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USDA
Unveils New Nutrition Web Site
Auburn, Feb. 6---The
USDA recently unveiled a new Web site that provides easy access to
federal government information on nutrition. The address is http://www.nutrition.gov.
Providing accurate
scientific information on nutrition and dietary guidelines is
critical to the public's ability to make the right choices when
trying to curb obesity and other food-related diseases, said former
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman. The online resource will make
government information on nutrition, healthy eating and physical
activity more easily accessible to consumers.
Federally supported
research shows that weight loss is a major concern for many
Americans. Surveys consistently reveal that most adults are trying
to lose or maintain weight. Currently, as many as half of all adult
Americans are considered overweight or obese and childhood obesity
has doubled in the past 20 years.
"This new Web site
should be a great help to consumers," says Dr. Evelyn Crayton,
a foods and nutrition specialist with the Alabama Cooperative
Extension System. "The site contains valuable information that
can be used in the treatment and prevention of disease and will
serve as a reliable source of nutritional information and dietary
guidance."
The new online resource
includes specialized nutrition information for infants, children,
adult women and men, and senior adults. It also links to information
about nutrition and food assistance programs including the Food
Stamp Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children and the School Lunch and Breakfast programs
and to federally supported research, reports and brochures as
well as funding opportunities in the
government. Web site users will find information on the food guide
pyramid, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, dietary supplements,
fitness and food safety.
SOURCE: Dr. Evelyn
Crayton, Extension foods and nutrition specialist, Alabama
Cooperative Extension System, (334) 844-2224
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