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Calorie Control Council view detail comment email this

News and information about calorie control, weight loss, and low-calorie and reduced-fat foods and beverages, from a "non-profit association representing the low-calorie and reduced-fat food and beverage industry." Includes calculators, dieting trends and statisticsm exercise tips, and descriptions of low-calorie sweeteners, polyols, and fat replacers. Information about sweeteners is heavily weighted in favor of the use of these products, with little information about risks and side effects.
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/
Topics: Health, Health, Industries, Medical Treatments & Devices, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation, Sweets and Sweeteners

Last updated Apr 27, 2005


Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-loss Program view detail comment email this

A list of questions to ask before joining a weight-loss program. Discusses safety, costs, staff qualifications, product risks, and results. From the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm
Topics: Health, Health, Nutrition & Food Safety

Last updated Jan 6, 2005


Frontline: Diet Wars view detail comment email this

This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program from 2004 looks at some popular diets and weight-loss programs (such as Weight Watchers, Atkins, and South Beach) and provides additional background information about diet and health, eating habits, obesity, the USDA food pyramid, and the low-fat and low-carb trends. Includes interviews with nutritionists, video of the program, a teacher's guide, a quiz, and related links. Note: The Reading & Links section contains some dead links.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/diet/
Topics: Health, Nutrition & Food Safety

Last updated Jan 4, 2009


WebMD: The Sonoma Diet: Promoting a Lifestyle view detail comment email this

January 2006 overview and analysis of a "weight loss plan that promotes the healthy and flavorful eating style of the Mediterranean and Sonoma Valley [California]." This diet favors "top 10 power foods: almonds, bell peppers, blueberries, broccoli, grapes, olive oil, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes, and whole grains."
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/sonoma-diet-promoting-lifestyle
Topics: Health, Nutrition & Food Safety

Last updated Apr 16, 2007


Weight Loss Products and Programs view detail comment email this

Profiles of popular weight-loss products and programs, listing characteristics of the products and programs, strengths and weaknesses, and other comments. Also includes examples of ineffective weight-loss products. From a nutritionist at the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09363.html
Topics: Health, Health, Nutrition & Food Safety

Last updated Jan 4, 2005





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