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Nutrition Policy
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Backgrounder: Keystone Forum on Away-From-Home Foods: Opportunities for Preventing Weight Gain and Obesity Report 
 Recommendations to the food industries for "improving consumers' ability to manage calorie intake from foods prepared and purchased away-from-home." Discusses menu design, cooking techniques, portion size, providing nutritional information to customers, and other concepts. Includes the full report, a backgrounder, FAQ, and an audio of a press briefing. Report prepared by the Keystone Forum for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ReportsResearch/ucm082064.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Jun 3, 2009 Books and Films Related to Community, Food and Agriculture
This database contains listings of nonfiction books and films on food and agriculture topics such as organic farming, genetically engineered food, fast food, migrant farmworkers, family and small farms, and specific foods such as coffee, tea, corn, and cheese. Searchable, or browse and sort by media, title, publisher, and other factors. Most titles are from 2000 to the present. Compiled by an agriculture professor at Michigan State University. http://www.msu.edu/~howardp/booksfilms.html Topics: Agriculture, Nonfiction by Genre, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Jun 25, 2009 Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
Publications and alerts from this "advocate for nutrition and health, food safety, alcohol policy, and sound science." Features policy papers and other documents on topics such as youth and alcohol, alcohol advertising, food additives, foodborne illnesses, conflicts of interest in science, and nutrition labeling. Provides selected articles from the group's Nutrition Action Newsletter. http://www.cspinet.org/ Topics: Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Jan 10, 2007 Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC)
The CFSC is "a North American organization of social and economic justice, environmental, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, community development, labor, anti-poverty, anti-hunger, and other groups." Its website features material about programs and advocacy efforts (such as the farm to school program about obesity and the 2007 Farm Bill), and publications on topics such as the health benefits of urban agriculture and community food security in California. (Some publications only available for a fee.) http://www.foodsecurity.org/ Topics: Nutrition & Food Safety, Poverty Last updated Jul 18, 2007 Feeding America
Website for this organization (formerly America's Second Harvest) whose "network of more than 200 food banks serves all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.The Feeding America network secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually." Provides a food bank lookup by state or ZIP code, background and news about the organization's programs, and studies and public policy about food banks and hunger in the U.S. http://www.secondharvest.org/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety, Poverty Last updated Dec 15, 2008 Food Policy Institute
Website for this research institute whose mission is "to bring the depth of academia's knowledge to bear on pressing issues and challenges facing the food system by providing timely and relevant research that is responsive to the needs of government, industry and the consumer." Includes selected publications, news, and other material on topics such as food import systems and food recalls. An academic research unit of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. http://www.foodpolicyinstitute.org/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Apr 9, 2008 FRAC: Food Research and Action Center
"The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is a leading national organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States." Its Web site provides statistics on hunger, information on government programs such as food stamps and WIC, news, and analyses of reports. http://www.frac.org/ Topics: Nutrition & Food Safety, Poverty Last updated Jan 2, 2003 Journalism Professor Michael Pollan's New Book on the U.S. Food Chain Provides Few Soundbites -- But Much to Chew On
This April 2006 press release describes Michael Pollan's book "The Omnivore's Dilemma," in which "he takes readers to the feedlot, to the farm, and into the woods in search of the origins of our dinner." His book notes "that the bulk of the American diet comes from one plant: corn." Includes links to book excerpts, an interview with the author, and related material. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/04/11_pollan.shtml Topics: Crops, Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated May 9, 2006 Law, Nutrition & Obesity
Overview of some current topics in the area of nutrition and obesity law and policy, such as weight discrimination, menu labeling, laws banning trans fats, FDA food labeling laws, regulation of advertising, National School Lunch Program (including foods of "minimal nutritional value"), and farm subsidies. Overviews include links to related websites. From the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University. http://yaleruddcenter.org/what_we_do.aspx?id=7 Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Law by Subject, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Jun 30, 2009 Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
"The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases. They serve as the basis for Federal food and nutrition education programs." Includes current and past issues of the Guidelines, tips for using the Guidelines, and related links. A joint publication of the U.S. departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture. http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/ Topics: Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Safety, Senior Health Last updated May 5, 2005 Rethinking School Lunch
Collection of resources for developing school lunch programs "to address the crisis in childhood obesity, provide nutrition education, and teach ecological knowledge." The "Rethinking School Lunch Guide" addresses food policy, curriculum integration, finances, facility design, waste management, and other school lunch topics. Site also includes "A Visual Guide to Integrated School Lunch Curriculum," a model wellness policy guide, and a food policy essay series. From the Center for Ecoliteracy, a grantmaking foundation. http://www.ecoliteracy.org/programs/rsl.html Topics: Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Aug 7, 2006 Salt: Is Your Food Full of It?
This site is part of a British government campaign to reduce the amount of salt eaten by people in the U.K. The site provides materials applicable to all, such as a list of processed foods high in salt (cheese, pickles, soy sauce, and other), the health effects of excessive salt (high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke), and material about the appropriate amount of salt for children. Note: Measurements are given in grams. http://www.salt.gov.uk Topics: Herbs, Spices, Condiments, and Flavorings, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Mar 22, 2007 USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
This government site has the latest nutritional and dietary guidelines and news releases as well as recipes. When you sign in to The Interactive Healthy Eating Index with age and gender information, it will compare your diet to the food pyramid and give you a score based on analysis of the foods and quantities you provide, as compared to recommended intake levels. The Index requires screen setting and display of at least 800x600 DPI and 256 colors. Some of the files require Adobe Acrobat Reader. http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/ Topics: Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Safety, Senior Health Last updated Sep 22, 2009 |
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