airlines and, 119
role of, 123
Nabisco Web site, 60
National Academy of Science, Food and Nutrition Board, 133
National Association of State Boards of Education, 60
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA)
airlines and, 119
role of, 123
National Business Group on Health, 107-108
National Cancer Institute (NCI), 79 (f5.4)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 10
National Cholesterol Education Program classification of cholesterol levels in high-risk children/adolescents, 66t
National Conference of State Legislatures, 115
National Eating Disorders Association, 48, 49t
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Americans' diets, 76
dietary sodium intake as percent of total calories, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000, 80f
hypertension, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III: Age- adjusted prevalence of hypertension according to body mass index, 35f
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III: Age-adjusted prevalence of high blood cholesterol according to body mass index, 32 (f2.2)
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III: Age-adjusted prevalence of low HDL-cholesterol according to body mass index, 32 (f2.3)
overweight/obesity prevalence data, 10
saturated fat intake as percent of total calories, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000, 79 (f5.3)
total calorie intake, major sources of calories, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000, 76f
National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 94, 144
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), 44
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
CR study by, 135
disease funding table, special areas of interest, fiscal years, 2002-04, 106t
obesity research funding, 105-106
The Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, 98
"National Medical Spending Attributable to Overweight and Obesity: How Much, and Who's Paying?" (Finkelstein and Fiebelkorn), 102
National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), 116
National Recreation and Park Association, 144
Natural weight-loss products, 126
NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics), 10
NCI (National Cancer Institute), 79 (f5.4)
NDP Group, 142, 143
Nearly One-Half of Americans Polled Believe Obese Workers Are Discriminated Against on the Job (Employment Law Alliance), 163-164
Negative-calorie foods, 126
Neonatal mortality rates, 22t-24t
Nestle, 111, 114
Nestle, Marion, 111
Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne, 68-69
Neural tube defects, 40
Neuropeptides
eating disorders and, 48
weight maintenance and, 27, 30
Neurotransmitters, 93
NHANES. See National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases), 44
Nidetch, Jean, 72
Nielson, Joy Samara, 12-13
NIH. See National Institutes of Health
Ninomiya, John K., 41
Non-insulin dependent diabetes. See Type 2 diabetes
Non-prescription weight-loss aids, 94-95
North Carolina, 144
Nutrition
confusion about, 166
dietary intake of ten key nutrients for public health by sex and age, 1999-2000, 77t-78t
education about, 50
national nutrition education, 139
nutritional indications of children aged < 5 years, state-specific prevalence of selected, 56t
nutritional status of children, 54-56
overweight children/adolescents and, 57-58
See also Dietary treatment
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture), 139
Nutrition education
effectiveness of, 143
"5-a-Day for Better Health" program, 142-143
"Hearts N' Parks" program, 143-144, 145f, 146f-147f, 148f-149f, 150f, 151f
state prevention initiatives funded by CDC, 144-147
Nutrition facts label, 140f
Nutrition programs, 152f
Nutritional information
frequency of fast-food dining according to nutritional rating of fast food, July 7-9, 2003, 166 (t 11.15)
nutrition facts label, 140f
public opinion poll on attention paid to nutritional information, July 7-9, 2003, 166 (t 11.14)
public opinion polls on understanding of nutritional information, selected years, 1993-2002, 166 (t 11.16)
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