Nutrition

"There are many ways to create a healthy eating pattern, but they all start with the three food groups at the base of the "Food Guide Pyramid": grains, fruits and vegetables. Eating a variety of grains  (especially whole grains), fruits, and vegetables is the basis of healthy eating."

Source:  Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2000

News and Research

Current Featured Articles

Dietary Recommendations

• New dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)

Fats

• Dietary Fats and Total:HDL Cholesterol Ratios
• Healthy Fats  
• Nuts in the News Again
• Trans Fat Labeling
• Reducing Trans Fatty Acids in the Diet
• Trans Fatty Acid Content of Selected Foods 

Foodborn Illness

• Foodborne Illness -- More Common than You Think

Nutrition and Cancer

• Nutrition and Prostate Cancer Prevention
• Selenium and Vitamin E Reduce Bladder Cancer Risk
• Vitamin E & Selenium and Risk of Prostate Cancer 

Nutrition and Diabetes

• Nut Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
• Maintaining Healthy Blood Sugar Levels

Nutrition and Diseases

• Serum Vitamin C and Mortality Rates 
• Diet and Risk for Alzheimer's

Nutrition and the Heart

• Diet Trial and Reduction in Heart Attacks
• Glycemic Load and Risk of  Heart Disease
• B-Vitamins Good for Ailing Hearts
• Trans Fatty Acids and Heart Disease

Weight

• Eating Breakfast Helps Prevent Obesity and Diabetes
• Dairy Consumption, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance Syndrome
• Weight Loss Guidelines

Vitamins

• Vitamin D and Muscle Function
• Vitamin D and Peak Bone Mass in Young Girls

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Information Links

Links to reliable sources of information

Reliable Sources

USDA and DHHS, Nutrition and Health
  Dietary Guidelines for Americans

USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Nutrient Data Laboratory   (Nutrient Lists or search for individual foods)
  USDA National Nutrient Database

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Page updated 7-17-03 DRH