Find Out More about Diet & Nutrition

Contributor(s): Barb Leonard, PhD, RN, PNP

The following sites and print sources offer more information. Many of these provided evidence for the information in this section.

Websites

Centers for Disease Control   http://www.cdc.gov/

Environmental Protection Agency  http://www.epa.gov

Environmental Working Group Consumer Guides  http://www.ewg.org/consumer-guides

Harvard’s Healthy Eating Plate  http://www.health.harvard.edu/plate/healthy-eating-plate

National Eating Disorders Association  http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

Turn the Tide Foundation  http://www.turnthetidefoundation.org/

USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion  http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/

USDHHS 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/

World Health Organization  http://www.who.int

Books & articles

Eisenberg, M.E., Olson, R.E., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., Bearinger, L.H. (2004). Correlations between family meals and psychosocial well-being among adolescents. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 158, 792-796.

Hammons, A.J., Fiese, B.H. (2011). Is frequency of shared family meals related to the nutritional health of children and adolescents? Pediatrics; 127(6), e1565-74.

He, F.J., Li, J., MacGregor, G.A. (2013). Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure (Review). The Cochrane Collaboration, Issue 4.

Moss, M. (2013). Salt sugar fat: How the food giants hooked us. New York: Random House.

Palatty, P.L., Haniadka, R., Valder, B., Arora, R., Baliga, M.S. (2013). Ginger in the prevention of nausea and vomiting: a review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition; 53(7), 659-69.

Pollan, M. (2009). Food rules. New York: Penguin Group.

Ried, K., Toben, C., Fakler, P. (2013). Effect of garlic on serum lipids: an updated meta-analysis. Nutrition Reviews;71(5), 282-99.

Willett, W.C., Stampfer, M.J. (2013). Current evidence on healthy eating. Annual Review of Public Health; 34, 77-95.