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reliable information about nutrition

Valuable additional resources that contain reliable information about nutrition are available at the British Nutrition Foundation, Medline Plus, Harvard Nutrition Source and Nutrition.gov. For advanced students, the use of Pubmed is recommended. Pubmed is a public database for the scientific literature in the fields of biomedicine and health that also covers portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences and bioengineering. PubMed is a free resource that is developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institute of Health (NIH). When using PubMed and other databases, the inclusion of search terms such as “review” and “meta-analysis” is recommended. These are the terms used for certain types of articles that provide a broad overview of a topic. For instance, if you are interested in overview articles about the relation between dietary fiber and colon cancer, enter the search terms “colon cancer” (or “colorectal cancer”), “dietary fiber” (or “dietary fibre”) and “meta-analysis” or “review” using the advanced search tool in PubMed.

Information about the nutrient content of foods is available from the USDA and through Eurofir. Many countries have their own website that provides information on food composition. The website used in the Netherlands can be found here.

Measuring Physical Activity

Measuring Physical Activity http://www.participaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/The-January-Research-File_eng.pdf

Physical Activity Measurement http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie_Schoeppe/publication/6778339_Physical_activity_measurement–a_primer_for_health_promotion/links/02bfe511842852620a000000.pdf

Questionnaires

(These typically require participants to self-report their level of activity)

International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) – short and long version, multiple languages https://sites.google.com/site/theipaq/questionnaire_links

Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) – available in english and spanish http://dne2.ucsf.edu/public/champs/resources/qxn/

Global Physical Activity Questionnaire – available in multiple languages http://www.who.int/chp/steps/GPAQ/en/

Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire http://www.godin.fsi.ulaval.ca/Fichiers/Quest/Godin%20leisure-time.pdf

Tests

(These can be used to record a value to the activity level of participants)

6 Minute Walk Test http://www.rehabmeasures.org/Lists/RehabMeasures/DispForm.aspx?ID=895

Push up Test at Home (upper body strength) http://www.topendsports.com/testing/tests/home-pushup.htm

Squat Test at Home (lower body strength) http://www.topendsports.com/testing/tests/home-squat.htm

Sit and Reach Flexibility Test at Home http://www.topendsports.com/testing/tests/home-sit-and-reach.htm

Shoulder Reach Flexibility Test http://www.topendsports.com/testing/tests/shoulder-flexibility.htm

Rehabilitation Measures Database (some tests may be beyond scope of course project) http://www.rehabmeasures.org/default.aspx

Readings

Series on Physical Activity ★ Recommended by Dr. Steven Blair
http://www.thelancet.com/series/physical-activity
Note: Articles in the Series on Physical Activity are available free of charge if you create a username and password.

Energy Balance Basics
http://www.gebn.org/energy-balance-basics

Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2003/

Physical activity and health – A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/index.htm

Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging
http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/exercise-physical-activity/20-frequently-asked-questions

Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/summary.aspx

Examining The Use of Evidence Based and Social Media Supported Tools in Freely Acessible Physical Activity Internvetion Websites
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/264795563_Examining_the_use_of_evidence-based_and_social_media_supported_tools_in_freely_accessible_physical_activity_intervention_websites

Tools, Calculators and Resources

American Council on Exercise
http://www.acefitness.org/acefit/tools-and-calculators/

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention – Benefits of Physical Activity
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/health/index.html?s_cid=cs_284