Information Available
Over The Internet
Newsgroups
The following newsgroups discuss nutrition, fitness, overweight, etc., and may be of
interest to those who read a.s.d.:
alt.food.fat-free: very low-fat (7-15% of calories from fat) food and cooking, à la
McDougall/Ornish/Pritikin/Mirkin
alt.food.low-fat: low-fat (less than 30% calories from fat) eating
alt.support.big-folks: fat-acceptance with no dieting talk
alt.support.eating-disord: eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, etc.)
alt.support.diet.low-carb Discussion on Atkins,
Protien Power, etc low carb plans
alt.support.diet.low-fat : For those interested in
support for a low fat way of eating
alt.support.diet.rx: discussion of medications used in weight control (such as
phentermine and fenfluramine)
alt.support.obesity (moderated): weight loss support/resources for persons 100 lb. or more
overweight. (Note: This group is currently in hiatus, but the moderator is hoping to
implement a robomoderation program soon and to have the group active again by June. In the
meantime, all relevant posts are being directed to the Club-100 mailing list [see below].)
misc.fitness.misc: physical fitness, exercise, body-building, etc.
misc.health.diabetes: diabetes and hypoglycemia
rec.* and rec.sport.*: various newsgroups on specific sports, e.g., rec.running,
rec.sport.rowing, etc.
rec.food.veg, rec.food.veg.cooking: vegetarianism and vegetarian cooking
sci.med.nutrition: nutrition and diet
soc.support.fat-acceptance: similar to alt.support.big-folks, but a little more focused
Mailing Lists
CADERS: The purpose of the Carbohydrate Addict's Encouragement, Resource and Support list
is to disseminate knowledge pertaining to the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet by Drs. Richard
and Rachael Heller. The list also welcomes discussions on the sociological, psychological,
and physiological aspects of being overweight, as well as weight loss strategies and
methodologies. The list is endorsed by the Hellers. To subscribe to the list, send an
e-mail message to majordomo@md.esosoft.com,
and put the command "subscribe caders" (without the quotes) on a line by itself
in the body of the message.
CLUB-100: Mark Mitcham's mailing list for persons 100 lb. (45 kg.) or more overweight.
alt.support.obesity grew out of this list, and messages from the newsgroup are echoed to
the list.) For info on Club-100 (e.g., the charter, etc.), send an e-mail message to istserv@unm.edu and put the command "Info
Club-100_Mail_List-L" (without the quotes) in the body of the message. To
subscribe to the list, send an e-mail message to listserv@unm.edu, and put the command
"Subscribe Club-100_Mail_List-L First name Last name" (without the quotes) on a
line by itself in the body of the message, where "First name Last name" is
replaced with your name. (If you wish to remain anonymous, you may use a pseudonym.)
FAT FREE: Michelle Dick's mailing list for the discussion of extremely low-fat vegetarian
eating. To subscribe, send e-mail to FATFREE-REQUEST@FATFREE.COM,
and put the command "info" (without the quotes) in the subject line of the
message.
FAT LOSS: Scott Compton's Fatloss Support mailing list, which provides one-on-one
information and support to those who wish to lose excess body fat. To subscribe to the
list, send an e-mail message to FATFREE-REQUEST@FATFREE.COM
and put the command "subscribe fatloss_support" (without the quotes) on a line
by itself in the body of the message.
LOWCARB: Dean Esmay (esmay@syndicomm.com) runs a
mailing list dedicated to the subject of low-carb dieting. Its emphasis is on diets like
those of Michael & Mary Eades and Robert C. Atkins, with a lesser emphasis on related
diets such as the Stillman diet, the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, and even The Zone. The
goal is not to provide support but rather to encourage discussion among those already
familiar with low carbohydrate dieting. To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail message
to listserv@manual.com and put the command
"subscribe lowcarb First name Last name" (without the quotes) on a line by
itself in the body of the message, where "First name Last name" is replaced with
your name.
PHENFEN: This list is devoted to the discussion of prescription weight loss drugs,
including phentermine (a.k.a. "Ionamin"), fenfluramine (a.k.a.
"Pondimin"), and dexfenfluramine (a.k.a. "Redux"). To subscribe to the
list, send an e-mail message to majordomo@bolis.com,
and put the command "subscribe phenfen" (without the quotes) on a line by itself
in the body of the message.
WEIGHT WATCHERS: Michele Coleman (coleman@leland.stanford.edu
or owner-ww-support@lists.stanford.edu)
runs a Weight Watchers mailing list which is intended as a friendly place for people
following the Weight Watchers plan to exchange support and suggestions. To subscribe to
the list, send an e-mail message to majordomo@lists.stanford.edu,
and put the command "subscribe ww-support yourname@someplace.com" (without the
quotes) on a line by itself in the body of the message.
ZONE DIET: To subscribe the Zone diet mailing list, send an e-mail message to majordomo@fish.com, and put the command
"subscribe zone" (without the quotes) on a line by itself in the body of the
message.
World Wide Web Sites
NOTE: Some sites listed here are run by commercial organizations; inclusion of a site does
not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of their product(s).
alt.food.fat-free FAQ at http://www.fatfree.com/FAQ/alt-food-fat-free-faq
"Ask the Dietitian" at http://www.dietitian.com/ (was at Hopkins Technology's
Web site at http://www.hoptechno.com/
Claudia's Cooking Newsletter with low-fat and sugar free recipes and cooking tips. Web
site does contain some free info, newsletter available by subscription at http://cookingnewsletter.ecorp.net.
The web site has lots of free info and recipes.
Dr. Atkins' Web site at http://www.atkinscenter.com/
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (the group that publicized the high levels
of fat in Italian, Chinese, and Mexican restaurant foods and in movie theater popcorn) at http://www.cspinet.org/
Fatfree Web site at http://www.fatfree.com/
The Hacker's Diet (written by John Walker, a software engineer who lost--and kept off--a
large amount of weight using common sense techniques; features Microsoft Excel worksheets
to help you track your progress) at http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/www/hackdiet.html
The Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources at http://www.arcade.uiowa.edu/hardin-www/md-nutr.html
Barbara Hirsch's Phen/Fen Web site at http://www.vais.net/~bhirsch/.
Dr. Ben Krentzman's Web site on "The Science of Obesity and Weight Control" at http://www.loop.com/~bkrentzman/
Medical Science Bulletin on obesity (includes info on phentermine) at http://pharminfo.com/pubs/msb/obesity.html
Medical Sciences Bulletin on serotonin and eating disorders (includes info on
fenfluramine) at http://pharminfo.com/pubs/msb/seroton.html
Nourish Net (features weight loss, nutrition, and exercise tips) at http://rogue.northwest.com/~sbly19/
Nutri/System's Web site at http://www.nutrisystem.com/
NutriGenie's (nutrition software publisher) Web sites at
http://users.aol.com/nutrisoft/ and http://pages.prodigy.com/CA/nutrigenie/
The Nutritional Analysis Tool, an online program presented by the College of Agriculture,
Consumer, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois for analyzing calories,
fat, carbohydrates, fiber, and vitamin/mineral content of any food in the USDA Handbook
#8, at http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~food-lab/nat/
(it works best with browsers capable of displaying tables)
Lee Rodgers' low-carb Web page at http://www.lowcarb.org/
Stanford University School of Medicine's "Understanding Obesity and Weight
Loss" Web site at http://www-med.stanford.edu/MedSchool/DGIM/Teaching/Modules/obesity.html
Study on phentermine and fenfluramine used in combination: http://www.weight.com/nongifphenfen.html
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) official Web site at http://www.tops.org/
Another (unofficial) TOPS site at http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/ns/stoner/tops.html
Weight Watchers official Web site at http://www.weight-watchers.com/
