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The Culinary Couple's Creative Colitus Cookbook -- 100 Low fiber, non dairy recipes. A resource for people with Crohn's & Colitis diseases.
Hopkins Technology Products -- A unique blend of consumer information (read: Dieter's) among several CDs; nutrition databases with over 40,000 foods listed with their available nutrition data, food analysis information, an at-you-desk exercise program and much more.
A Race For Life -- Ruth Heidrich, Ph. D. A fascinating story of a woman's progression through the thought of losing her breast and, quite possibly her life, from cancer, to becoming an internationally recognized athlete. Her story demonstrates that there is a mix of diet, exercise, and mental conditioning that any one of us can use to fight the invasion of disease and depression in a natural way.
The
Ultimate Guide to Fat Loss -- A diet book, written by a U.S.
Army retired Master Sergeant who knows about cardiovascular conditioning
and dieting. [Austere Books]
Cooking Tips
Hidden Sources Of Sugar -- There are 9 or more sugar sources that food manufacturers use without having to mention the word "sugar" per se. Learn the lingo and beware! Also included: Tips to help you moderate your sugar intake.(© 1991. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, The Ohio State University Hospitals)
Julie's Low & Fat-Free Resource List -- Virtually no original content at this site, but if you're looking for recipes or help, try Julie's incredible links.
FATFREE: The Low Fat Vegetarian Archive -- An archive of over 2,300 fat free and very low fat vegetarian recipes as well as information about healthy very low fat vegetarian diets.
Preparing Foods & Planning Menus Using Dietary Guidelines -- If you are just starting your voyage to good health, this is one of the best places to start!
Simple
Ways To Change A Recipe -- Cooking
tips and simple substitutes for 27 common ingredients to make your cooking
healthier. (Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, The Ohio State University
Hospitals)
Diet
An Eating Plan for Healthy Americans -- This great diet plan is available free from the American Heart Association but requires a free Adobe Viewer.
Eating Smart -- Part of the Shape Up America! site, this wonderful resource will give you a thorough understanding of how to eat smart, even when you are constantly on the go.
Methods For Voluntary Weight Loss & Control -- An overview of the weight dilemma and coping strategies of America! Somewhat clinical, this site is a Conference (March 30 - April 1, 1992) Statement of the Technology Assessment Panel, National Institutes of Health, Office of Medical Applications of Research.
CyberDiet's
Food Court -- You'll love the way this page works.... Step through
to their meal selections to find wonderful entrees listed in groups by
calorie ranges.. (i.e. example: breakfasts with 300, 400, or 500 calories,
etc.) Very well done!
Diet Products
Discount Sport & Nutrition Supply -- Providers of products for diets, vitamins, weight loss, bodybuilding, supplements, health and fitness.
Health-Style USA -- A premier maker of advanced nutritional and weight loss products, including drinks, shakes, fasting programs, and more. A PeekABoo™ recommended site!
Mega-Tex Incorporated-- Diet products, nutrition supplements and a whole lot more.
For more information, consult YAHOO.
Exercise
Easy Ways to Boost Your Activity Level -- A common sense approach to making every day living a little healthier.
Getting and Staying Active -- 12 Reprinted articles that discuss resolutions, motivation, tools and helps to your weight loss plan.
Guidelines for Personal Exercise Programs -- A primer and the essentials of beginning a program of exercise and good health. (President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports)
General Fitness-- A world class assortment of links to various pages that teach, help and inform you about health & fitness.
Training Activities
-- Scores and scores of links to common sports & activities that you
enjoy that will help get active, fit and on your way to a better you!
Exercise Equipment
FitLink -- Quality Home and Commercial fitness equipment.
Freedom Concepts, Inc. -- A manufacturer of quality specialty bicycles for persons with physical disabilities.
ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.-- "The world's largest manufacturer of home fitness equipment" and offers from home gyms to treadmills and trampolines.
Legacy International -- Institutional quality fitness equipment at home fitness prices.
Savage Accessories -- Manufacturers fitness equipment accessories for all cardiovascular machines including treadmills, bikes, steppers, ski machines, and total body fitness machines.
For More Information about this topic, consult YAHOO.
Nutrition
Ask The Dietitian -- A listing of informational topics related to your diet and foods. From alcohol & anorexia through zinc (and 63 other topics) this site offers easy to understand explanations and lots of helpful information.
Food Facts -- A monthly "column" by the creators of the CyberDiet site, numerous issues are discussed here... Be sure to consult their past issues list!
Food Safety & Nutrition Information -- A great site for basic nutrition information, and, a good site for learning the issues in our food supply. Topics covered include: Adult Nutrition & Health, Child Nutrition & Health, Lifestyle Choices & Physical Activity, International Food Regulation, Pesticides, Additives, a good list of Related Organizations and much more... (International Food Information Council).
USDA
Nutrient Database -- This site tells
you what the nutritional value of your favorite food was, prepared in a
multitude of ways. Examples: Squash (50 ways). Beans (191 ways). Corn (173
ways). Beef (916 ways) and so forth! (US Department Of Agriculture)
Recipes
CyberDiet's Recipe Index -- Have you ever thought that low calorie, nutritious food had to be bland? Not so! In fact, these recipes are very upscale! You have to see them to believe them!!!
Recipes
-- From the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
of The Ohio State University Hospitals, come these wonderful recipes for
Appetizers,
Breads
and Muffins, Desserts,
Entrees,
Soups,
Salads, and Salad Dressings & Vegetables
and Side Dishes all designed for people who are controlling their sodium,
cholesterol, fat or calorie intake. Some good stuff!
Special Needs Diets
Cookbooks & Resources for Diabetics -- A list and description of numerous great publications and resources for those afflicted by diabetes. [List © 1993] (Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, The Ohio State University Hospitals)
Dietetic Foods For People With Diabetes -- When foods are labeled "Dietetic" or "light", what does it mean? What some of the best sugar free puddings, pops, yogurts, jellies, mints, etc.? Like Clarissa, this site tells it all! [List © 1992] (Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, The Ohio State University Hospitals) Also see Here.
Healthy Eating During Pregnancy -- If you're pregnant, you need this great primer. You would be amazed at all that you will learn!
Nutrition
Tips for Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
-- Pregnancy and
breast feeding (lactation) increase your need for calories, protein and
vitamins & minerals. This site discusses diet as a way to help you
and baby and to help control weight gain, nausea, and constipation, as
well as giving you helpful tips about other important issues. (Department
of Nutrition and Dietetics, The Ohio State University Hospitals)
Special Needs Exercise
Diabetes & Exercise -- Helpful tips by Dr. André Nadeau, Professor of Medicine, Laval University Medical Research Center. Quebec, Canada.
Please submit your favorite suggestion for this topic here.
Tools
Body Health Calculator -- An excellent resource to help you gauge your overall health, body fat, and needed calories issues.
CyberDiet's Nutritional Profile -- This site allows you assess your daily calorie and nutrient requirements by filling out a form and getting back a complete, personalized nutritional profile. You'll know how many calories and nutrients you should be consuming each day, based on your individual needs and goals.
Nutrition And Analysis Tool -- The Nutrition Analysis Tool (NAT) is a web based program that allows anyone to analyze the foods they eat for various different nutrients. (Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research)
Personal Fitness Calculators -- Although this site requires Netscape 2.0 or higher to run, there are some valuable resources here. Two primary tools for men: a Percent Body Fat Calculator, and, A Daily Caloric Needs Calculator. (Men's Health Daily)
Additional Resources
CyberDiet -- A good site with lots of original material and tools to help you really get started!
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, The Ohio State University Hospitals -- Succinct articles on many diet issues.
Diet & Weight Loss Homepage -- Scores of links to other useful resources.
The Fitness Partner Connection Jumpsite -- A site chock-full of great ways to help you keep your health resolutions. They'll keep you in-the-know about a fit and healthy lifestyle! An EXCELLENT resource!
Health & Medicine -- An impressive collection of health related links, including Nutrition.(Berkley Public Library)
The Internet Fitness Resource -- One of the Internet's best and most organized listing of fitness related sites.
Shape Up America! -- Shape Up America! is a high profile national initiative to promote healthy weight and increased physical activity in America and involves a broad-based coalition of industry, medical/health, nutrition, physical fitness, and related organizations and experts. A great resource!
Wellness On
The Web -- Good resources and good links, particularly with women's
nutrition and stress issues.