DHHS. NIH. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
This information may help you make changes in your daily eating and physical activity habits so that you improve your well-being and reach or maintain a healthy weight.
DHHS. NIH. NIDDK. Weight-control Information Network.
Figure out where to start when it comes to choosing and evaluating a weight loss program.
Federal Trade Commission.
Find out how to evaluate weight loss and fitness claims before you buy products or services that claim to make it fast or easy to slim down or shape up.
DHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
This fact sheet describes what’s known about the safety and effectiveness of many ingredients that are commonly used in weight-loss dietary supplements.
Federal Trade Commission.
Discover the truth about quick and easy weight loss claims before you spend money on products that promise fast and easy results.
DHHS. CDC. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
When it comes to weight loss, there's no lack of fad diets promising fast results. But such diets limit your nutritional intake, can be unhealthy, and tend to fail in the long run.
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"Real Food: What to Eat and Why" by Nina Planck
Andrew Weil's Eating Better for Optimum Health
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy EatingPaperback – September 19, 2017
Michael Pollan
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual Paperback – 2009
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto 2009
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
https://www.truehealthinitiative.org/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/02/health/best-diet-worst-diet-2020-wellness/index.html
https://health.usnews.com/best-diet/mediterranean-diet
https://oldwayspt.org/traditional-diets/mediterranean-diet
https://health.usnews.com/best-diet/dash-diet
For more guidance, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute publishes free guides on the plan, including one (PDF here) that’s 20 pages and one (PDF here) that’s six. They’ll help you determine how many calories you should eat for your age and activity level, tell you where those calories should come from and remind you to go easy on salt.
Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay," and the Mediterranean diet have been shown to lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease in studies.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/mind-diet
https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/health/processed-food-eat-less-drayer/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/17/health/mediterranean-style-diet-prevents-dementia/index.html