Basic Nutrition

Eating well is easy. Follow the Food Guide Pyramid ...

• Pick the Food Guide Pyramid that's right for you.

Want to know even more about nutrition?

Read excerpts from the Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter This respected newsletter provides updates on health and nutrition news, debunks some of the myths of nutrition and exaggerations of recent scientific findings on health and nutrition, and provides accurate information on nutrition.

Ask the Dietitian She has Q&A sections by subject, from Alcohol to Zinc.

Take the American Dietetic Association for a spin. One of the largest nutrition-oriented organizations in the U.S., their web site has a variety of Nutrition Resources, info on Nutrition In the News and its own selection of related sites.

Visit the Food and Nutrition Information Center

• Duke students who have questions about nutrition may contact our dietician, Franca Alphin, at 613-7486 or send her an email Franca.Alphin@duke.edu .