These links examine children's health and how what they eat leads to
better health. There are resources about the basics of nutrition and what
disorders of eating can cause. There are also links to exercise and health.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Choose My Plate; USDA
- Supertracker: A great tool from the USDA to compare various food choices
- BAM! (Body and Mind); The healthy body and mind site from the Centers for Disease Control
- Exercise: How To Get Started; American Academy of Family Physicians
- Good Foods Gone Bad; LiveScience
- Healthy Body Calculator; Find out your BMI (Body Mass Index) and other fitness indicators
- Healthy Youth: Centers for Disease Control
- KidNetic; Nutrition and diet advice for kids from the International Food Information Council
- Kids Eat Great! Christine Wood, MD, Pediatrician
- Nutrition 101; Healthcastle Nutrition
- Nutrition and Fitness in Children; KidsHealth; The Nemours Foundation
- Nutrition Education; USDA Food and Nutrition Service
- Nutrition Fact Sheets; American Dietetic Association
- Ten worst and the ten best foods for you from Nutrition Action
PATIENT INFORMATION
Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders (other); Walden Behavioral Care
- National Eating Disorders Association
Exercise and Fitness
- Running: Preventing Overuse Injuries - American Academy of Family Physicians
Food Safety
- After School Snacks and Food Safety Quiz; US Department of Agriculture
- Center for Science in the Public Interest ; A food advocacy group
- Consumer Advice and Publications; US Food and Drug Administration
- FightBack! Educating consumers about safe food handling
- FoodNet: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network; Centers for Disease Control
- Food Protection Plan; US Food and Drug Administration
- Food Safety; World Health Organization
- Food Safety; Gateway to governmental food safety pages
- Food Safety Activities; US Department of Agriculture
- Food Safety and Inspection Services; US Department of Agriculture
- Food Safety Office; Centers for Disease Control
- Food Safety Questions; Common Questions and Answers from the US Department of Agriculture
- Food Safety and Nutrition Information for Kids and Teens; US Food and Drug Administration
Malnutrition
- Beriberi/Thiamine, vitamin B1 deficiency; University of Maryland Medical Center
- Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (Vitamin K Deficiency): Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
- Iodine Deficiency; American Thyroid Association
- Iron Deficiency Anemia; University of Maryland Medical Center
- Magnesium Deficiency; National Institutes of Health
- Malnutrition; Lab Tests Online
- Osteoporosis in Children; Duke School of Medicine
- Pellagra (Niacin, Vitamin B3 deficiency); eMedicine from WebMD
- Protein Malnutrition (kwashiorkor); MedLine Plus
- Protein Malnutrition (marasmus); eMedicine from WebMD
- Riboflavin Deficiency (Vitamin B2); eMedicine from WebMD
- Rickets (Vitamin D, calcium deficiency); MedLine Plus
- Scurvy (Vitamin C deficiency); Health A to Z
Nutrition, Adolescent
- Adolescent Nutrition; Comer Children's Hospital, University of Chicago
- Healthy Eating Tips for Teens; Better Health USA
Nutrition, Infant
- How to Feed Your Baby ; Oregon Dairy Council
- Infant Formula; American Academy of Family Physicians
- La Leche League International; A support group with lots of information for breast-feeding mothers
Nutrition; Picky Eaters
- 10 Tips for Picky Eaters; The Mayo Clinic
- Behaviors of Picky Eaters; HealthBites
- Foods for Picky Children; Food Network
- Getting Children to Eat Properly; Kids Health
- Picky Eaters: Born or Made? Family Education
- Recommendations for Picky Eaters; Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
- When Your Toddler Doesn't Want To Eat; American Academy of Family Physicians
Obesity
- Childhood Obesity; The Mayo Clinic
- Childhood Obesity and Overweight; Centers for Disease Control
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Checklist; US Department of Health and Human Services
- Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future; US Department of Health and Human Services
- Helping Your Child; Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Obesity 2010; The Obesity Society
- Obesity in Children and Teens; The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Overweight and Obesity; The American Academy of Pediatrics
Vitamins and Supplements
- Before You Buy Children's Vitamins; About.com
- Dietary Supplements; Vitamin and mineral supplements from US Department of Agriculture
- Fluoride; Statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Folic Acid; Frequenty Asked Questions; US Department of Health and Human Services; Women's Health
- Vitamins; Government vitamin information and facts sheets from MedLine Plus
- "The World's Healthiest Foods" website, The George Mateljan Foundation
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
- Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
