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Don't waste you time with health and diet Web sites that don't work

The Internet provides unlimited resources that make it easy to learn about various diets, weight-loss programs, and weight-reduction procedures. But with so many sources, which ones can you trust for information that's safe, accurate, and up-to-date? The Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition saves you time, trouble, and effort in your search for Web sites that offer the facts about diet programs and nutrition philosophies that meet your health, medical, or religious needs.

The Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition helps you filter out Web sites that offer little, if any, real help in maintaining special diets that address specific diseases (low protein, high calcium, low gluten, hypoallergenic, diabetes, cancer, anemia, etc.), religious or philosophical mandates (Hindu, kosher, vegan, Muslim, macrobiotic, etc.), or commercial regimens (Atkins, Weight Watchers (R), NutriSystem (R), etc.), or provide answers to questions about bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, stomach stapling, etc.). This invaluable reference resource teaches you how locate Web sites recommended to you, how to evaluate the information you find there, how to research a particular diet or health concern, how to choose and use the right search engine, the significance of domains in Web addresses, and how to observe proper etiquette when participating in Internet discussion groups.

Topics examined in the Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition include:

general diet and nutrition Web sites

Web calculators (Body Mass Index, exercise, calories, weight-maintenance, healthy weight)

the nutrient content of foods

food labels

non-surgical weight-loss Web sites

caloric restrictions

hypnosis

weight-loss centers and workshops

weight-loss surgery Web sites

Web sites for specific medical conditions

vegetarianism

recipes

online discussion groups

and much more!

The Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition also includes a glossary of terms and screen captures of important Web sites. The book is a must-have as an everyday resource for consumers with diet and health interests and concerns, and as a reference tool for medical and public libraries.

Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Hunting for Information

Search Engines

Are You the Master of Your Domain?

Too Good to Be True: How to Pick the Best Web Sites

Chapter 3. The Internet or the World Wide Web: What's the Difference?

Discussion Groups: Chat Rooms, Mailing Lists, and Newsgroups

Some Advice from Cyber-Aunt: Is Your Life an Open Book (or Internet Site)?

Practice Good Netiquette

Chapter 4. General Diet and Nutrition Web Sites

Chapter 5. Health Assessment Web Sites

Online Calculators and Assessment Tools

Understanding Food Labels

Chapter 6. Weight Loss (Nonsurgical) Web Sites

Chapter 7. Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Web Sites

Chapter 8. Diet, Nutrition, and Recipe Web Sites for Medical Problems and Conditions

AIDS/HIV

Alzheimer's Disease

Anemia

Arthritis

Atherosclerosis or High Cholesterol

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Autism

Cancer (Including Chemotherapy, Cancer Prevention, Postradiation Recovery)

Celiac/Coeliac Disease, Nontropical Sprue, Gluten Intolerance, Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy

Chewing/Swallowing Disorders

Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Colostomy

Depression

Diabetes Mellitus

Digestive Diseases

Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis

Fibrocystic Breast Disease

Food Allergies

Gluten-Free Diet

Gout/Low-Purine Diet

Headache/Migraine Elimination Diet

Heart Disease/Congestive Heart Failure (Including Treatment and Prevention)

Hemorrhoids

Hepatitis C

High-Calcium Diet

High-Fiber Diet

High-Potassium Diet

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Hypoallergenic Diets

Hypoglycemia

Jet Lag

Ketogenic Diet

Kidney Disease/Dialysis

Lactose-Free Diet

Leukemia

Low-Carbohydrate Diets

Low-Cholesterol Diet

Low-Fat Diet

Low-Fiber Diet

Low-Potassium Diet

Low-Purine Diet

Low-Residue Diet

Low-Sodium Diet

Malabsorption Syndrome

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI) Diet

Migraine Headaches

MSG-Free Diet

Multiple Sclerosis

Osteoporosis

Phenylketonuria

Pregnancy, Lactation, Breast-Feeding

Prostate Disorders

Raw-Foods Diet

Reflux Esophagitis/GERD/Heartburn

Seizure Disorders

Special Diets, Miscellaneous

Substance Abuse (Alcoholism, Illicit Drugs, Prescription Drugs)

Tyramine-Free Diet

Wheat-Free Diet

Chapter 9. Web Sites for Diets Reflecting Religious or Philosophical Beliefs or Lifestyles

Halal

Hindu

Holistic Nutrition

Kosher

Macrobiotic

Organic Diets

Vegetarian Diets (All Variations)

Chapter 10. Weight Loss Spas and Residential Diet Programs

Chapter 11. Recipe and Discussion Group Web Sites

Chapter 12. Careers in Nutrition and Dietetics

Chapter 13. Happy Endings: Eat Something You'll Feel Better!

Glossary

Further Reading

Index

Reference Notes Included