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Counseling Center – provides a wide range of services to faculty, staff and students. Services are provided by a staff of professional counselors and clinical psychologists. The Counseling Center provides individual counseling, group counseling, workshops and outreach programs. http://www.gmu.edu/departments/csdc/
Dining Services has managers and chefs who bring a unique blend of experiences and education to their work at Mason. Mason Dining also has a Registered Dietitian on staff for free individual or group counseling. Under information, Dining Services offers a link to nutrition information, which highlights the foundations of healthier lifestyle habits. It suggests that chronic illnesses may be caused by what is eaten. It offers the Food Guide Pyramid to suggest a general guideline to choose a healthy diet, and provides information on how to contact the dietitian. http://dining.gmu.edu
Student Health Services provides medical evaluation, treatment and nutritional counseling. Basic nutrition and meal planning can be discussed with our providers during an office visit. Individuals and groups can schedule an appointment to meet with a Registered Dietician for more extensive information on nutrition and meal planning by calling 993-3283. http://www.gmu.edu/student/hcs/service.html
University Life gives contact information for a free one-on-one consultation
with an on-campus dietician, and links for more information regarding
nutrition. University Life also has information about eating disorders,
which includes facts about eating disorders and body image and information
on how to make a referral (local, regional, and national resources). http://www.gmu.edu/student/health/menu.htm
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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc. strives to encourage and implement undergraduate and graduate education in basic and clinical nutrition, particularly in medical schools. The peer-reviewed journal publishes the latest worldwide basic and clinical studies relevant to human nutrition in topics such as obesity, vitamins, and minerals, nutrition and disease, and energy metabolism. The web site offers information about the journal, including current issues, future contents, and archived material. It also offers information about the highlights of recent research, the editorial board, and how to acquire a subscription. http://www.ajcn.org/.
Nutrition Education is a Virginia Nutrition Assistance Network (VNAN)
that provides children and adults of all ages with nutrition education
materials on how to improve their diets and their lives. Health Futures
web-based lessons, the Nutrition Education Referral Form, Nutrition
Education and Research, and USDA Nutrition Data and Research are all
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American Anorexia and Bulimia Association (AABA) offers a long list of related searches such as anorexia, obesity, bulimia, weight control, eating disorder, and weight loss. It also contains other college related information about financial planning, car loans, student loans, and credit cards. The web site also includes a list of sponsored links for eating disorders. http://www.aabainc.org/
American Cancer Society (ACS) offers food and fitness information for both cancer patients and cancer survivors. ACS also offers nutrition and activity quizzes, and links to local resources and events. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
American Dietetic Association (ADA) is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. They are committed to helping people enjoy healthy lives. They are focused into 5 critical areas: obesity and overweight, with focus on children; healthy aging; safe, sustainable and nutritious food supply; nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics; integrative medicine, including supplements and alternative medicine. http://www.eatright.org/
American Heart Association (AHA) is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. One of the ways to achieve this is through nutrition and exercise; the Association web site offers program tools, published articles, facts, and inspirational stories. http://www.americanheart.org/
Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) founded in 1973, is a Washington-based trade association representing ingredient suppliers and manufacturers in the dietary supplement industry. Adhering to a strong code of ethics and complying with dosage limits, CRN offers manufacturing of dietary supplements to high quality standards under good manufacturing practices. CRN has led the industry in the regulatory arena with aggressive promotion of self-regulation while aggressively and consistently challenging FDA’s over-reaching efforts to restrict dietary supplement sales. The web site also offers information about annual conferences, recent press, industry regulation and information about supplements. http://www.crnusa.org/
Healthy People 2010 offers a progress review on nutrition and overweight. The web site offers links to the complete text for the Nutrition and Overweight focus area of Healthy People 2010 at http://www.healthypeople.gov/document/html/volume2/19nutrition.htm. It also offers data trends and key challenges and current strategies.
Mayo Clinic offers information on diseases and conditions, treatment decisions, drugs and supplements, healthy living, and health tools. http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm Mayo Clinic offers nutritional information on various links, such as Food and Nutrition Center, Healthy Recipes Center, Sizing Up a Serving, Tool: Daily Calorie Calculator, and tips to get nutrition when there is no appetite. http://www.mayoclinic.com/searchresults.cfm
National Eating Disorders Association is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals to those suffering form anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight issues. The web site includes research, links and resources, employment opportunities, parent and family network, programs, and materials. http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute offers information about nutrition under such links as health assessment tools and recipes for healthy eating. Additional information includes serving sizes, and ways to enhance children’s activity and nutrition, awards are available in degrees towards nutrition. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestion and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) - conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute's Division of Intramural Research encompasses the broad spectrum of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, inborn errors of metabolism, endocrine disorders, mineral metabolism, digestive diseases, nutrition, urology and renal disease, and hematology. Links are available for nutrition, and weight control and physical exercise. http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) began when President Abraham Lincoln founded the USDA claiming it the “people’s Department.” Today, USDA continues serving all Americans by remaining committed to helping America’s farmers and ranchers. USDA has become the leader in everything from human nutrition to new crop technologies that allow the growth of grow more food and fiber using less water and pesticides. The Food and Nutrition link, contains recent spotlights, reports, publications, and events. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
United States Department of Health and Human Services – http://www.hhs.gov/
Centers for Disease Control offers a link to Nutrition and Physical Activity Program http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/. Physical activity and good nutrition are key factors in leading a healthy lifestyle and reducing chronic illnesses. The link offers the NEW “My Pyramid Plan,” dietary guidelines for Americans 2005, featured publications and upcoming conferences. It also offers helpful links to Health Topics A-Z and the 5 A Day Fruit and Vegetable of the Month.
Gateway to Government Food Safety Information offers helpful information regarding news and safety alerts, consumer advice, food borne pathogens, and other highlights such as outdoor eating food safety tips, 2010 health goals regarding food borne illnesses, and keeping food safe during emergencies. http://www.foodsafety.gov
MedlinePlus offers A-Z health topics, drug information, and encyclopedia and dictionary of related medical resources, news, and other resources. A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. The web site offers latest news, more information from the National Institutes of Health, overviews from the Mayo foundation, Department of Agriculture, and Health and Human Services. Many health check tools help to calculate daily calories and check nutritional health; the web site includes an interactive menu planner and a nutrition and activity quiz. Information and resources are available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html
National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s medical research agency, and makes important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives. NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and cures for common and rare diseases. NIH has an impact on child and teen health, men’s health, minority health, women’s health, and wellness and lifestyle issues. http://www.nih.gov/
U.S. Food and Drug Administration http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html offers the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition located in College Park, Maryland. The web site offers recent news, national food safety programs including Bioterrorism Act of 2002, program areas, special interest areas, and other sources of information.
World Health Organization – Nutrition for Health and Development offers a wide range of informational articles on such topics as protein-energy malnutrition, obesity and nutrition transition, and food and nutrition policies and programs. Many links are available to regional programs, emerging issues such as adolescent nutrition, and nutrition research. http://www.who.int/nut/
The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) – is an international transdisciplinary professional organization that promotes excellence in research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. http://www.aedweb.org/
American Obesity Association (AOA) focuses on changing public policy and perceptions about obesity. They want obesity recognized as a complex disease involving more than personal behavior, such as our environment and genetic heritage. Their programs include education, research, prevention, treatment, consumer protection, and discrimination and stigma. http://www.obesity.org/
BioMed Central offers over 100 journals ranging from the highly selective, general interest, which publishes both online and in print, to a range of specialist online only journals. http://www.biomedcentral.com
Nutrition Journal http://www.nutritionj.com is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal that considers manuscripts within the field of nutrition, from basic research, to clinical studies, case reports and reviews. The web site offers scientists a place to submit their articles for review, and offers students articles to view.
Nutrition and Metabolism http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com offers information on nutritional biochemistry and related clinical fields.
Current Living presents articles, information and resources, health, fitness, self growth, self care, creativity, and spirituality to educate, motivate, and inspire readers to make the most of life. http://www.currentliving.com/
Food Science and Human Nutrition is a web site that has information for undergraduates, graduate students, and the community and industry. http://www.fshn.uiuc.edu/ It offers department news, popular links, and the Nutrition Analysis Tool, which is a web-based program that allows anyone to analyze the food they eat for various nutrients. The tool is free and easy to use, and includes such information as how many calories should be eaten based on one’s daily activities, and how to find products with the benefits of soy. http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~food-lab/nat/
Eating Disorders Resources contains information about eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, plus related topics such as body image and obesity. The web site offers books at discounted prices, many free articles about eating disorders, newsletters, links to treatment facilities, organizations, and other websites. http://www.bulimia.com
Health and Nutrition Guide offers tips, 2005 guidelines for Americans (USDA), recipes, articles, and resources to find helpful information to make informative decisions when it comes to buying healthy and nutrition products. http://www.healthandnutritionguide.com/
Journal of the American College of Nutrition is published bimonthly by The American College of Nutrition. Original and innovative research in nutrition with useful application for researchers, physicians, and other health care professionals, it offers critical reviews on pertinent nutrition topics, letters to the editors and commentaries on important issues in the field of nutrition, and abstract clusters on nutritional topics with editorial comments, and book reviews. http://www.jacn.org/
Nutrition Data’s Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter provides nutrition facts, calorie counts, and nutrient data for al foods and recipes, including fast food. The web site offers search tips, pantry help, glossary, frequently asked questions, plus many tools. http://www.nutritiondata.com/
Science Daily offers unlimited information on the latest news on various topics such as health and medicine, plants and animals, agriculture, environment, aging, diseases, fitness, and men’s and women’s health. http://www.sciencedaily.com/
The American Journal of Psychiatry, special supplement on eating disorders, Vol. 157, No. 1, January 2000.
The Counseling Psychologist, special issue on eating disorders, Vol. 29, No. 5, September 2001.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Bulik, C. M., Sullivan, P. F., and Kendler, K. S. (2000). An empirical study of the classification of eating disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157(6), 886-895.
Mulholland, A. M. and Mintz, L. B. (2001). Prevalence of eating disorders among African American women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 48(1), 111-116.
Tylka, T. and Mezydlo Subich, L. (1999). Exploring the construct validity of the eating disorder continuum. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 46(2), 268-276.
Anderson, A., Cohn, L., and Holbrook, T. (2000). Making weight: Healing men’s conflicts with food, weight, and shape. Carlsbad, CA: Gürze Books
Miller, M. N. and Pumariega, A). Culture and Eating Disorders. Psychiatric Time, Vol. XVI,,Issue 2, February,1999.
Nasser, M. (1997). Culture and weight consciousness. London: Routledge Publishers.
Nasser, M., Katzman, M.A., and Gordon, R. A. (2001). Eating Disorders and Cultures in Transition. New York: Taylor and Francis Inc.
Pope, H. G., Phillips, K. A., and Olivardia, R. (2002). The Adonis complex: How to identify, treat, and prevent body obsession in men and boys. New York: Touchstone Books.
Thompson, J. K., Heinberg, L. J., Altabe, M., and Tantleff-Dunn, S. (1999). Exacting beauty: Theory, assessment, and treatment of body image disturbance. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. <back to top>