UW LUNG TRANSPLANT SUPPORT GROUP

LINKS

The following links are to websites that may be of particular interest to members of our group. There are hundred's of websites out there with a wealth of information, but it takes a lot of time to go through them to find the best. If you know of a site that you find particularly helpful and you think may be of help to others, please let us know about it. Some people may have found sites concerned with a particular lung disease that others may have not found, a link to that website might be very useful to others with that problem.

NUTRITION

• American Dairy Association

• Glaxo Smith Kline web site about calcium and body health

• National Dairy Council

• National Osteoporosis Foundation

• UW physician Susan Ott’s web site on Osteoporosis and bone physiology

• World Health Organization

• http://nutrition.about.com - Nutrition and dietary information.

• http://www.nutrition.gov - Providing easy, online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers. A service of the National Agricultural Library, USDA.

• http://www.nutritiondata.com -  Know what you eat. Lots of links and information.  Free registration.

• http://fnic.nal.usda.gov- The Food and Nutrition Information Center - a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.

• http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition - CDC nutrition efforts cover a wide spectrum of related topics. Good nutrition is vital to good health, disease prevention, and essential for healthy growth and development of children and adolescents.

• http://www.calorieking.com/foods- The CalorieKing.com Food Database holds the nutritional information for over 50,000 American generic and brand name foods (including over 260 fast-food chains). There is a wide range of nutrient data and information available including calorie count charts, fat content, fiber content, protein content and much, much more.

• http://www.calorieking.com - Control your weight or your weight will control you. At CalorieKing, our mission is to put you in charge of your weight so you can enjoy the life you choose.

• http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource - Welcome to The Nutrition Source, a Web site maintained by the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.

• http://www.mypyramid.gov - One size doesn't fit all.  MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advice to help you….