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Reliable Health & Nutrition
Resources List
The Reliable Health and
Nutrition Resource List is prepared by the County of Orange
Nutrition Alert Coalition. Formed in May 1998, the coalition
is dedicated to the promotion of health nutrition through
consumer education. We are providing this Resource List
because we believe that consumers have the right to receive
reliable, science-based information, enabling them to make
informed decisions regarding question- able nutrition products
and practices.
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Available for Download
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BOOKS
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Consumer Health: A Guide to
Intelligent Decisions by S. Barrett, W. Jarvis, M. Kroeger, &
W. London, 7th Edition, Madison, WI: Brown & Benchmark (WCB/McGraw-Hill),
(2002)
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Eating for Endurance by
Ellen Coleman and Suzanne Steen, 2nd Edition, (2003), Bull
Publishing
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Eating on the run: Healthy Habits for Hectic Lifestyles
by Evelyn Tribole, RD, (1998).
• Fad-Free Nutrition by
Fredrick J. Stare, et al., (May 1988)
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Inside Chiropractic: A Patient's Guide (Consumer Health
Library) by Samuel Homola & Stephen Barrett (Editor), (Hardcover
- August 1999)
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Healthy Dining in Orange County,
4th Edition, (2002)
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Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook: Eating to Fuel Your
Active Lifestyle by Nancy Clark, MS, RD, (1996)
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Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database by Therapeutic
Research Faculty Staff (Editor) & Jeff M. Jellin, (June 2000)
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Nutrition For Dummies® by Carol Ann Rinzler,
(September 1999)
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Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell
- After Pregnancy: Every
Woman's Guide to Shaping Up, Slimming Down, and Staying Sane After
the Baby by Debra Waterhouse, (Hardcover - January 2002)
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PDR for Herbal Medicines (Physician's Desk Reference for
Herbal Medicines, 2nd Edition, by Medical Economics Staff
(Editor), et al., (Hardcover - April 2000)
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Quack!: Tales of Medical Fraud from the Museum of
Questionable Medical Devices by Bob McCoy
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Science Meets Alternative Medicine: What the Evidence Says About
Unconventional Treatments by Wallace Sampson (Editor) & Lewis
Vaughn (Editor), (June 2000)
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Snake Oil, Hustlers and Hambones: The American Medicine Show
by Ann Anderson & Heinrich R. Falk, (July 2000)
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The Ergogenics Edge: Pushing the Limits of Sports Performance
by Melvin H. Williams, PhD, (October 1997)
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The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry is Selling
America a Bill of Goods (Consumer Health Library) by Stephen
Barrett, Victor Herbert & Gabe Mirkin, (1999)
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Tyler's Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals
by James E. Robbers & Varro E. Tyler, (January 1999)
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Tyler's Honest Herbal: A Sensible Guide to the Use of Herbs and
Related Remedies by Steven Foster & Varro E. Tyler, (Paperback_November
1999)
JOURNALS
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American Journal of Epidemiology
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American Journal of Health
Promotion
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American Journal of Public Health
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FDA Consumer
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Healthy Weight Journal
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International Journal Health
Services
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International Journal of
Community Health
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Journal of the American Dietetic
Association
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Journal of the American Medical
Association
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Medicine and Science in Sports &
Exercise
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Nutrition Today
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Skeptic Magazine and Skeptical
Inquirer
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The American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition
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The Scientific Review of
Alternative Medicine
NEWSLETTERS
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Environmental Nutrition.
P.O. Box 420451, Palm Coast, FL 32142-0451
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Nutrition & The MD. Lippincott-Raven
Publishers, P.O. Box 1600, Hagerstown, MD 21741-2116
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Nutrition Action
Health Letter. Center for Science in the Public
Interest, Suite 300, 1875 Connecticut Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 20009-5728
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Nutrition Focus. CHDD-University
of Washington, P.O. Box 357920, Seattle, WA
98195-7920
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Nutrition Forum Newsletter. Prometheus Books, 59 John Glena
Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2197
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Priorities. American
Council on Science and Health
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Smart-Food—Low Cost &
Health Eating, Nutrition Matters. 2809 E. Hamilton
Ave, Dept. 109, Eau Claire, WI 54701
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Tufts University
Health & Nutrition Letter. P.O. Box 57857, Boulder,
CO 80322-7857
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University of
California at Berkeley Wellness Letter. P.O. Box
420148, Palm Coast, FL 32142
WEB SITES
ONLINE NEWSLETTERS
Disclaimer
Nutrition quackery is the promotion of false and/or unproven
nutrition products and services for a profit. Quacks can include
sincere but misguided or deluded individuals, as well as
charlatans and impostors. Individuals can avoid being victims of a
nutrition rip-off by learning to recognize the techniques used to
manipulate consumers.
The claims sound too good to be true, but they are what people
want to hear. Nutrition quackery is successful because quacks play
on emotions and misinformation. Most people want to believe that
there are “magical” alternatives to the prudent diet and physical
activity that promote health and well-being. However, they are
rarely told of possible side effects or other harm that might
result from the promoted product or dietary regimen.
Quacks encourage distrust of
reputable health professionals such as medical doctors, registered
dietitians, and other nutrition scientists. They ridicule the
nutrient content of our food supply and claim that the foods we
need to meet nutritional requirements can’t be purchased in
grocery stores. They refer to their unproven treatments as
“alternatives” to reputable medical care. While choices do exist
among current legitimate treatments, the alternatives promoted by
quacks can be ineffective and/or unsafe.
Prepared by the: Consumer
Education Committee
Please send suggestions or comments to:
isimard@ochca.com or
write to:
Nutrition
Services
1725 W. 17th Street, Bldg. #50, Rm. 110G
Santa Ana, CA
92706
To contact by phone please call: 714-834-7874
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