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- Food Safety (4)
Primary Listings
Food and Nutrition Information (American Dietetic Association)
Consumer Resources Section includes Good Nutrition Reading List, Nutrition Fact Sheets
Food Scores, using Overall Nutritional Quality Index - ONQI
Innovative nutritional scoring system shows consumers the nutritional value of foods through one score - to essentially compare apples to oranges - using a scale of 1 to 100 for each food. Score based on over 30 nutrients (like important vitamins, minerals and Omega-3) and other nutritional factors like trans fat, sodium, sugar, cholesterol, calories, carbs, and protein quality. NuVal (TM) Scoring System developed by Griffin Hospital, a Yale-affiliated, non-profit community hospital in Derby, CT, and home to Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center; with private entrepreneurs Topco Associates
Nutrient Details for 13,000 foods (USDA, interactive database)
What's In The Foods You Eat Search Tool, 3.0 provides nutrient profiles for 13,000 foods commonly eaten in the U.S. Portion sizes are included for each food. Unfortunately, users may have to use the Food Coding Scheme in order to find common foods (such as Banana), and even then may have difficulty.
Nutrition (MedlinePlus) and Calorie Counter
Calorie Calculator (how many calories per day do you need?), Dietary Guidelines, Food Pyramids, Healthy Eating, Menu Planner, Ethnic Food, Diets, Men and Vegetables. Much more
NutritionData's Calorie and Nutrition Info - All foods
This site provides "food composition" comparison data for any foods you choose. (Enter the food in the search box) See Quick and Healthy Foods
Prevention & Screening - Employer's Guide to 46 Health Services
Detailed and well-researched summaries of the Screening, Counseling and Prevention activities recommended for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), alcohol misuse, aspirin therapy, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, adult and childhood immunizations and screening, contraceptive use, healthy pregnancy (15 topics including influenza vaccination), depression, type 2 diabetes, diet, lipid disorders (cholesterol), obesity, hypertension, motor vehicle injury prevention, osteoporosis, sexually transmitted infections / STDs, tobacco use, and tuberculosis. One page overview in Part 7: Life Course Charts; Condition-specific evidence statements in Part 3. Prepared by the National Business Group on Health in collaboration with CDC: A Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Moving Science into Coverage. Pub. 2006, updated 2009
Sample Worksite Policies to Promote Health (pdf)
One page list of links to sample policies from a variety of states (UT, CA, CO, MN, NC, MI) and CDC, that promote physical activity, better nutrition and healthy foods at meetings, and smoke-free workplaces. Assembled by Wisconsin
Trans Fat Now Listed on Nutrition Facts Label
Everything you will want to know about Trans Fat - including What It Is, how it raises your LDL (bad) cholesterol, the labeling law effective January 1, 2006, where to find trans fat information on the food label, and more. Check out the references to partially hydrogenated oils. Brought to you by the FDA.
Other Helpful Listings
Fit-Friendly Hospitals, Health Plans, Health Systems
The American Heart Association's Start! 2009 list of Fit-Friendly Companies shows more than 40 hospitals and health systems at the top Platinum level, with many more at the Gold level. These organizations promote exercise, good nutrition and a wellness culture in the workplace. Some received Fitness Innovation Awards. Open to any company with 25 employees
Prediabetes - Definition and Management Guidelines (ACE 2008)
Consensus statement from the American College of Endocrinology (ACE) for managing pre-diabetes. More than twice the number of current diabetics, are those estimated to have prediabetes. Intensive lifestyle changes are outlined. Published in Endocrine Practice October 2008
Statistical Abstract 2010: Health Utilization, Expenditures, Diseases
US Census Bureau's National Data Book presents statistics on health expenditures and insurance coverage, healthcare workforce, injuries, diseases including 5-year cancer survival rates, disability status, nutritional intake of the population, and food consumption. Average hospital cost per day in 2005 was $1522, or $8800 per stay (see 2008 abstract); updated costs are only available through purchase. Data in Excel spreadsheets or pdf