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Dean Ornish MD’s Lifestyle Program
http://my.webmd.com/medcast_channel_toc/3068
Dean Ornish provides an advice column on the WebMD Web site that also
includes marketing of products. Click on The Diet War for continuing discussion
of the low-fat diet controversy.
Professional Associations
American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org
This site provides education and career information. It is not clear which
organizations sponsor the activities of the association. There is a marketplace
for products alongside the information.
Foundations and Nonprofit Organizations
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org
In addition to its advocacy activities, the AHA provides educational and specific
lifestyle-oriented information on preventing heart disease. Read the Annual
Report for information on funding. Partners include large pharmaceutical
companies that market CVD drug treatments.
Clinics and Centers
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
This USDA center provides nutritional guidance based on the latest research.
However, the guidelines have been heavily criticized at a time of conflicting
nutritional claims.
George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation
http://www.gomf.macrobiotic.net/
Macrobiotics is a way of eating and living that claims to be in harmony with the
natural order of all aspects of life—physical, emotional, mental, ecological, and
spiritual.
Kushi Insititute
http://www.kushiinstitute.org
The Kushi Institute provides educational and training programs, counseling,
and conferences based on their view that we are the result of our total
environment, the foods we eat, daily social interactions, lifestyle, and
environment.