Serving Size Versus Portion Size
[Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)]
Portion Control and Diet: 10 Easy Tips for Smaller Servings
[Source: EverydayHealth.com]
How to Avoid Portion Size Pitfalls to Help Manage Your Weight
[Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]
Portion Distortion Quiz
[Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)]
Harvard's New Guide to Healthy Eating
[Source: The Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health]
Portion Distortion for Teens
[Source: KidsHealth.org]
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Monday, October 27, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, October 2014
The UCSF Patient Health Library subscribes to over a dozen health and wellness newsletters that are not available for free online. We also have access to all of the online journals the UCSF subscribes to.
Here are highlights from newsletters. To read the articles, look at the online journals or ask a health or medical question, visit the Patient Health Library.
Duke Medicine Health News
September 2014
-With diet and exercise, it's quality, not quantity, that counts, pp.4-5
Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50
October 2014
-Are you taking your reflux meds correctly? p.3
-Do you still need a screening mammogram? pp.4-5
Mayo Clinic Health Letter
September 2014
-Controlling diabetes, pp.1-3
Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
September 2014
-Sugar substitutes, pp.4-5
-Reality check on health benefits of resveratrol found in red wine, p.7
Special supplement, September 2014: Best food choices to reduce your cancer risk
UC Berkeley Wellness Letter
October 2014
-DHEA: anti-aging in a bottle? p.4
-Yoga: is hotter better? p.6
Harvard Men's Health Watch
September 2014
-"Joint support" supplements for arthritis, p.3
Harvard Women's Health Watch
September 2014
-Get on your feet: 8 ways to avoid too much sitting, p.3
Nutrition Action Newsletter
September 2014
-What you may not know about breast cancer, pp.1,3-7
-What you need to know about soy, pp.9-11
Here are highlights from newsletters. To read the articles, look at the online journals or ask a health or medical question, visit the Patient Health Library.
Duke Medicine Health News
September 2014
-With diet and exercise, it's quality, not quantity, that counts, pp.4-5
Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50
October 2014
-Are you taking your reflux meds correctly? p.3
-Do you still need a screening mammogram? pp.4-5
Mayo Clinic Health Letter
September 2014
-Controlling diabetes, pp.1-3
Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
September 2014
-Sugar substitutes, pp.4-5
-Reality check on health benefits of resveratrol found in red wine, p.7
Special supplement, September 2014: Best food choices to reduce your cancer risk
UC Berkeley Wellness Letter
October 2014
-DHEA: anti-aging in a bottle? p.4
-Yoga: is hotter better? p.6
Harvard Men's Health Watch
September 2014
-"Joint support" supplements for arthritis, p.3
Harvard Women's Health Watch
September 2014
-Get on your feet: 8 ways to avoid too much sitting, p.3
Nutrition Action Newsletter
September 2014
-What you may not know about breast cancer, pp.1,3-7
-What you need to know about soy, pp.9-11
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, August 2013
Here are highlights from recent health and
wellness newsletters at the UCSF Patient Health Library. To see the entire articles, visit the Patient Health Library!
Not all information is free and not all of it is online!
Duke Medicine Health News
July 2013
-Earlier detection of ovarian/endometrial cancers, pp.1-2
Harvard Men's Health Watch
July 2013
-Heart attack prevention checklist, pp.1,7
-Home care for hemorrhoids, p.3
-Add color to your diet, p.4
-Avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies, p.6
-Heartburn surgery versus medication, p.8
Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50
Summer 2013
-Drug side effects, pp.1-4
-Herbal supplements: Are they worth the risk? pp.5-8
Mayo Clinic Health Letter
July 2013
-Enlarged prostate, pp.1-3
-Dealing with grief, p.6
-Persistent itching, p.7
Nutrition Action Newsletter
July/August 2013
-Seafood: health and sustainability, pp.1-7
-Salt: clearing the air after a confusing report, p.8
-Epigenetics: what it means when genes turn on and off, pp.9-11
UC Berkeley Wellness Letter
July 2013
-What's on the menu? Learning restaurant industry tricks. p.5
-Grapefruit + drugs = a bad mix, p.6
Not all information is free and not all of it is online!
Duke Medicine Health News
July 2013
-Earlier detection of ovarian/endometrial cancers, pp.1-2
Harvard Men's Health Watch
July 2013
-Heart attack prevention checklist, pp.1,7
-Home care for hemorrhoids, p.3
-Add color to your diet, p.4
-Avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies, p.6
-Heartburn surgery versus medication, p.8
Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50
Summer 2013
-Drug side effects, pp.1-4
-Herbal supplements: Are they worth the risk? pp.5-8
Mayo Clinic Health Letter
July 2013
-Enlarged prostate, pp.1-3
-Dealing with grief, p.6
-Persistent itching, p.7
Nutrition Action Newsletter
July/August 2013
-Seafood: health and sustainability, pp.1-7
-Salt: clearing the air after a confusing report, p.8
-Epigenetics: what it means when genes turn on and off, pp.9-11
UC Berkeley Wellness Letter
July 2013
-What's on the menu? Learning restaurant industry tricks. p.5
-Grapefruit + drugs = a bad mix, p.6
Monday, May 6, 2013
Resources on Nutrition and Cancer
Overview of Nutrition in Cancer Care
(from the National Cancer Institute)
Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment
(from the National Cancer Institute)
Diet for Cancer Treatment Side Effects
(from UCSF Medical Center's online Health Library)
Nutrition & Cancer: The Whole Diet
(Podcast from the UCSF Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center)
Nutrition Counseling & Workshops at UCSF
with registered dietician, Greta Macaire
Nutrition counseling services are open to UCSF cancer patients at no charge, although donations are appreciated. A dietitian is available Monday through Friday between 9 am and 5 pm. Appointments can be scheduled through any of the oncology practices.
See the Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center quarterly calendar for upcoming classes and events.
More information is available by calling the Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center at 415.885.3693 or going online to http://cancer.ucsf.edu/crc/nutrition-counseling-and-workshops.
(from the National Cancer Institute)
Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment
(from the National Cancer Institute)
Diet for Cancer Treatment Side Effects
(from UCSF Medical Center's online Health Library)
Nutrition & Cancer: The Whole Diet
Nutrition Counseling & Workshops at UCSF
with registered dietician, Greta Macaire
Nutrition counseling services are open to UCSF cancer patients at no charge, although donations are appreciated. A dietitian is available Monday through Friday between 9 am and 5 pm. Appointments can be scheduled through any of the oncology practices.
See the Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center quarterly calendar for upcoming classes and events.
More information is available by calling the Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center at 415.885.3693 or going online to http://cancer.ucsf.edu/crc/nutrition-counseling-and-workshops.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Portion Size and Portion Control
What is the difference between Portions and Servings?
[Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)]
Portion Control and Diet: 10 Easy Tips for Smaller Servings
[Source: EverydayHealth.com]
How to Avoid Portion Size Pitfalls to Help Manage Your Weight
[Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]
Portion Distortion Quiz
[Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)]
Harvard's New Guide to Healthy Eating
[Source: The Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health]
Portion Distortion for Teens
[Source: KidsHealth.org]
[Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)]
Portion Control and Diet: 10 Easy Tips for Smaller Servings
[Source: EverydayHealth.com]
How to Avoid Portion Size Pitfalls to Help Manage Your Weight
[Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]
Portion Distortion Quiz
[Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)]
Harvard's New Guide to Healthy Eating
[Source: The Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health]
Portion Distortion for Teens
[Source: KidsHealth.org]
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, February 2012
Not all information is free and not all of it is online! The UCSF
Patient Health Library subscribes to a number of health and wellness
newsletters that are not otherwise free to the public. Here are some
highlights from recent newsletters.
To see the entire articles, visit the Patient Health Library!
Harvard Health Letter
Jan 2012
-What is it about coffee? pp4-5
-Talking about migraine, p.6
-Yoga for back pain, p.7
-BPH drugs and risk of prostate cancer, p.8
Harvard Women's Health Watch
Jan 2012
-Twelve tips for healthier eating, pp.1-3
Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50
Feb 2012
-5 setps to lower your risk of diabetes pp. 4-5
-New guidelines for when to get a Pap test, p.6
-Got arthritis? Get active! p. 6
Mayo Clinic Health Letter
Feb 2012
-Mediterranean diet, pp.4-5
-Foot orthotics, pp.6-7
Feb 2012 supplement
-Stroke: recognizing signs, controlling risks, pp.1-8
Nutrition Action Newsletter
Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
Jan 2012
-Nutrition info labeling on food packages, pp.1-2
-Eating your vitamins, p.3
-Secrets of keeping off the weight you lose, p.8
UC Berkeley Wellness Letter
Feb 2012
-Sweet news about chocolate, pp.1-2
-The bottom line on weight-loss supplements, p.4
-Yoga: it’s got your back, p.6
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Resources on Nutrition and Cancer
Online
Overview of Nutrition in Cancer Care (from the National Cancer Institute)
Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment (from the National Cancer Institute)
Diet for Cancer Treatment Side Effects (from UCSF Medical Center's online Health Library)
Additional online resources can be found on MedlinePlus. Type the words [nutrition cancer] into the search box in the upper, right corner.
Nutrition Counseling & Workshops at UCSF
with registered dietician, Greta Macaire
Nutrition counseling services are open to UCSF cancer patients at no charge, although donations are appreciated. A dietitian is available Monday through Friday between 9 am and 5 pm. Appointments can be scheduled through any of the oncology practices.
Healthy Shopping Made Easy:
Thursday, July 15th, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Nutrition & Prostate Cancer:
Tuesday, July 20th, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Tuesday, August 3rd, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Nutrition & Breast Cancer:
Tuesday, July 13th, 9:30 – 11:00am
Wednesday, August 11th, 12:00 – 1:30pm
To register for these free seminars call the Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center at 415.885.3693. More information is available by calling or going online to http://cancer.ucsf.edu/crc/nutrition.php.
Overview of Nutrition in Cancer Care (from the National Cancer Institute)
Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment (from the National Cancer Institute)
Diet for Cancer Treatment Side Effects (from UCSF Medical Center's online Health Library)
Additional online resources can be found on MedlinePlus. Type the words [nutrition cancer] into the search box in the upper, right corner.
Nutrition Counseling & Workshops at UCSF
with registered dietician, Greta Macaire
Nutrition counseling services are open to UCSF cancer patients at no charge, although donations are appreciated. A dietitian is available Monday through Friday between 9 am and 5 pm. Appointments can be scheduled through any of the oncology practices.
Healthy Shopping Made Easy:
Thursday, July 15th, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Nutrition & Prostate Cancer:
Tuesday, July 20th, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Tuesday, August 3rd, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Nutrition & Breast Cancer:
Tuesday, July 13th, 9:30 – 11:00am
Wednesday, August 11th, 12:00 – 1:30pm
To register for these free seminars call the Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center at 415.885.3693. More information is available by calling or going online to http://cancer.ucsf.edu/crc/nutrition.php.
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