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Nutrition Research Resources
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362.196 EAT Eating disorders
362.196 LOO Overweight America
362.2 ANO Anorexia
610 CHE The mind-body connection
613 AME American Medical Assocaition complete guide to men's health
613 LIP The best of health
613 SLU American Medical Assocaition complete guide to women's health
613.2 DIE Dieting
613.2 DOM Healing mind, healthy woman
613.2 DUN Encyclopedia of fad diets
613.2 DUN Nutrition almanac.
613.2 FIN The American Dietetic Association guide to women's nutrition for healthy living
613.2 GAR The nutrition desk reference
613.2 GRE Healthy eating
613.2 MUR 100 super suplements for a longer life
613.2 NIC Fat talk : what girls and their parents say about dieting.
613.2 RIN Nutrition for dummies
613.2 WEI Everything you need to know about eating smart
613.2 WEI Weight Watchers coach approach
613.2 WOO Nutrition for sport
613.2 YOS Vitamins and minerals
613.25 CAN Can diets be harmful?
613.25 ROI You, on a diet
616.3 OBE Obesity
613.7 BIJ Food and you : a guide to healthy habits for teens
613.7 BUL Totally fit
613.7 COM The Complete book of fitness : mind, body, spirit
613.7COR Fitness for life
613.7 FRI Facts in File dictionary of fitness
613.7 GLE Exercise & fitness
613.7 GRE Make the connection : ten steps to a better body--and a better life.
613.7 KAR The everything total fitness book
613.7 SWE 365 activities for fitness, food, and fun for the whole family
613.7 WAD Personal training : individual fitness programs & training plans for every body type
613.7 WEI Eating well for optimum health
613.7043 HOV The best you can be: a teen's guide to fitness and nutrition
615 MAR Caffeine
615 MAR Diet drugs
615.5 BAL Prescription for natural cures
616.003 NEW Sick, diseases and disorders, injuries and infections
616.3 OBE Obesity
616.3 TAN Weight problems
616.39 NAR Malnutrition
616.398 ABR Obesity
616.85 COT Anorexia and bulemia
616.85 DIE Dieting
616.85 EAT Eating disorders :information for teens
616.85 EAT Eating disorders - opposing viewpoints
616.85 EAT Eating disorders: a refernce sourcebook
616.85 FRI Easting disorders and weight control
616.85 GAU Eating disorders
616.85 GOT Stick figure: a diary of my former self
616.85 HAR Anorexia nervosa: starving for attention
616.85 HOR Wasted
616.82 MED Bulimia
616.85 SMI Anorexia nervosa: when food is the enemy
616.85 SMI Compulsive eating
616.852 NEU Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
641.03 ENC Encyclopedia of Foods : A Guide to Healthy Nutrition
641.5 BEN The complete idiot's guide to vegan living
641.5 KRA How it all vegan
REFERENCE
REF 610.3 MAC Macmillan Health Encyclopedia
REF 613.2 DUY The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food & Nutrition Guide.
REF 613.2 NUT Nutrition and well-being A to Z
REF 613.2 GAL The Gale Encyclopedia of diets
REF 616.003 HUM Human diseases and conditions
REF 617.1 WOR World of sports science

SEARCH TERMS
nutrition AND health
nutrition AND teens
"fad diet" AND nutrition
DATABASES
CQResearcher
The source for for original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world.
www.cqresearcher.com
EBSCO Ultra Online
Perhaps the best research tool for literary, fine arts, history, social studies information. Be sure to click on Full Text when looking for direct sources and quotes.
http://search.epnet.com
eLibrary
eLibrary - delivers one of the largest collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries.
www.proquestk12.com/myproducts
Gale Virtual Reference Library
GVRL is a collection of ebooks that cover the following topics; arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multcaultural studies, nation and world, religion, science and social science.
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493 
Health Reference Center
Scroll down page to locate this resource. This Facts on File database provides clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body.
http://www.fofweb.com/
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Critical Thinking
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Thomson Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. New
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493
WEB SITES
American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance
AAHPERD is an alliance of five national associations, six district associations,
and a research consortium which support healthy lifestyles through high quality programs.
http://www.aahperd.org
American Council on Exercise
The American Council on Exercise® is a nonprofit organization committed to enriching quality of life through safe and effective exercise and physical activity.
http://www.acefitness.org/
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
You online source for credible health information.
www.cdc.gov
Food and Nutrition Information Center
The Food and Nutrition Information Center - a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=4
The Food Network - Healthy Eating
A site for healthy and diet related recipes and menus
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/lf_health/
Medline Plus
A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
www.medlineplus.gov
Mind, Body & Soul
Mind, Body & Soul is a new website which aims to give young people aged 14-16, the lowdown on health in a fun and interesting way.
http://www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk/
My Pyramid
This site is sponsored by the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion which focuses its efforts on two primary objectives— the advancement and promotion of dietary guidance for all Americans, and to conduct applied research and analyses in nutrition and consumer economics.
www.mypyramid.com
Nutrition and Health
A collection of links to sites on nutrition diets and healthly living
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/nutrition/index.html
The Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.fitness.org is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. You can find out about the Council and its work, view our publications, and link to the resources of other government agencies as well as to health and fitness organizations.
http://www.fitness.gov/
Shape Up America!
Founded in 1994, Shape Up America! is an organization committed to raising awareness of obesity as a health issue and to providing responsible information on healthy weight management.
www.shapeup.org
Sports and Nutrition
Written and designed for today's young athlete, these easy-to-use nutrition guides work well in classrooms and after-school programs.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hsnut/index.html
TeensHealth
Award-winning site on health for teens
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
http://www.hhs.gov/
Weight Loss Diet Reviews
This site provides a set of reviews for people looking to explore information about diet, nutrition, fitness and weight reduction plans. We simplify the confusion of endless ads, products and marketing hyperbole by researching and presenting well-organized reflections on a variety of popular programs.
http://www.dietprogramreviews.com/index.php?sid=ov2008wwadgroup
SEARCH ENGINES
Ask.com
Ask.com is a search engine that is a result of the merging of Teoma and Ask Jeeves, resulting in one of the world's most powerful and unique search engines. Ask is still the only, major search technology based upon the clustering concept of subject-specific popularity: ExpertRank. In fact, Teoma means "expert" in Gaelic.
www.ask.com
MLA CITATION AIDS
easyBib
The free automatic bibliography composer. Create MLA-style bibliographies, then save them to Word.
http://www.easybib.com
Works Cited Guidelines
Probably the best site for learning how to document sources, both in print and electronic format. Very clear.
http://www.wvncc.edu/tcraig/wc.html
Research and Documentation Online
Link for documenting sources in research papers.
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Excellent resource for MLA formatting with many good examples of papers, works cited pages, etc.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

 

 

 


 
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