Government Links about Health and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition Information Center: Dietary Guidelines for Americans    This site is a must. An excellent source of general nutrition guidelines, databases, vitamin and supplement information.

HealthFinder    A general health site with links for prevention, alternative medicine, medical dictionaries and encyclopedias. One wonderful part of this site teaches kids healthy habits on their level. Also, information about physicians and dentists.

Health.gov    A portal to many health related web sites supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal departments and agencies.

Nutrition.gov    The main government site for nutritional information, including relationships and fact sheets about diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

USDA: Dietary Supplements    Helpful information and warnings about dietary supplements. A must read for anyone taking over the counter herb preparations, minerals, vitamins, or other supplements.

The Surgeon General's call to action    The Surgeon General's statement regarding obesity, as well as some straight forward resource information.

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition    The name says it all. This site is maintained by the Food and Drug Administration.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    The main government agency involved with infectious diseases, epidemiology, and toxic exposures. A good source of information for travelers as well.

  Private Organizations    Sites that are supported by private corporations or organizations. Information may be helpful, but there also may be commercial bias.

  Health and Fitness Links    This set of links is set up for reciprocal link exchange with sites that may have a similar philosophy as Smart Calorie.

  Stop Smoking Links

  Miscellaneous Links