Smarter Nutrition (02)

Nutritional Information for Kids and Adults
The World Health Organization put out this collection of links on topics related to human health. Discussed are child growth and development, micronutrients, infant feeding, feto-maternal nutrition and low birth weight, dietary recommendations and nutritional requirements, malnutrition, obesity, senior citizen healthy eating and more. A section on HIV/AIDS is also included, as is one about household food security.

Nutrition to Prevent Osteoporosis
There are foods you can eat, besides milk and calcium supplements, which will help you, prevent and treat osteoporosis. The site says that dairy products, such as milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream are great calcium sources; along with dark leafy vegetables such as spinach, collard greens bok choy and broccoli; almonds, fish and calcium-fortified foods such as orange juice, cereal, breads, soy and tofu. It delves more into the importance of vitamins and minerals, with a background into what these vitamins and minerals do to fight osteoporosis.

Pam Rotella: Vegetarian Fun
This is the home page of Pam Rotella, a long-time vegetarian who wrote the book Vegan Vegetarian Cooking. This is her fun pages where she explores various topics than on her other site, veggiecooking.com. This site has an extensive nutritional and health section, featuring topics such as: bacterial mad cow theory, mercury poisoning, sickle cell anemia, curing cancer and AIDS, aspartame, MSG and other excitotoxins. Even includes a section with politics and scandals, and you can find some sample recipes from her cookbook, along with cooking tips and hints for vegetarians who are interested in nutrition.

Calcium for Every Age
Today’s news headlines stress the importance of calcium supplements and eating calcium-rich foods. Even those who have lactose intolerance know that there are calcium-rich foods they can eat to get their daily recommended amount of calcium. This important mineral is useful for any age. From young athletes, children and pregnant mothers to senior citizens and vegetarians, everyone needs to make sure they’re getting enough calcium. And with calcium linked to weight loss, its’ important to read about the useful aspects of this mineral. This site by Iowa State University Extension, explains the benefits of taking calcium supplements and getting enough calcium in your diet for all types of people at all ages.