-nutrition.htm

  
  

  • Strength Training Meal Plan: Strength TrainingWoman: 
    http://www.strength-training-woman.com/strength-training-meal-plan.html

  
  

  • Chad Cannon: Toning Up With Healthy Eating: Fitness Expert Network:     
    http://www.fitness-nutrition-weightloss.com/toning-up-with-healthy-eating.html

  
  

  • Jennifer R. Scott (2010): Health Benefits of Exercise: Weight Loss: About.com:
    http://weightloss.about.com/

  
  

  Vegetarianism

  • John Phillip (2010): Meat vs. Vegetarian Diet: Your Best Choice for Weight Loss and Health: Technorati:                    
    http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/meat-vs-vegetarian-diet-your-best/

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Vegetarian Diet: How to Get the Best Nutrition
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vegetarian-diet/HQ01596

  
  

  • Top 10 Protein Options in a Vegetarian Diet:
    womenfitness.net: http://www.womenfitness.net/protien-option.htm

  
  

  • Better Health Channel: Vegetarian Diets and Children:
    http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Vegetarian_diets_and_children

  
  

  • Jolinda Hackett: Seitan:
    http://vegetarian.about.com/od/glossary/g/Seitan.htm

  
  

  • The VegetarianResource Group: Iron in the Vegan Diet:
    http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/Iron.htm

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Meatless Meals: the Benefits of Eating Less Meat:
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/meatless-meals/MY00752

  
  

  • Balanced Diet for a Non-Vegetarian: LifeMojo: 
    http://www.lifemojo.com/lifestyle/balanced-diet-for-a-non-vegetarian-42483

  
  

  • American Heart Association: Vegetarian Diets:

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4777

  
  

  
  

  • Eating For Life: PETA.org:
    http://www.peta.org/living/vegetarian-living/eating-for-life.aspx

  
  

  • Vegetarianism vs. Non-vegetarianism: Healthizen:
    http://www.healthizen.com/blog/index.php/general/vegetarianism-nonvegetarianism

  
  

  • Victoria Anisman-Reiner: Disadvantages of Going Veg: Suite101:

    http://www.suite101.com/content/disadvantages-of-going-veg-a13587

  
  

  Water

  • ShapeFit: Benefits of Drinking Water:

    http://www.shapefit.com/water-benefits.html

  
  

  • Mayo Clinic: Water: How Much Should You Drink Every Day: 
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

  
  

  • Tucson Medical Center: Importance of Drinking Water: Donald S. Robertson, M.D., M. Sc., Carol Robertson:

  
  

  Weight Loss and Nutrition

  • Weight Management:
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001943.htm

  
  

  • Anthony J, Burlay (2004): The Foundation Diet: Your Body Was Designed to Eat / Zen-Fusion Entertainment, LLC

  
  

  • Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz (2006): You on a Diet: The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management / Simon & Shuster

  
  

  • Harley Pasternak, Myatt Murphy (2006): The 5 Factor Diet / Meredith Books

  
  

  • Lulu Hunt Peters (1918): Diet and Health / The Reilly and Lee Co.

  
  

  • Tom Weede (2007): The Entrepreneur Diet: The On-the-Go Plan for Fitness, Weight Loss, and Healthy Living / Entrepreneur Media, Inc.

  
  

  • What it Takes to Lose Weight, Familydoctor.org: American Academy of Family Physicians: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/food/improve/795.html

  
  

  • John Pillinger, How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way
    http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/loseweight.htm

  
  

  • Different Types of Diet for Good Health: Diet Health Club: 
    http://www.diethealthclub.com/types-of-diet.html

  
  

  • How to Start a Weight-Loss Program: Discovery Health:
    http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/weight-loss/how-to-start-a-weight-loss-program7.htm