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• DIETARY & NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES
  
• FOOD SAFETY
  
• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
  
• DISEASE
  
• MEDICATIONS
  
• SMOKING CESSATION
  

• DIETARY & NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES
  Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005
  For the 70 page scientific document
  http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/
  
  For the consumer brochure “Finding Your Way to a Healthier You”
  http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/
  html/brochure.htm
  
  For more information about the Guidelines
  http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov
  http://www.choosemyplate.gov/index.html
  
  Information about Alcohol 
  http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/
  
  Fruits and Veggies—More Matters
  Offering expert cooking advice, nutrition information, and shopping tips, the Fruits & Veggies—More Matters campaign demonstrates that eating MORE fruits and vegetables does matter to all of us. The Fruits & Veggies—More Matters campaign replaces the 5 A Day for Better Health Program.
  
  Food and nutrition information
  For access to more Federal government food and nutrition information
  http://www.nutrition.gov
  
  Farmers markets
  To find a farmers market in your state
  http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/
  
  Nutrition Facts label
  A Guide to Federal Food Labeling Requirements for Meat and Poultry Products
  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Labeling_Requirements_Guide.pdf
  
  Click here for more information about understanding and using the Nutrition Facts label on food products
  
  Click here for information about Qualified Health Claims on food product labels 
  
  For more information about USDA nutrition assistance programs
  http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
  
  For data on the nutrient content of specific foods
  http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-35-45-00
  
  
  
• FOOD SAFETY
  For information about keeping food safe to eat
  http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Safety_Education/
  Food_Safety_Education_Programs/index.asp
  
  For access to more Federal government food safety information
  http://www.foodsafety.gov/
  
  Click here for information about mercury in fish 
  
  
  
  
• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
  www.fitness.gov is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
  
  For information about physical activity and health
  http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm
  
  Click here for an Exercise Guide for Older Adults (from the National Institute on Aging)
  
  CDC Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator for adults 
  www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/bmi-means.htm
  
  
  
• DISEASE
  Coronary heart disease/cardio-vascular disease
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm#chol
  
  High blood pressure
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm#hbp 
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html 
  
  Obesity and maintaining healthy weight
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm#obesity
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/
  index.htm
  http://www.win.niddk.nih.gov 
  
  Osteoporosis
  http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/
  ucm118645.htm
  
  Diabetes
  http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ 
  www.ndep.nih.gov 
  
  Anemia
  http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/anemia.cfm
  
  Neural tube defects
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/neuraltubedefects.html
  #preventionscreening
  
  
  
  
• MEDICATIONS
  nih.gov MedlinePlus 
  
  N.J. Division of Mental Health Services Medication Guidebook
  
  
  
• SMOKING CESSATION
  Healthy Living: Tobacco and You
  
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services