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Naturally we recommend our own book as the best resource on weight
management for travelers. It is available from us, Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
or through your local bookstore.
Airport gyms—Lists gyms, exercise centers, and fitness clubs located
in or near airport terminals in the U.S. and Canada.
www.airportgyms.com
American Dietetic Association—Provides food and nutrition information.
Tel: 800-877-1600.
www.eatright.org
American Institute for Cancer Research—Publishes news, research
updates, recipes, and tips to help live a healthier, cancer-free life.
Tel: 800-843-8114.
www.aicr.org
American Obesity Association—Focuses on changing public policy and
perceptions about obesity.
Tel: 202-776-7711.
www.obesity.org
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition—Promotes and protects the
public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary,
wholesome, and honestly labeled.
Tel: 888-463-6332.
www.cfsan.fda.gov
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion—Links scientific research
with the nutritional needs of the American public.
www.usda.gov/cnpp
Cost of Physical Inactivity—
Easy-to-use tool from Active Living Leadership that provides an estimate of
the financial cost to business of physically inactive employees.
http://www.activelivingleadership.org/costcalc.htm
Fat Chance Diets—A satirical poke at miracle diet plans, diet
products and diet supplements. http://www.fatchancediets.com
Food and Nutrition Information Center—Collects and disseminates
information about food and human nutrition.
Tel: 301-504-5719. www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
Healthfinder®—Serves as a gateway to health information, including
diet, nutrition, healthy lifestyle, and physical activity.
www.healthfinder.gov
National Action Plan on Overweight and Obesity—Presents strategies
from the Office of the Surgeon General to prevent and decrease overweight
and obesity in the population.
www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Interactive menu planner)—Guide
for daily food and meal choices based on one day's calorie allowance.
hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/menuplanner
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Create-A-Diet)—Select
from a variety of foods then receive a report on how closely you matched a
Heart Healthy Diet for saturated fat, fat, cholesterol, sodium and calories.
www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/create.htm
National Women’s Health Information Center—Contains health information
and is a referral center for women.
Tel: 800-994-9662.
www.4woman.gov
Nutrition.gov—Provides a
gateway to nutrition information from various federal government agencies.
www.nutrition.gov
Obesity Education
Initiative of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute—Seeks to
reduce the risk of coronary heart disease through weight reduction and
physical activity.
Tel: 301-592-8573. www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Weight-control Information Network of the National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases—Assembles and disseminates information
on weight control, obesity, and nutritional disorders.
Tel: 877-946-4627.
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/win.htm
Airport gyms—Lists gyms, exercise centers, and fitness clubs located
in or near airport terminals in the U.S. and Canada.