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Eat Well Be Well - resources from the Arizona Nutrition Network.

Check out these resources:

The State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables 2009 -  provides national and state-specific information on fruit and vegetable consumption and policy and environmental supports.

USDA Nutrition Data Base - nutrition facts on any food.

Shape Up America pediatric BMI tool

Waist circumference - a new vital sign

Breastfeeding reduces risk of obesity

 

Health Professionals
Interactive DRI for Healthcare Professionals

The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) has launched the Interactive DRI for Healthcare Professionals a new online tool that calculates an individual’s daily nutrient recommendations based on the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). This tool is intended to be used by healthcare professionals — registered dietitians, doctors, nurse practitioners, and others who may have an interest in using these values for dietary planning purposes. It puts individual nutrient recommendations at the fingertips of those professionals who can help consumers interpret and use these DRI values to guide healthy dietary behaviors. This tool is the result of collaboration between the National Agricultural Library/FNIC and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans:
Toolkit for Health Professionals

This toolkit provides resources to help health education experts offer the latest science-based nutrition and physical activity recommendations to the public:

• Background and research
• Presentations
• Guides
• New MyPyramid food guidance system
• Food label
• Tips
• Reproducible worksheets
• Spanish material

Obesity as a Public Policy Issue

The March 2009 issue of The Milbank Quarterly is devoted to obesity as a public policy issue. The 11 articles in this issue focus on both public and private policy options for addressing the high rates of obesity. They present new empirical studies; policy history; overviews of developments in particular areas such as schools, workplaces, and the built environment; and analyses of different legal strategies and public policies. The issue is available at http://www.milbank.org/8701.html.

 

Research to Practice Series

• Eating fruits & vegetables to help manage weight
• Increased portion sizes
• Does drinking beverages with added sugar increase the risk of overweight?
• Incorporating away-from-home foods Into a healthy eating plan

MyFood-a-pedia - quick access to food information

American Heart Association: new cholesterol site

New pediatric obesity guidelines
Recommendations for assessing, preventing and treating childhood and adolescent obesity

• Review the recommendations
• Roadmaps for Clinical Practice Series: Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity

Small Steps Change
of the Month

Choose low – or reduced sodium, or no-salt added versions of foods and condiments when available.