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Nutrition and Diet

Can a food diary help you lose weight?
Wondering how to keep a food journal? Here are 8 tips for making a food diary work for you.

Food Insecurity with Deserts

Report puts $160 billion price tag on U.S. hunger.
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The article reports on the findings of the advocacy research study "The Nourishing Effect: Ending Hunger, Improving Health, Reducing Inequality," released by the organization Bread for the World, and its assertion that food insecurity in the United States accounts for $160 billion of national medical care spending.
The New Face of Hunger
Millions of working Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from
By 2050 we'll need to feed two billion more people. This special eight-month series explores how we can do that -- without overwhelming the planet.
Why are people malnourished in the richest country on Earth?
How Many College Students Are Going Hungry?
The more researchers study "food insecurity" on campuses, the more serious the problem appears to be.
Bad Food? Tax it, and Subsidize Vegetables by: Mark Bittman, July 23, 2011
What will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits? The need is indisputable, since heart disease, diabetes and cancer are all in large part caused by the Standard American Diet. (Yes, it’s SAD.)
Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?
Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?
Mark Bittman, New York Times, SEPT. 24, 2011
The “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes. I frequently read confident statements like, “when a bag of chips is cheaper than a head of broccoli ...” or “it’s more affordable to feed a family of four at McDonald’s than to cook a healthy meal for them at home.”
Farmer keeps green thumb busy in 5th Ward - Houston Chronicle
About 10 years ago, on land in the Fifth Ward, Icet built a little house with help from his son, and they started an organic garden in the backyard.

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MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials and latest health news.

The Last Organic Outpost
TOXNET
The Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) provides resources produced by TEHIP and by other government agencies and organizations, most notably, TOXNET®, an integrated database system of hazardous chemicals, toxic releases and environmental health. The Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), a component of TOXNET, has comprehensive, peer-reviewed toxicology data for more than 5,000 chemicals. TOXMAP® uses United States maps to explore data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Superfund programs. The Haz-Map® database contains information on the health effects of exposure to chemical and biological agents used in industry, on the job and at home.
Food and Drug Administration
FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines more effective, safer, and more affordable and by helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to maintain and improve their health. FDA also has responsibility for regulating the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health and to reduce tobacco use by minors.
Choose My Plate
There is more than one way to eat healthfully and everyone has their own eating style. Make healthier choices that reflect your preferences, culture, and traditions.

What's Wrong with What We Eat?
Lecture,Talk By Mark Bittman
documentary
In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it's putting the entire planet at risk.
Michael Pollan's: Don't Buy Any Food You've Ever Seen Advertised
Michael Pollan is one of the nations leading writers and thinkers in this country on the issue of food. He is author of several books about food, including The Botany of Desire, The Omnivores Dilemma and his latest, In Defense of Food: An Eaters Manifesto. In light of what he calls the processed food industrys co-option of sustainability and its vast spending on marketing, Pollan advises to be wary of any food thats advertised.
Michael Pollan: Supermarket Secrets
How do you make healthy choices at the supermarket? Food journalist Michael Pollan helps us navigate the grocery store to find fresh, whole foods.
Dr. X and the quest for food safety series
The "Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety" video corresponds to the five instructional modules in the Science and Our Food Supply Teacher's Guide. Total length is 46 minutes. The five modules are:

Module 1 - Understanding Bacteria
Module 2 - Farm
Module 3 - Processing and Transportation
Module 4 - Retail and Home
Module 5 - Outbreak and Future Technology
Factory Farms
Spy Drones Expose Smithfield Foods Factory Farms

Choose My Plate
There is more than one way to eat healthfully and everyone has their own eating style. Make healthier choices that reflect your preferences, culture, and traditions.
LiveStrong
WE BELIEVE
We believe achievements start with education and a commitment to small, daily choices.
We create content that engages and informs, and we complement it with practical tools to make living healthy an easier and sustainable process.
My Fitness Pal - free online food diary
At My Fitness Pal, we believe — and medical studies prove — that the best way to lose weight and keep it off forever is to simply keep track of the foods you eat. Gimmicky machines and fad diets don't work, so we designed a free website and mobile apps that make calorie counting and food tracking easy.

In the college library, cookbooks are generally classified in the TX area. Books found in the TX341 through TX 641 area are generally focused on nutrition, food and the food supply. Books found in the TX642 through TX840 area are generally focused on the cooking and preparation of food.

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture This new three-volume set presents 600 articles on food and its place in human culture and society, covering everything from agronomy to zucchini. Students, academics and general researchers will find entries on everything from food preparation, distribution and storage to holidays and festivals, nutrition and health, and cultures and cuisines. This books is an Ebook that can be accessed by the url above.
Call Number: GT2850 E53 2003
ISBN: 0684805685
Publication Date: 2002-12-17
Food Politics by Robert Paarlberg
Call Number: Central Campus HD1415 .P12 2010
ISBN: 9780199322381
Publication Date: 2013-09-25
The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals. Heavily subsidized and underregulated commercial farmers are facing stronger push back from environmentalists and consumer activists, and food companies are under the microscope.
Toward Safer Food by Sandra Professor Hoffmann; Michael R. Professor Taylor
Call Number: Central Campus TX531 T58 2005
ISBN: 1891853899
Publication Date: 2005-03-21
Sandra Hoffmann and Michael Taylor bring together leading scientists, risk analysts, and economists, as well as experienced regulators and policy analysts, to better define the priority setting problem and focus on the scientific and intellectual resources available to construct a risk analysis framework for improving food safety.
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Moss, Michael
Call Number: RA784 .M638 2013
ISBN: 9780679604778
Publication Date: 2013
In this book the author explores his theory that the food industry has used these three essential ingredients to control much of the world's diet. He traces the rise of the processed food industry and how addictive salt, sugar, and fat have enabled its dominance in the past half century, revealing deliberate corporate practices behind current trends in obesity, diabetes, and other health challenges.
YOU: The Owner's Manual by Michael F. Roizen; Mehmet C. Oz; Liz Oz; Ted Spiker; Gary Hallgren (Illustrator)
Call Number: RA776 .R723 2008
ISBN: 9780060765316
Publication Date: 2005-05-01
You: The Owner's Manual challenges your preconceived notions about how the human body works and ages, then takes you on a tour through all of the highways, back roads, and landmarks inside of you.
A Big Fat Crisis by Deborah Cohen
Call Number: Central Campus RA645.O23 C64 2014
ISBN: 9781568589671
Publication Date: 2013-12-24
Based on her own extensive research, as well as the latest insights from behavioral economics and cognitive science, Cohen reveals what drives the obesity epidemic and how we, as a nation, can overcome it.
Reclaiming Our Food by Tanya Denckla Cobb
Call Number: SB324.3 .C63 2011
ISBN: 9781603427999
Publication Date: 2011-10-21
Reclaiming Our Food tells the stories of people across the United States who are finding new ways to grow, process, and distribute food for their own communities. Their successes offer both inspiration and practical advice.
Rebuilding the Foodshed by Philip Ackerman-Leist; Deborah Madison (Foreword by)
Call Number: HD9000.5 b.A314 2013
ISBN: 1603584234
Publication Date: 2013-01-31
In Rebuilding the Foodshed, Philip Ackerman-Leist refocuses the local food lens on the broad issue of rebuilding regional food systems that can replace the destructive aspects of industrial agriculture, meet food demands affordably and sustainably, and be resilient enough to endure potentially rough times ahead.

Mental Health Issues

Use your search terms in the databases below to find more articles on your topic.

National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Citing NIMH Information and Publications

Here are some important considerations when citing NIMH information or publications to ensure that someone else can locate the material:

The “author” of any NIMH material is almost always “The National Institute of Mental Health,” rather than an individual person, unless specified otherwise.
Include a complete title whenever possible, even though the title may be long, in order to differentiate between that item and others with similar titles.
For publications, it is always desirable to identify the publication number (located on the back cover and/or last page of every publication).
If you are citing a Web page or other electronic content, it can be helpful to include the page title, full URL, and the date you retrieved the information.

There are many different citation styles from which to choose; use the citation style that is required or best fits your needs. If you have questions about citing or using NIMH publications, please contact the NIMH Information Center at 1-866-615-6464 or at nimhinfo@nih.gov.

Sample MLA Citation:
National Institute of Mental Health . "Eating Disorders." 2013, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/eating-disorders/index.shtml.

In-Text Citation: (National Institute of Mental Health, 2013)

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Updated daily, this database provides nearly 575 full-text publications, including 550 peer-reviewed titles. Topics include emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. VIDEO TUTORIAL
Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
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This is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide. It covers medical sciences, food sciences, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health. It also has full text for nearly 150 journals and is updated daily.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This full-text database of peer-reviewed academic journals covers nearly all areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, arts, and literature. Content from these databases is also available: Computer Source, Health Source, Professional Development Collection, Psychology and Behavioral Science, Religion and Philosophy and the Sociology Collection. DEDICATED GUIDE | HELP SHEET |VIDEO TUTORIAL

UptoDate Lexidrug This link opens in a new window
Provides drug, disease and toxicology information to the healthcare professional. This database also includes patient education, lab test and diagnostic procedure information.

The information linked below comes from the Lexicomp database which is a subscription database whose access is provided to you by San Jacinto College. This database provides basic, medical information in easy to understand language. Search the database directly by clicking the link above.

Follow this pattern when citing Lexicomp information on your Works Cited List:

"Name of Article." Lexicomp, url without http://

For example:

"Anorexia Nervosa." Lexicomp, 0-online.lexi.com.libcat.sanjac.edu/lco/action/doc/retrieve/docid/disandproc/3647964

For your in-text citation, you would attribute your quotes like this: (Anorexia Nervosa).

Addiction to Drugs
Information on drug abuse and drug addiction from the Lexicomp database.
Agoraphobia
Information on agoraphobia from the Lexicomp database.
Alcohol Addiction
Information on alcohol addiction from the Lexicomp database.
Anorexia Nervosa - Lexicomp
Information on anorexia nervosa from the Lexicomp database.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Information on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder from the Lexicomp database.
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Lexicomp
Information on autism spectrum disorder from the Lexicomp database.
Bipolar Disorder - Lexicomp
Information on bipolar disorder from the Lexicomp database.
Borderline Personality Disorder - Lexicomp
Information on borderline personality disorder from the Lexicomp database.
Depression - Lexicomp
Information on depression from the Lexicomp database.
Gender Dysphoria - Lexicomp
Information on gender dysphoria from the Lexicomp database.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Lexicomp
Information on generalized anxiety disorder from the Lexicomp database.
Narcolepsy - Lexicomp
Information on narcolepsy from the Lexicomp database.
Obsesive Compulsive Disorder - Lexicomp
Information on obsessive compulsive disorder from the Lexicomp database.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder - Lexicomp
Information on oppositional defiant disorder from the Lexicomp database.
Panic Disorder - Lexicomp
Information on panic disorder from the Lexicomp database.
Polysubstance Abuse
Information on polysubstance abuse from the Lexicomp database.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Lexicomp
Information on post-traumatic stress disorder from the Lexicomp database.
Schizophrenia - Lexicomp
Information on schizophrenia from the Lexicomp database.
Tourette's Disorder - Lexicomp
Information on Tourette's disorder from the Lexicomp database.

Interveiw Questions

Weeding out the Wackos
The article discusses the essential questions that should be addressed to candidates during job interviews.
Secrets to Answering the World's Hardest Interview Questions
Here's what the interviewer really wants to know.
Getting to know you: why interviewers choose these five hard questions
The article presents common interview questions and the reason why interviewers use them frequently.

Onet Online - Career Information Resource
O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!

Articles for Article Analysis Assignment

The Decline of Neatness by Norman Cousins
Essay: The Decline of Neatness
By Norman Cousins Norman Cousins, formerly editor of the Saturday Review, is a faculty member of the School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, working in the field of psychoneuroimmunology.

Are Social Media Creating the Laziest Generation? by: Dean Obeidallah, July 18, 2011
Observing events and then commenting about them on social media has become our national religion. We anxiously wait for the next celebrity to screw up, another politician to be caught in a sex scandal, the verdict in an even higher profile murder trial or simply a friend to do something stupid so that we can quickly begin worshipping at the altar of the social media platform of our choice to offer our (or read others') opinions, jokes, jibes and the occasional insightful thought.
Bad Food? Tax it, and Subsidize Vegetables by: Mark Bittman, July 23, 2011
What will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits? The need is indisputable, since heart disease, diabetes and cancer are all in large part caused by the Standard American Diet. (Yes, it’s SAD.)
Is Junk Food Really cheaper? by: Mark Bittman, Sept. 24, 2011
The “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes.
Killing Women: a pop-music tradition by: John Hamerlinck
"Killing women: a pop-music tradition.." The Free Library. 1995 American Humanist Association 20 May. 2016
Measuring Students' Self-Control: a 'Marshmallow Test' for the Digital Age by: Ingfei Chen, Sept. 15, 2014
The “marshmallow test” invented by Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel and colleagues in the 1960s is famously known as a measure of willpower. The experiment gave preschoolers the option of either eating one mini-marshmallow right away or waiting 15 minutes to get two mini-marshmallows. Decades later, those who were better at delaying gratification, and resisted immediately snarfing the treat, ended up with stronger SAT scores, higher educational achievement and greater self-esteem and capacity to cope with stress in adulthood.
My Life as a Boomeranger by: Cassie Owens
I moved back home without a clear vision of my career path or prospects
Oh, Those Family Values by: Barbara Ehrenreich June 24, 2001
A disturbing subtext runs through our recent media fixations. Parents abuse sons -- allegedly at least, in the Menendez case -- who in turn rise up and kill them. A husband torments a wife, who retaliates with a kitchen knife. Love turns into obsession, between the Simpsons anyway, and then perhaps into murderous rage: the family, in other words, becomes personal hell
An Open Letter to Incoming Freshmen by: John Warner, August 18, 2013
John Warner
Dear Incoming Freshmen:
Welcome to college. This is an exciting and possibly anxious time for you. You want to do well. Fortunately for you I have many years of experience observing people such as yourselves, and I’ve been able to identify the single greatest threat to your academic success and overall happiness, health, and well-being:
Your cell phone.
You may see this device as the opposite, as your lifeblood, your connection to the world around you, but the reality is that it’s trying to destroy you.
Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception by: Richard Perez-Pena, Sept. 7, 2012
Studies of student behavior and attitudes show that a majority of students violate standards of academic integrity to some degree, and that high achievers are just as likely to do it as others. Moreover, there is evidence that the problem has worsened over the last few decades.
Ugly? You May Have a Case by: Daniel S. Hamermesh, Aug. 27, 2011
BEING good-looking is useful in so many ways.
In addition to whatever personal pleasure it gives you, being attractive also helps you earn more money, find a higher-earning spouse (and one who looks better, too!) and get better deals on mortgages.
What if the Secret to Success is Failure? by. Paul Tough, Sept. 14, 2011
Dominic Randolph can seem a little out of place at Riverdale Country School — which is odd, because he’s the headmaster.
Why Flunking Exams is Actually a Good Thing by: Benedict Carey Sept. 4, 2014
Benedict Carey is a science reporter for The Times and the author of “How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where and Why It Happens,” to be published by Random House this month, from which this article is adapted.

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