Food & Weight
See our very popular extensive list of diet links in the Resources & Links tab, click on DIETS.
- www.whfoods.org World’s Healthiest Foods
- www.my-calorie-counter.com Daily Calorie counter for dieters and observers. Free.
- www.calorie-counter.com Daily Calorie counter for dieters and observers. Free.
- caloriecount.about.com Daily Calorie counter for dieters and observers. Very popular and highly recommended
- www.myfooddiary.com Daily Calorie counter for dieters and observers. User friendly, but after a free trial, there is a fee.
- http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/ Another Daily Calorie counter available
- http://www.fitday.com/ Calorie counter for dieters with activity record. Spreads dietary calories, fat (saturated, polyunsaturated, mono). carbs (fiber), protein, and alcohol intake daily.
- www.calorielab.com Gives calories for 70,000 foods and restaurant items, with burn calculator giving you calories burned during various activities.
- www.acaloriecounter.com The 272 fast food foods highest in calories
- www.glycemicindex.com Glycemic index, load, and diet, University of Sydney, with a database on GI of foods
- en.wikipedia.org Glycemic index and load
- www.revolutionhealth.com Food exchange lists, Revolution Health collection
- www.uaex.edu Exchange list, Univ of Arkansas
- www.diabetesjournals.org About the new diabetic food exchange lists
- www.asbp.org American Society Bariatric Physicians News
- berrydoctor.com The Berry Doctor – Excellent information about antioxidants, polyphenols, berries, and nutrition from Dr Paul Gross
- www.berrydoctor.com Archives of articles from The Berry Doctor
- www.oldwayspt.org Oldways about the Mediterranean diet
- www.fatfreevegan.com Fat free vegan recipes
- www.ciaprochef.com/wohf Culinary Institute of America
- www.webmd.com Food and Restaurant meal contents
- www.physiologics.com Individual food commentaries
- www.weight-loss-choice.com A simple list of calories in common foods
- www.icanmakeyouthin.co.uk More extensive list of calories in common foods
- www.obesityinamerica.org The Endocrine Society site for weight control
- www.rwjf.org Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 6th annual report: F as in Fat: How Obesity Rates Are Failing in America 2009
- www.rwjf.org Key findings, recommendations, and discussion of the above report and a national strategy to combat obesity.
- www.nutritiondata.com/tools/nutrient-search This site gives the nutrient content of various foods, raw and cooked, and also in various common recipes, restaurant dishes, along with the fullness factor, glycemic index, and inflammatory potential. You can also search for foods high and low in particular nutrients.
- www.kelpiesoft.com/applib/foodfile/index.htm Kelpiesoft Food File is a free food database and calorie counter for 1000s of food products.
- www.smallstep.gov/ A government site offering help in small steps toward improved nutrition, physical fitness, and weight management, containing a number of tips
- www.smallstep.gov/kids/flash/ Companion site to the one above for kids and teachers
- http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/index.html CDC, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
- Population-based prevention of obesity. A comprehensive, detailed approach for weight management in the general population. American Heart Association, open access.
- National Weight Control Registry of people who have lost an average of 66 lbs and kept it off for 5.5 years
- National Weight Control Registry Publications
- www.Safe-food.org Organic vs non-organic and genetically-engineered food information
Related information
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Antioxidant content of 3100 foods Nutrition J 2010


