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This is where you can find answers to your questions about healthy diets. Whether you are a vegetarian, an athlete, or concerned about food allergies, this site will provide resources for you. A section on eating disorders will help explain the facts and offers some resources for those seeking advice.

Resources in this category:

Ask the Dietitian :: http://www.dietitian.com/

Advice on a large number of nutrition-related topics from a registered dietitian.

AthletesAdvisor.com :: http://www.athletesadvisor.com/

Nutrition and conditioning information for the student-athlete. Features articles from contributing authors who are experts in their field.

Calcium and Teens: How to Prevent Osteoporosis :: http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/calciuminfo.html

"The lowdown on calcium and its importance in preventing Osteoporosis."

Extreme Eating - Are Teens Compromising Their Health? :: http://ific.org/foodinsight/1998/nd/extremefi698.cfm

An article that discusses the extreme eating behaviors often used by teens to control weight.

Fast Food Facts :: http://www.fastfoodfacts.info/

This site offers searchable nutritional information on over 2,600 fast food items.

Five A Day The Color Way :: http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/

This site encourages the reader to eat 'five a day' fruits and vegetables. Look for an explanation of the health benefits, recipes, and information on nutrition and nutrition research all about fruits and vegetables.

Food Allergies in the Real World :: http://www.faanteen.org/

Information and articles about managing food allergies, personal stories from other teens, and an advice column.

The Food Guide Pyramid :: http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/index.html

Click the parts of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) pyramid to learn what you should eat from each food group. Also find out how many servings of each food group you should eat daily and how much food is in a serving.

Homeplate: Your Homeplate for Healthy Eating :: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/uhs/eating/eating-homepage.htm

Here you will find information on healthy eating and on eating disorders, including a resource list with relavant books, films, and organizations, and an advice section with recovery tips for eating disorder sufferers and their friends and families.

iEmily.com :: http://www.iemily.com/

This site is packed full of information for teenage girls on just about everything related to health. It includes articles on sex, beauty, mental health, nutrition and exercise, and substance abuse, among others.

Measure 4 Measure :: http://www.wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm

"A collection of interactive sites on the web that estimate, calculate, evaluate, translate, etc. In other words, they do the work for you." These sites allow you to convert between different units of measurements, find your ideal caloric consumption, calculate the amount of paint you need to paint a room, and much more.

Nutrition Analysis Tool :: http://www.nat.uiuc.edu/mainnat.html

Analyze your diet in three simple steps! You can even find foods to supplement your diet.

Shape up America! :: http://www.shapeup.org/

Assess your current fitness level and find out what else you can do to stay fit and healthy.

Sports and Nutrition: The Winning Connection :: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hsnut/index.html

The Sports and Nutrition web site includes: Don't Let Your Diet Let You Down, a Pregame Meal Planner, Keeping Energy Levels Up, and Keeping Fluid Levels Up. This site focuses on advice for teenage athletes and keeps in mind that teenage athletes have different nutrition needs than adult athletes.

Teens Health :: http://teenshealth.org/

The site provides teens with comprehensive and up-to-date information on issues concerning puberty, mental health, sex, nutrition, and body image.

USA.gov :: http://www.usa.gov/index.shtml

The U.S. Government's official web portal providing links to key information for citizens, businesses and nonprofits, government employees and visitors to the U.S. Includes a government agency index and topical list of available resources.

Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers :: http://www.VRG.org/nutrition/teennutrition.htm

This page is a good resource for teens who want to become vegetarians, but who are concerned about staying healthy. This page also offers links to other sites developed by the Vegetarian Resource Group, including a page on vegetarian nutrition and vegetarian and vegan recipes.

Weight Control Information Network :: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm

Provides information on healthy behaviors, dieting, healthy eating and much more. "Take Charge of your Health" through the variety of resources offered on this site.

Why Milk? :: http://www.whymilk.com/

From the National Milk Processor Promotion Board, you'll find nutrition, recipes, body benefits, and more. The site even includes all those famous faces from the "Got Milk?" ads.