Links & resources, mid-August 2009

 

Photo credit: Round-Up Cleaners by Jason B on Flickr

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Time for another round-up: a semi-regular, variably-scheduled blog post in which I share the "keepers" after I sort through recent Twitter Favourites & Delicious Bookmarks. This collection features thoughtful, well-reasoned commentary on controversial research; evidence-based, practical lifestyle advice; sage words on mindful eating; quick kitchen references, and even some edible art I could never bring myself to eat -- it's too beautiful! 

• Responses to the British Food Standards Agency's systematic review comparing the nutritional content of organic and conventional foods (PDF):
  
  • Marion Nestle on her Food Politics blog - "Today's Huge Flap About Organics"
  • Paula Crossfield in The Huffington Post - Organic Versus Conventional Food: UK Report Flawed" 
  • James E. McWilliams in Slate - Are Organic Veggies Any Better for You?"
    
• "Anatomy of health effects of Mediterranean diet" (BMJ research article)
• "Healthy Living is the Best Revenge" - research on 4 lifestyle factors & risk of developing diabetes, CVD or cancer
• USA Today Health article quotes vegan dietitians about bone health
• An RD describes 5 ways to improve your relationship w/food
• A Beliefnet blogger applies mindful eating research: ideas for reconnecting the body and food
  
• From @Sophie (Mostly Eating): a link to an article about orthorexia nervosa in which "fixation with healthy eating can be sign of serious psychological disorder"
• From @Kathryn Elliott (Limes & Lycopene): this useful link to Tips on storing vegetables & best order in which to use them
• From @EatingWell: a sweetener cheat sheet
• From @inhabitat: "Biodegradable bowls made from vegetables"
  

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I also recently added these items to the Nutrition Practice Resources page:

Celiac Disease

• Canadian Celiac Association
• Canadian Celiac Association Guide for Health Professionals
• Coeliac UK
• Gluten-Free Diet (Shelly Case, Registered Dietitian's site)
• Home Blood Testing for Celiac Disease

Vegan & Vegetarian

Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian Diets (PDF)

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I hope you find some or all of these helpful and/or interesting. How do you manage your resources? I enjoy collecting and sharing them, but find reviewing, sorting, deleting and annotating tedious -- yet I know it's necessary to keep things manageable.