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A healthy, balanced diet can help you stay healthy and/or recover from disease. Use the links below to find information on the role that diet and nutrition plays in a variety of different diseases, conditions and disorders. Note: All external links open in a new window, so you can see the originating URL and/or visit the originating site. HealthyEating.net remains open in a separate window.

General Diet and Health Information:

• Defensive Eating (Three Rivers Endoscopy Center-no date)
• Living With a Smoker has Nutritional Hazards (About.com-no date)

• Resources: HIV and Nutrition (HIV Resources Inc.-Updated Jan/01)
• Nutrition News (Momentum Aids Project-Updated May/00)
• Nutrition for Persons with HIV (University of Georgia-Jul/99)
• Healthy Eating is Important When You Are HIV-Postive (Dietitians of Canada-no date)
• Diet and Nutrition Wasting Research (The Body)
• Food Safety for Persons with AIDS (U.S. Dep't of Health and Human Services-no date)

Visit .netMarket for a listing of books and other related resources.

Aids/HIV and Fitness:

• Aids and Exercise (American Council on Exercise-no date)

Websites:

• Body Health Resource Corporation's The Body
• British Columbia Person's With Aids Society- dedicated to empowering persons living with HIV disease and AIDS through mutual support and collective action. BCPWA is Western Canada's largest AIDS organization with a membership of over 3500 individuals and groups.  

Alzheimer's:

• Alzheimer's Linked to Vitamins (BBC Health News-May/01)
• Low Levels of Vit. B Linked to Brain Lesions (WebMD-Apr/00)
• Herbs May Combat Alzheimer's (OnHealth-Apr/99)

Websites:

• Alzheimer Society of Canada

Arthritis

• Jury Still Out on Use of Supplements for Arthritis (WebMD-Mar/00)
• Olive Oil Benefits Arthritis Patients (OnHealth-Nov/99)
• Acidic Foods and Arthritis (Nutrition Australia-Feb/99)
• Glucosamine and Chondroitin (About.com-no date)

Arthritis and Fitness:

• Skater Promotes Arthritis Exercises (50Plus.com-July/01)
• Tai-Chi Reduces Arthritis Pain (Alternative Health News Online-May/01)
• Q&A's About Arthritis and Exercise (Nutrio.com/NIH/NIAMSD-no date)
• Fitness Prescription for Arthritis (CBS Healthwatch-no date)

Asthma::

• Asthma Society of Canada

Attention Deficit and Other Hyperactivity Disorders:

• Guidelines for Treating ADHD (WebMD-/98)
• How to do the Feingold Diet (Feingold Association-no date)

Cholesterol and Other Fats Disorders:

• Disorders of Cholesterol and Other Fats (Merck-no date)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:

• Exercise & CFS/Fibromyaliga (About.com-no date)

Depression:

Digestive Diseases/Disorders:

General Info:

• FDA Approves Swallowable Camera-in-a-pill to
  Diagnose Bowel Problems (HC/AP-Aug/01)
• Digestive System Diseases (Karolinska Institute-Sweden-Updated Jan/01)

Biliary Tract Diseases:

• Physical Activity & Risk of Gallstone Disease in Women (NEJM-Sep/99)
• Drinking Coffee May Cut Men's Gallstone Risk (Health Central-Jun/99)

Deglutition Disorders:

• Dysphagia Resource Center (swallowing disorders)

Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases:

• What is Heartburn? (Digestive Disorders Foundation-U.K.-no date)
• Upset Stomach and Acidity (Health Castle-no date)

Intestinal Diseases:

Celiac Disease:
Visit Food Allergies for info/resources

Colonic Diseases:

• Nutrition and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (CRHA-Reviewed-Oct/00)
• Don't Let Vitamin D Dip if You Have IBD (WebMD-Apr/00)
• Books: Crohn's Disease/Colitis/IBD (Boston University)

Constipation:

• Bowel Function and Dietary Fiber (Continuum Health Partners-no date)

Crohn's Disease:

• Coping with Crohns (MayoClinic.com-Aug/01)
• Books: Crohn's Disease/Colitis/IBD (Boston University)

Diarrhea:

• Diarrhea (South Denver Gastroenterology-/99)

Websites:

• Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America

Liver Diseases:

• The ABC's of Hepatitis (WebMD-Feb/00)
• Healthy Eating &Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (The PBC Foundation-UK-no date)

Websites:

• Hepatitis Foundation International - seeks to increase awareness of the worldwide problem of viral hepatitis and to educate the public and healthcare providers about its prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Goal is renewed health for those afflicted, and a future free of the threat of viral hepatitis.

Rectal Diseases:

• Fecal Incontinence (South Denver Gastroenterology-/99)

Ulcer Diseases:

• Ulcers May Cause Chronic Indigestion (OnHealth-May/99)
• Ulcer Diseases (South Denver Gastroenterology-no date)

Websites:

• American Gastroenterological Association - advances digestive health of all Americans through the financial support of research and education in the cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of digestive diseases.
• NIH Nat'l Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

Headaches & Migraines:

• Migraine Trigger Factors (Medbroadcast.com-no date)

Hypoglycemia:

• Focus on Hypoglycemia (MedicineNet-no date)

Immune System and Related Disorders:

• Lycopene, beta-carotene no help to immune system (Health Central/Reuters-Aug/01)
• Immune-Boosting Nutrition (Medbroadcast.com-no date) 
• Eat Your Way to a Stronger Immune System (Nutrio.com-no date)

Insomnia:

• How Your Diet Affects Your Sleep (weightfocus.com-Updated Mar/01) 
• Food Remedies for Insomnia (Dr. Koop-Jun/00)

Iron Disorders

• Low Iron Stores/Anemia (BodyTrends -no date)
• Anemia (KidsHealth-/00)
• Nutrition and Anemias (InteliHealth-Updated Jul/99)
• Haemochromatosis - Iron Overload (BBC Heath & Fitness-no date)

Kidney Disorders:

• Star Fruit Dangerous in Kidney Failure Patients (InteliHealth-Feb/00)
• Nutrition and Kidney Disease (UC Davis-Sep/97)
• Kidney Disease Diet Guidelines (Trans-Atlantic Renal Council-no date)
• Eat Right to Feel Right on Hemodialysis (NIH/NIDDK-Updated May/01)
• Kidney Stones (About.com-no date)

Websites:

• Kidney Foundation of Canada- Since it was established in 1964, The Kidney Foundation of Canada has helped millions of Canadians suffering from kidney failure and related disorders such as high blood pressure, kidney stones, diabetes and urinary tract infections.
• RENALNET - created by Drs. Dugan and Frank Maddux, nephrologists in Danville, Virginia, to provide a clearinghouse for information on the cause, treatment and management of kidney disease and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).