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Nutrition

A selection of links that can help you figure out how much you ate or should eat.
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# Web Link Hits
1   Link   Calorie King
A food database holding the nutritional information for over 50,000 American generic and brand name foods. 		158
2   Link   Rethinking Drinking
If you need to lose weight, looking at your drinking may be a good place to start. 		184
3   Link   USDA Nutrient Database
Search the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. 		166
4   Link   The Food Pyramid
United States Department of Agriculture food pyramid - personal planning too. 		168
5   Link   NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
The official word on supplements. 		163
6   Link   Overview of Nutrition
Nutrition is the process of consuming, absorbing, and using nutrients needed by the body for growth, development, and maintenance of life. 		174
7   Link   Would You Like a 1000 Calories with That?
A Time magazine article about restaurant menu food labeling. 		159
8   Link   What Does 200 Calories Look Like?
Some great photos of 200 calorie portion sizes. 		166
9   Link   10 Ways to Measure Perfect Portion Size
10 great photos from the Food Network to illustrate portion size. 		343
10   Link   How Many Calories Do You Need?
This Wiki page contains an explanation of the Harris-Benedict equation (also called the Harris-Benedict principle). It is a method used to estimate the daily calorie requirements of an individual using their basal metabolic rate (BMR). 		171
11   Link   Calorie Reduction Key to Weight Loss, not Food Type
Scientific studies show that calorie reduction, not the type of diet, is the key to weight loss. 		197
12   Link   Xtreme Eating
A great PDF file put together by Centers for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) highlighting some outrageous restaurant foods. 		127