Nutrition

The mission of nutrition services of the University Health Center is to provide nutrition education and medical nutrition therapy for the University of Georgia student community. Nutrition services provides reliable and evidence based nutrition information to guide students in achieving a balanced, healthy approach to dietary and eating issues. This is accomplished by giving students access to practical nutrition information in a variety of formats as well as advocating for a healthy food and eating issues environment both within and outside of the University Health Center.

Information about the new over-the-counter
weight loss drug Alli

Attention! Supplement Recall
The US Food and Drug Administration and Total Body Essential Nutrition, Inc, have recalled approximately 1000 bottles of diet supplements "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" because of dangerous amounts of selenium. For more information, please refer to the following article from the CDC: Toxic Levels of Selenium in Dietary Supplements.

Body Image: UGA Campaign for Every Body
Take Our Food Safety Quiz
My Pyramid Scavenger Hunt
Student-Friendly Recipes
Services Available
Nutrition Basics
Special Dietary Concerns
Disease Management and Prevention
Weight Management
Eating for Exercise
Resources

Nutrition Basics

What is Healthy Eating?
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
My Pyramid
Nourishing Yourself
Whole-Grain Goodness

Special Dietary Concerns

Vegetarian Diet
Iron Facts
Calcium and Bone Health
Foodborne Illness
Lactose Intolerance
Eating Disorders

Disease Management and Prevention

Celiac Disease
Cholesterol and Your Health
Diabetes
Heart Health
Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Weight Management

Healthy Weight Management
The Exercise Edge

Resources

Healthy Eating and Stress Management
Diet Assessment:
Assess your current dietary habits and determine where you might need to begin to make some changes.
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