March is
National Nutrition Month®
Many of you especially in the field
of nutrition know that Monday, March 1, 2010 marks the beginning of
National Nutrition Month®, a campaign to emphasize the importance of
nutrition as a key component of good health. However, many of you may
not know that National Nutrition Month® (which has a long history) was
actually preceded by the “National Nutrition Week” campaign which
debuted in 1973 with the theme “Invest in Yourself – Buy Nutrition.”
Growing public interest in nutrition and the popularity of the campaign
led to expansion of the week long campaign into a month long campaign
called National Nutrition Month® in 1980.
This yearly campaign which was developed by the American Dietetic
Association (ADA) is specifically centered on getting people to make
educated food choices, practice sound eating habits and take part in
regular physical activity. The theme for this year’s National Nutrition
Month® campaign is “Nutrition From the Ground Up.”
Highlighting the month long campaign will be the celebration of the
third annual Registered Dietitian Day on March 10, 2010. The two-fold
purpose of this day is to increase awareness about the role of
Registered Dietitians (RD’s) as the expert providers of nutrition and
food services as well as to celebrate their dedication in helping people
experience healthier lifestyles.
For those you outside of the field of nutrition do you ever feel like
you are being inundated with conflicting studies about what is good to
eat versus what is not good to eat on a daily basis? Furthermore, with
the wealth of information on the Internet you are probably finding it
increasingly difficult to decipher fact from fiction when it comes to
health and nutrition information. The good news is that you need not
look any further than to the list below of some of the resources written
by credentialed experts in the field of nutrition also known as RD’s.
Good Nutrition Reading List
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American
Dietetic Association Cooking Healthy Across America
by American Dietetic Association Food and Culinary Professionals
Dietetic Practice Group. Wiley, 2005.
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At Peace with
Food
by Leeann Simons, MS, RD, LDN. Copyright 2009 BookSurge (Part of
the Amazon Group of Companies).
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Dealing with
Food Allergies in Babies and Children
by Janice Vickerstaff Joneja, PhD, RD. Bull Publishing, 2007.
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What Do I Eat Now?
A Step-by-Step Guide to Eating Right with Type 2 Diabetes By Patti B.
Geil, MS, RD, FADA, CDE & Tami A. Ross, RD, LD, CDE. American
Diabetes Association, 2009.
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Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 4th
Edition
by Nancy Clark, MS, RD. Human Kinetics, 2008.
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101 Foods That
Could Save Your Life
by David Grotto, RD. Bantam Dell, 2008.
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Feed Your Family Right!:
How to Make Smart Food and Fitness Choices for a Healthy
Lifestyle
by Elisa Zied, MS, RD with Ruth Winter, MS. Wiley, 2007.
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The DASH Diet
Action Plan
by Marla Heller, MS, RD. Amidon Press, 2007.
References:
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American
Dietetic Association. National Nutrition Month.
www.eatright.org/nnm
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Denny, Sharon.
National Nutrition Month: A Brief History. Journal of the
American Dietetic Association. March 2006; 106:3.
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You can learn more about National Nutrition Month®
and Registered Dietitian Day on
www.eatright.org
 print
this page
www.doh.state.fl.us
www.tobaccofreeflorida.com
Palm Beach County:
Florenzia Davis, PhD,MS,RD,LD/N
Senior Public Health Nutritionist
(561) 671-4000 x 4048
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