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General Harvard School of Public Health, The Nutrition Source: Knowledge for Healthy Eating. Contrasts current research against USDA propaganda. Nutritiondata.com: larger food database than the USDA, includes information on fast foods and food additives, and provides some useful tools for analyzing your diet. Interactive Menu Planner: National Institutes of Health. Select daily food and meal choices based on one day's calorie allowance. Ask the Dietitian: A wealth of classical dietary and nutrition information. Nutrition Action Healthletter: Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Web articles since March 1996. National Council Against Health Fraud: web articles since January 1993. Sports Science Exchange: Gatorade Sports Science Institute. FDA Consumer Magazine: web articles since July 1995. United States Department of Agriculture USDA Guidelines Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005: dietary and exercise recommendations by the HHS and USDA. Food and Nutrition: internet resources listed by category. Nutrition Database: search nutrition database online or set up to search your PDA or PocketPC. Diet History Questionnaire: National Cancer Institute's comprehensive food frequency survey. Free diet analysis software. CSPInet: USP approval on vitamins pass of quality, strength and purity. NutraSanus: Natural health, herbal, vitamin and nutritional supplements; non-commercial information Meals for You: recipes based on diet, taste, time, nutrition, health, and value. Includes ADA Exchange Lists. High Fructose Corn Syrup: risks of over consumption. Food Inc Movie: You'll never look at dinner the same way. Eat Wild: Find local farmers that sell sell all-natural, delicious, grass-fed products. Food Lab: University of Illinois online diet analysis. AnatomicallySpeaking.com Store: books, charts, software, displays, and counseling tools for nutritionists. Dietary Fats Foods that improve blood lipids: Fish and Omega 3 Fatty Acids. Also recommended: soybeans, canola, walnut and flaxseed, and their oils. Reducing Fat in Cooked Ground Beef (PDF): reduce high fat ground beef to only 45 Cal per ounce. False Claims About Canola Oil: Dr. Jean Weese explains concerns about erucic acid, glaucoma, isothiocyanates. Canola Oil Is Not Poison: Dr. Ornish says "Don’t believe the scary rumors about canola oil". Hormone Disruptors Nova: Tale of Two Mice: 5 part video presentation of the agouti sisters and how environmental contaminants can cause epigenetic damage resulting in varying genetic expressions including obesity, aging, and disease. Consumer Reports Plastic Ingredient: A new focus on plastic ingredient in bottles and cans. Hormone Mimics (Endocrine Disruptors): They're in Our Food. Should We Worry? The Pitch: Missouri biologist Frederick vom Saal and his team exposed the dangers of bisphenol A — and earned the wrath of the plastic industry. Enviornmental Working Group: Bisphenol A: Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food: BPA is at unsafe levels in one of every 10 servings of canned foods Scientific America: Plastic (Not) Fantastic: Food Containers Leach a Potentially Harmful Chemical Science Daily: Endocrine Disruptors In Common Plastics Linked To Obesity Risk OurStolenFuture.org: BPA affects fibroblast conversion to adiposites: How plastics contribute to our obesity epidemic US Today: Everywhere chemicals' in plastics alarm parents Seattle Post Intelligencer: Are plastic bottles dangerous? Enviornmental Defence: Bisphenol A Fact Sheet Food Navigator: Bisphenol A disrupts young brains, scientists report PBS Front Line: Fooling with Nature Endocrine/Estrogen Letter: Bisphenol A Concerns Survey (pdf) Mindfully.org: Get Plastic Out Of Your Diet