Week 1: Introduction to Nutrition Science
Why Study Nutrition?
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World Health Organization (WHO) E-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA)
A-Z list of interventions: http://www.who.int/elena/titles/en/
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WHO eLENA overview, Choosing Good Nutrition
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jBsLsJvu80&feature=youtu.be
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Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (AND) Evidence Analysis
Library: http://andevidencelibrary.com/
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AND NutriGuides mobile
app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nutriguides/id512278988?mt=8
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nutrition Evidence Library
(NEL): http://www.nel.gov/
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United States Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) National Guideline
Clearinghouse:http://www.guideline.gov/
Focus on Carbohydrates
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MedlinePlus, Carbohydrates: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/carbohydrates.html
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CDC, Nutrition for Everyone,
Carbohydrates: http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/carbs.html
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FAO, Carbohydrates in human
nutrition: http://www.fao.org/docrep/w8079e/w8079e00.htm
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UCSF Patient Education,
Carbohydrates: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/carbohydrates/index.html
Focus on Lipids
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MedlinePlus, Fat: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dietaryfats.html
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CDC, Nutrition for Everyone, Dietary
Fat: http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/fat/index.html
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FAO, Fats and oils in human
nutrition: http://www.fao.org/docrep/V4700E/V4700E00.htm
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UCSF Patient Education,
Fat:http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/guidelinesforalowcholesterollowsaturatedfatdi
et/index.html
Focus on Protein
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MedlinePlus, Protein: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002467.htm
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CDC, Nutrition for Everyone,
Protein: http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html
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FAO, Energy and Protein
Requirements: http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/AA040E/AA040E00.HTM
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UCSF Patient Education, Healthy Ways to Increase Calories &
Protein:http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/healthywaystoincreasecaloriesandprotein/
index.html
Focus on Vitamins
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MedlinePlus, Vitamins: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamins.html
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Harvard School of Public Health,
Vitamins:http://www.harvardschoolofpublichealth.org/nutritionsource/questions/vitami
n-questions/index.html
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FAO Human Vitamin and Mineral
Requirements:http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/Y2809E/y2809e00.HTM#Contents
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World Health Organization, Vitamin A
Deficiency: http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/vad/en/index.html
Focus on Minerals
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Medline Plus, Minerals: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/minerals.html
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Vitamins & Minerals: Understanding Their Role, Harvard
Health:http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/vitaminsandminerals.htm
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FAO Human Vitamin & Mineral
Requirements:http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/Y2809E/y2809e00.HTM#Contents
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US National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements,
Calcium:http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-QuickFacts/
Meal Planning Guides Around the World
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ChooseMyPlate.gov: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
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SuperTracker: https://www.choosemyplate.gov/SuperTracker/
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American Diabetes Association Planning Meals: http://www.diabetes.org/food-andfitness/food/planning-meals/
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MyFoodAdvisor (ADA Meal Planning): http://tracker.diabetes.org/
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Nutrihand (Consumer Meal Planning): http://www.nutrihand-inc.com/Consumers.html
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Healthy Eating Plate (Harvard): http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/whatshould-you-eat/pyramid/
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Oldways: http://www.oldwayspt.org/
Determining Individual Nutrient Needs
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National Institutes of Health Menu
Planner: http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi
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Interactive DRI for Healthcare
Professionals: http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/fnic/interactiveDRI/
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USDA SuperTracker: https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/default.aspx
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FAO Nutritional
Requirements: http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/requirementspubsen.stm
Dietary Supplements
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Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Fact
Sheets: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/list-all/
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UC Berkeley, Berkeley Wellness Letter Dietary Supplements
Guide:http://www.wellnessletter.com/ucberkeley/best-of-wellness/dietarysupplements-guide/
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MedlinePlus, Herbal
Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herbalmedicine.html
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NCCAM, Using Dietary Supplements
Wisely: http://www.nccam.nih.gov/health/supplements/wiseuse.htm
Week 2: Heart Disease
Therapeutic Lifestyle Change
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Your Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol with
TLC:http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/chol_tlc.pdf
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Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet from NHLBI: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/cgibin/chd/step2intro.cgi
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NIH Senior Health – TLC for High Blood
Cholesterol:http://nihseniorhealth.gov/highbloodcholesterol/therapeuticlifestylechange
s/01.html
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UCSF Patient Education – Guidelines for Low Cholesterol, Low Saturated Fat
Diet:http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/guidelines_for_a_low_cholesterol_low_saturat
ed_fat_diet/ index.html
Dietary Fat and Heart Disease
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American Heart Association Fats
101: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/FatsAndOils/Fats101_UCM_304494_Article.jsp
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American Heart Association My Fat
Translator:http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/FatsAndOils/Fats101/My-FatsTranslator_UCM_428869_Article.jsp
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WHO Global atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and
control:http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/en/
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Harvard Fats and Cholesterol: Out with the
Bad...: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats-and-cholesterol/
Essential Fatty Acids
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Harvard Omega-3 Fatty Acids: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/omega-3fats/
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NCCAM Omega‐ 3
Supplements: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/omega3/introduction.htm
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Office of Dietary Supplements Omega-3 Fatty Acids Working Group
Report:http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/omega_3_fatty_acids.aspx
Dietary Fiber and Heart Disease
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Harvard Fiber: Start Roughing It!: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/whatshould-you-eat/fiber-full-story/index.html
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American Heart Association Whole Grains and
Fiber:http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyDietGo
als/Whole-Grains-and-Fiber_UCM_303249_Article.jsp
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MedlinePlus - Dietary Fiber: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dietaryfiber.html
The Mediterranean Diet and Heart Health
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University of Minnesota The Seven Countries Study in
Brief: http://www.sph.umn.edu/epi/history/overview/
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Oldways What is the Mediterranean
Diet?: http://oldwayspt.org/programs/mediterranean-foods-alliance/whatmediterranean-diet
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American Heart Association Mediterranean
Diet:http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/MediterraneanDiet_UCM_306004_Article.jsp
Dishing on the DASH Diet
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NHLBI What is the DASH Eating Plan?: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/healthtopics/topics/dash/
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Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH
(brief):http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/dash_brief.pdf
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Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH
(long):http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf
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UCSF Patient Education – Guidelines for a Low Sodium
Diet:http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/guidelines_for_a_low_sodium_diet/index.html
Dietary Management of Hypertriglyceridemia
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American Heart Association –
Triglycerides:http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Triglyce
rides_UCM_306029_Article.jsp
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MedlinePlus Triglycerides: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/triglycerides.html
Plant Stanols and Sterols
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Cleveland Clinic – Plant Sterols and
Stanols:http://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/cholesterol/hic_plant_sterols_and_st
anols.aspx
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University of Southern California Keck Medical Center – Plant Sterols and
Stanols:http://www.keckmedicalcenterofusc.org/condition/document/21394
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Harvard Health Letter Spreading your way to lower
cholesterol?: http://www.health.harvard.edu/cholesterol/
Week 3: Diabetes
Defining and Diagnosing Diabetes
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American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
2012:http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/35/Supplement_1/S11.full
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MedlinePlus – Diabetes: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html
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MedlinePlus – Diabetes Interactive
Tutorial:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/diabetesintroduction/htm/index.
htm
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International Diabetes Federation: http://www.idf.org/
Physical Activity and Weight in Diabetes
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Diabetes Prevention
Program: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/preventionprogram/
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CDC – Prevent Diabetes: http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/consumer/prevent.htm
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WHO – The Cost of Diabetes: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs236/en/
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National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse – What I need to know about Physical
Activity and Diabetes:http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/physical_ez/
Meal Planning for Diabetes: Part 1
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MedlinePlus, Diabetes – When you are
Sick:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000079.htm
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MedlinePlus, Hypoglycemia: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hypoglycemia.html
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American Diabetes Association – Planning Meals: http://www.diabetes.org/food-andfitness/food/planning-meals/
Meal Planning for Diabetes: Part 2
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American Diabetes Association MyFoodAdvisor: http://tracker.diabetes.org/
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MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorial – Diabetes and Meal
Planning:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/diabetesmealplanning/htm/ind
ex.htm
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USDA Nutrient Database: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/
Carbohydrate Counting
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American Diabetes Association - Carbohydrate
Counting: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/carbcounting/
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Clinical Diabetes – Carb Counting, the
Basics: http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/23/3/123.full
Exchange Lists for Meal Planning
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Full Exchange lists (2008) from Mayo
Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/diabetes-diet/DA00077
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USDA Carbohydrate Counting and Exchange Lists: http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/diet-anddisease/diabetes/carbohydrate-counting-and-exchange-lists
Dietary Fiber and Blood Sugar Control
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WebMD “Fiber-o-Meter” Dietary Fiber
Calculator: http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-fiber-meter
Non-Nutritive Sweeteners
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MedlinePlus Sweeteners –
sugars: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002444.htm
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Nutrition and Food Web Archive ADI Calculator: http://www.nafwa.org/sweetener.php
Gestational Diabetes
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PubMed Health Gestational
Diabetes: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001898/
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American Diabetes Association - Gestational
Diabetes: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/gestational/
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UCSF Patient Education – Diabetes in
Pregnancy:http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/diabetes_in_pregnancy/index.html
Week 4: Cancer
Cancer Prevention
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WCRF and ACRI Second Expert Report
Recommendations:http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/expert_report/recommendatio
ns/index.php
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ACS Prevention
Guidelines:http://www.cancer.org/healthy/eathealthygetactive/acsguidelinesonnutrition
physicalactivityforcancerprevention/nupa-guidelines-toc
Diet and Cancer
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AICR Quiz: How Healthy is Your Diet? http://www.aicr.org/reduce-your-cancerrisk/diet/reduce_diet_quiz.html
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ACS Calculators: http://www.cancer.org/healthy/toolsandcalculators/calculators/index
Diet and Colorectal Cancer
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Harvard SPH Fiber and Colon Cancer: Following the Scientific
Trail:http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/nutrition-news/fiber-and-coloncancer/index.html
Diet and Prostate Cancer
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Ornish Spectrum – Prostate Cancer: http://www.ornishspectrum.com/provenprogram/the-research/
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National Cancer Institute – Prostate Cancer, Nutrition &
Supplements:http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/prostatesupplements/healt
hprofessional/page1
Diet and Breast Cancer
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American Cancer Society: Bottom Line on Soy & Breast Cancer
Risk:http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/expertvoices/post/2012/08/02/the-bottomline-on-soy-and-breast-cancer-risk.aspx
Alcohol and Cancer
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WCRF Alcohol Calorie Calculator: http://www.wcrfuk.org/cancer_prevention/health_tools/alcohol_calorie_calculator.php
Debunking Cancer and Diet Myths
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NCI Thinking About Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Guide for People
with Cancer:http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/cam/thinking-about-CAM
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AICR Foods that Fight Cancer: http://www.aicr.org/foods-that-fight-cancer/
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AICR Foods that Fight Cancer Glossary: http://www.aicr.org/foods-that-fightcancer/glossary.html
Nutrition Needs in Cancer
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MedlinePlus – Diet and Cancer
Treatment: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002096.htm
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American Cancer Society “I Can Cope” online nutrition
class:http://www.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsservices/i-can-cope
Week 5: Obesity and Weight Management
Defining Obesity
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World Health Organization,
Obesity: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/index.html
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Harvard SPHC, Measuring Obesity: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-preventionsource/obesity-definition/how-to-measure-body-fatness/index.html
Energy Balance
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NIH/NHLBI Energy
Balance: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/healthy-weightbasics/balance.htm
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National Cancer Institute – Energy
Balance: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prevention/energybalance
Metabolic Syndrome
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MedlinePlus – Metabolic
Syndrome: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/metabolicsyndrome.html
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PubMed Health – Metabolic
Syndrome: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004546/
Pediatric Obesity
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Harvard SPH, Healthy Weight Checklist: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesityprevention-source/diet-lifestyle-to-prevent-obesity/
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Harvard SPH, Child Obesity: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-preventionsource/obesity-trends/global-obesity-trends-in-children/index.html#References
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CDC, Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition
(WeCAN):http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/
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CDC, Child & Teen BMI Calculator: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/
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Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Family Nutrition & Physical Activity
Survey: http://adaf.eatright-fnpa.org/public/partner.cfm
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ChooseMyPlate.gov – Children Over 5: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/children-overfive.html
Sugar (Robert Lustig)
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Sugar – The Bitter Truth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
Health at Every Size (Linda Bacon)
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Linda Bacon, PhD: http://www.lindabacon.org/
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Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your
Weight: http://www.HAESbook.com
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HAES Community Resources: http://www.HAEScommunity.org
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Association for Size Diversity and Health: http://www.sizediversityandhealth.org
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Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm
Shift: http://www.nutritionj.com/content/10/1/9
Week 6: Disorders of the GI Tract
Nutrient Digestion and Absorption
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National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse – Your Digestive System and
How it Works:http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/
FODMAPS Approach to IBS Management
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Today’s Dietitian – Successful Low-FODMAP
Living:http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/030612p36.shtml
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Shepherd Works – Low FODMAPs Diet: http://shepherdworks.com.au/diseaseinformation/low-fodmap-diet
Celiac Disease
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The Gluten Free Diet book by Shelley Case: http://www.glutenfreediet.ca/
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Celiac Sprue Association: http://www.csaceliacs.info/
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Celiac Disease Foundation: http://www.celiac.org/
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Medline Plus, Celiac Disease: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/celiacdisease.html
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Today’s Dietitian, Evidence-Based Practice
Guidelines:http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/100610p52.shtml
Diets for Diverticular Disease
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UCSF Patient Education, Diverticular Disease
Diet:http://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/diverticular_disease_and_diet/index.html
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NDDIC Diverticulosis and
Diverticulitis: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/diverticulosis/
Constipation, Intestinal Gas and Diarrhea

World Health Organization, Diarrhea: http://www.who.int/topics/diarrhoea/en/
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MedlinePlus – Diet,
Constipation: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/constipation.html
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NDDIC Intestinal Gas: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gas/
GERD, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Hiatal Hernias
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MedlinePlus – GERD: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gerd.html
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Nobel Prize, H.
pylori: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2005/press.html
Food Allergies
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The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network: http://www.foodallergy.org/
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Food
Allergy:http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodallergy/Pages/default.aspx
Dysphagia
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American Speech Language Hearing
Association: http://www.asha.org/slp/clinical/dysphagia/
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MedlinePlus: Swallowing
Disorders http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/swallowingdisorders.html

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders:http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/pages/dysph.aspx
Probiotics and Prebiotics
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NCCAM – Oral Probiotics, an
Introduction: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/probiotics/introduction.htm