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 6^th 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