National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK), 1:279
National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH), 2:903
National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke (NINDS),
1:601
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism, 1:427
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
AIDS, 1:27, 31
arthritis, 1:64
childhood obesity, 1:202
DASH diet, 1:249
dyspepsia study, 1:326
fat recommendations, 1:624
fiber recommendations, 1:523
glucosamine, 1:467
glucosamine study, 1:466
gluten-free diet, 1:472
ketogenic diet research, 1:600–601
LMR diets study, 2:879
Medifast program use, 2:673
men’s health, 2:685
obesity, 2:758
orlistat, 2:759
osteoporosis, 2:761, 764
protein recommendations, 1:524
Seventh-Day Adventist diet study,
2:772, 774, 958
St. John’s wort, 2:902, 903, 904
veganism research, 2:955
weight cycling, 2:1006
weight definitions, 1:121
National Kidney and Urologic
Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(NKUDIC), 2:831
National Kidney Foundation, 2:828,
829
National Nutrition Month, 1:39
National Organic Standards Board
(NOSB), 2:755
National Organization for
Competency Assurance (NOCA),
1:41
National Osteoporosis Foundation
(NOF), 2:761, 764
National Osteoporosis Society (NOS)
(UK), 2:764
National Research Council, 1:287
National Standards for Diabetes Self-
Management Education Programs,
1:37
National Survey on Individual Food
(France), 1:428
National Task Force on the
Prevention and Treatment of
Obesity, 1:156, 2:853
National Toxicology Program (NTP),
1:72, 77, 78
National Weight Control Registry,
1:193, 195
Native American diet, 2:697–699
Native Americans
diabetes programs, 1:38
European colonialism, 2:697
health issues, 2:698
Natural foods, labeling of, 2:756
Natural Hygiene, 2:821
Natural killer cells, weight cycling
and, 2:1007
Natural meat and poultry, labeling of,
1:410
Natural Selection Foods, 1:418
Natural Standard, 1:293, 338
Natural sugars.SeeSugars, natural
Natural toxins, food poisoning and,
1:414–415
Nature(journal), 1:245
Naturopathy, 1:261, 591, 594
Nausea, 1:30, 2:807–808
NAVS (North American Vegetarian
Society), 2:958
NBI (nitrogen balance index), 2:819
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic
Association), 1:355
NCAA (National Commission for
Certifying Agencies), 1:41
NCCAM.SeeNational Center for
Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
NCEP.SeeNational Cholesterol
Education Program
NCI.SeeNational Cancer Institute
NCMHD (National Center for
Minority Health and Health
Disparities), 2:720
NDAB (National Diabetes Advisory
Board), 1:37
Neanderthin: Eat Like a Caveman to
Achieve a Lean, Strong, Healthy
Body(Audette), 1:180, 518, 2:700
Neanderthin diet, 2:699–706
Necta Sweet (saccharin), 1:78
Negative calorie diet, 2:706–709
Negative nitrogen balance, 2:819
Neimark, Lenny, 1:211, 212, 213
Nemours Foundation, 2:1019
Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone,
1:78
Neolithic period, 1:179–180
Neotame, 1:77–78
Nervous dyspepsia.SeeDyspepsia
Nervous system disorders
hyperactivity, 1:538
vitamin B 12 , 2:972, 973, 974
Nesheim, Robert, 1:154, 156
Nestle ́, Henri, 1:210
Nestle, Marion, 1:427
Net carbohydrates, 1:474, 517
Netherlands, VLCD study, 1:156,
2:853
Nettle, 2:802
Network marketing, Herbalife and,
1:515, 516
Neural tube defects, 1:392, 394,
2:806–807Neurotransmitters
appetite suppressants, 1:280
nutrition, 2:728
vitamin B 6 , 2:969
See also specific neurotransmitters
Neutral foods, Hay diet, 1:498, 499
Neutral protamine Hagedorn insulin
(NPH), 1:274
New Age groups, veganism and, 2:953
The New Beverly Hills Diet(Mazel),
1:95
The New Beverly Hills Diet Skinny
Little Companion(Mazel), 1:95
The New Earth website, 1:442
New England Journal of Medicine
aspartame study, 1:79
children’s eating habits, 1:563
DASH study, 1:247
fen-phen research, 1:380
GAIT study, 1:466
gout study, 1:480
paleo diet, 2:700
New England Medical Center, 1:208
A New Food Guide for North American
Vegetarians(ADA & DC), 2:771,
778, 953, 959
New Mayo Clinic fad diet, 2:656
New Mediterranean diet, 2:676
New York City, trans fat ban, 1:377
NHBLI Heart Healthy Diet, 1:501,
504
NHLBI.SeeNational Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute
NIA.SeeNational Institute for Aging
Niacin, 1:543, 2:709–713, 709t, 990t,
991
Niacin deficiency, 2:709, 711
Niacin supplements, 2:711, 712,
992–993
Nicotinic acid.SeeNiacin
NIDA (National Institute for Drug
Abuse), 1:356
NIDDK (National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases), 1:279
Nidetch, Jean, 2:1010–1011
Night blindness, 2:965
Nightshade elimination diet, 1:64
Nighttime nibblers, 2:796–797, 796t
NIH.SeeNational Institutes of Health
NIMH (National Institute of Mental
Health), 2:903
NINDS (National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke),
1:601
Nitazoxanide, 1:455
Nitrites, 1:71, 398
Nitrogen balance index (NBI), 2:819
Nitrosamines, 1:71, 398, 2:985
Nitrous oxide, vitamin B 12 and, 2:974
Nixtamalizacion, 2:697
NKUDIC (National Kidney and
Urologic Diseases Information
Clearinghouse), 2:831Index