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CONCEPT & FEATURE REFERENCES

The following pages list the sources used for statistics and other material in the descriptions for the concepts and features in the WELL Building StandardTM.

Concept & Feature References

Air
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition. EPA/600/R-090/052F. Published September 2011.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Ambient Air Quality Standards. 40 CFR Part 50. http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html. Revised October 2011. Updated December 14, 2012. Accessed September 16, 2014.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2010: Leading Health Indicators. www.healthypeople.gov/2010/document/html/uih/uih_4.htm. Accessed April 16, 2015.
World Health Organization. 7 Million Premature Deaths Annually Linked to Air Pollution. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/air-pollution/en/. Accessed April 16, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html. Updated July 9, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2015.
Abdullahi KL, Delgado-Saborit JM, Harrison RM. Emissions and Indoor Concentrations of Particulate Matter and its Specific Chemical Components from Cooking: A Review. 2013. Atmospheric Environment, Volume 71, pp. 260-294.
Joshi SM. The Sick Building Syndrome. 2008. Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 2, pp. 61-64.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Facts No. 4: Sick Building Syndrome. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pdfs/sick_building_factsheet.pdf. Published February 1991. Accessed April 16, 2015.

Concept & Feature References

1Air quality standards
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html. Updated July 3, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
2Smoking ban
Jamal A, Agaku IT, O'Connor E, King BA, Kenemer JB, et al. Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2005-2013. 2014. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Volume 63, pp. 1108-1112.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html. Updated July 3, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
American Lung Association. What's in a Cigarette? http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/whats-in-a-cigarette.html. Accessed February 11, 2015.
3Ventilation effectiveness
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Make Your House a Healthy Home. EPA-908-K-10-001. January 2012. http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-05/documents/healthy_homes_brochure_english.pdf. Accessed May 19, 2015.
4VOC reduction
International Agency for Research on Cancer. IARC Monographs: Chemical Agents and Related Occupations. Volume 100F. 2012. WHO Press, Geneva.
McGwin G, Lienert J, Kennedy JI. Formaldehyde Exposure and Asthma in Children: A Systematic Review. 2010. Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 118, pp. 313-317.
Krzyzanowski M, Quackenboss JJ, Lebowitz MD. Chronic Respiratory Effects of Indoor Formaldehyde Exposure. 1990. Environmental Research, Volume 52, pp. 117-125.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html. Updated July 9, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Benzene. http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/benzene.html. Updated October18, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
5Air filtration
Pope CA, Burnet RT, Thun MJ, Calle EE, Krewski D, et al. Lung Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Mortality, and Long-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution. 2002. Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 287, pp. 1132-1141.
Kunzli N, Jerrett M, Mack WJ, Beckerman B, LaBree L, et al. Ambient Air Pollution and Atherosclerosis in Los Angeles. 2005. Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 113, pp. 201-206.
Chen LH, Knutsen SF, Shavlik D, Beeson WL, Petersen F, et al. The Association Between Fatal Coronary Heart Disease and Ambient Particulate Air Pollution: Are Females at Greater Risk? 2005. Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 113, pp. 1723-1729.
6Microbe and mold control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Chapter 1: Introduction to Molds. http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcourse/chapter1.html. Updated March 8, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
9Cleaning protocol
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html. Updated July 9, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Facts No. 4: Sick Building Syndrome. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pdfs/sick_building_factsheet.pdf. Published February 1991. Accessed April 16, 2015.
10Pesticide management
Gilliom J, Barbash JE, Crawford CG, Hamilton PA, Martin JD, et al. Pesticides in the Nation’s Streams and Ground Water, 1992-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1291,172 p.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Atrazine in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/atrazine.cfm#eight. Updated September 17, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Atrazine. Chemical Summary. http://www.epa.gov/teach/chem_summ/Atrazine_summary.pdf. Updated April 24, 2007. Accessed April 21, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Glyphosate in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/glyphosate.cfm. Updated February 9, 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
11Fundamental material safety
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Lead Compounds. http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/lead.html. Updated October 18, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Asbestos. http://www.epa.gov/airtoxics/hlthef/asbestos.html. Updated October 18, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. America's Children and the Environment, Third Edition (ACE3) – Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). http://www.epa.gov/ace/pdfs/Biomonitoring-PCBs.pdf. 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
13Air flush
Rutgers Center for Green Buildings. New Jersey Green Building Manual: Building Flush. http://greenmanual.rutgers.edu/newcommercial/strategies/buildingflush.pdf. Updated May 17, 2011. Accessed April 22, 2015.
16Humidity control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html. Updated July 3, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Chapter 1: Introduction to Molds. http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcourse/chapter1.html. Updated March 8, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
World Health Organization. Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality – Selected Pollutants. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2010: 141-142.
Parthasarathy S, Maddalena RL, Russell ML, Apte MG. Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Formaldehyde Emissions in Temporary Housing Units. 2011. Journal of the Air Waste Management Association, Volume 61, pp. 689-695.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Workplace Safety & Health Topics: Handling Irradiated Mail. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/irr-mail/opm-letter.html. Updated October 5, 2012. Accessed May 1, 2015.
17Direct source ventilation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html. Updated July 9, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Health Effects: Ground Level Ozone. http://www.epa.gov/groundlevelozone/health.html. Updated November 26, 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Chapter 1: Introduction to Molds. http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcourse/chapter1.html. Updated March 8, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
19Operable windows
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Public Health Statement: Formaldehyde. Atlanta: United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2008.
22Pest control
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Cockroach Allergy. http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=9&sub=22&cont=312. Updated 2011. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cockroaches and Schools. http://www2.epa.gov/managing-pests-schools/cockroaches-and-schools. Updated April 28, 2015. Accessed May 1, 2015.
24Combustion minimization
Blumenthal I. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. 2001. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 94, pp. 270-272.
Consumer Product Safety Commission. Carbon Monoxide Questions and Answers. http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Carbon-Monoxide-Information-Center/Carbon-Monoxide-Questions-and-Answers-/. Updated 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
25Toxic material reduction
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. ToxFAQs for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs). http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=900&tid=94. Updated March 25, 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
26Enhanced material safety
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Facts No. 4: Sick Building Syndrome. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pdfs/sick_building_factsheet.pdf. Published February 1991. Accessed April 16, 2015.
27Antimicrobial activity for surfaces
Sawan SP, Shalon T, Subramanyam S, Yurkovetskiy A. U.S. 5849311 A Patent. Contact-killing Non-leaching Antimicrobial Materials. http://www.google.com/patents/US5849311. Updated October 1996. Accessed April 22, 2015.

Concept & Feature References

Water
Better Health Channel. Water – A Vital Nutrient. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/water_a_vital_nutrient?open. State Government of Victoria. Updated February 9, 2015. Accessed April 22, 2015.
World Health Organization. Facts and Figures on Water Quality and Health. http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/facts_figures/en/. 2015. Accessed April 22, 2015.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Toxicological Profile for Bromoform and Dibromochloromethanes. August 2005. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA.
Delaware Health and Social Services Division of Public Health. Haloacetic Acids. http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/files/haloaceacfaq.pdf. Updated January 2015. Accessed April 22, 2015.
Olson E. What's on Tap: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities. 2003. Natural Resources Defense Council. Washington, D.C.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water: Total Trihalomethanes, Haloacetic Acids, Bromate, and Chlorite. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/disinfectionbyproducts.cfm. Updated December 13, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
New Zealand Ministry of Health. Datasheet Index 2013 Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality Management Part 2.2: Chemical and Physical Determinands Organic Chemicals. 2013.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Water on Tap: What You Need to Know. Washington, D.C.: Environmental Protection Agency; 2009. EPA 816-K-09-002.
Shotyk W, Krachler M. Contamination of Bottled Waters with Antimony Leaching from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Increases Upon Storage. 2007. Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 41, pp. 1560-1563.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA 816-F-09-004. Published May 2009. Washington, D.C.
U.S. Geological Society. The Water in You. http://water.usgs.gov/edu/propertyyou.html. U.S. Department of the Interior. Updated March 17, 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes for Electrolytes and Water. Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate. 2005. Institute of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Concept & Feature References

30Fundamental water quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA 816-F-09-004. Published May 2009. Washington, D.C.
Herson DS, Marshall DR, Victoreen HT. Bacterial Persistence in the Distribution System. 1984. Journal of the American Water Works Association, Volume 76, pp. 309-322.
Olson BH. Bacterial Colonization of Mortar-lined and Galvanized Iron Water Distribution Mains. 1981. AWWA National Conference, Denver, CO.
Dvorak B, Skipton I, Sharon O. Drinking Water Treatment: An Overview. Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska. August 2014, Lincoln, NE.
Olson E. What's on Tap: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities. 2003. Natural Resources Defense Council. Washington, D.C.
31Inorganic contaminants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information About Lead in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/lead.cfm. Updated February 5, 2014. Accessed May 1, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information About Mercury (Inorganic) in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/mercury.cfm. Updated February 5, 2014. Accessed May 1, 2015.
32Organic contaminants
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Public Health Statement – Polychlorinated Biphenyls. November 2000. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA 816-F-09-004. Published May 2009. Washington, D.C.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Toxicological Profile for Vinyl Chloride. July 2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA.
33Agricultural contaminants
Gilliom J, Barbash JE, Crawford CG, Hamilton PA, Martin JD, et al. Pesticides in the Nation’s Streams and Ground Water, 1992-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1291,172 p.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA 816-F-09-004. Published May 2009. Washington, D.C.
Environmental Working Group. National Drinking Water Database 2,4-D. http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/chemical-contaminants/24-D/2105/. Updated 2011. Accessed April 21, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about 2,4-D (2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid) in Drinking Water. ;http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/2-4-d-2-4-dichlorophenoxyacetic-acid.cfm#eight . Updated December 13, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Atrazine in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/atrazine.cfm#eight. Updated September 17, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
Mizota K, Ueda H. Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Atrazine Causes Degranulation through Gq/11 Protein-coupled Neurosteroid Receptor in Mast Cells. 2005. Toxicological Sciences, Volume 90, pp. 362-368.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Glyphosate in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/glyphosate.cfm. Updated February 9, 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
34Public water additives
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association. Nature's Way to Prevent Tooth Decay: Water Fluoridation. 2006.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA 816-F-09-004. Published May 2009. Washington, D.C.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Disinfectants in Drinking Water: Chloramine, Chlorine, and Chlorine Dioxide. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/disinfectants.cfm. Updated December 13, 2013. Accessed April 28, 2015.
Olson E. What's on Tap: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities. 2003. Natural Resources Defense Council. Washington, D.C.
World Health Organization. Trihalomethanes in Drinking-Water. 2004. Geneva, Switzerland.
Villanueva CM, Cantor KP, Grimalt JO, Malats N, Silverman D, et al. Bladder Cancer and Exposure to Water Disinfection By-products through Ingestion, Bathing, Showering and Swimming in Pools. 2006. American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 165, pp. 148-156.
37Drinking water promotion
Medline Plus. Dehydration. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000982.htm. Updated April 9, 2015. Accessed April 21, 2015.

Concept & Feature References

Nourishment
Bao PP, Shu XO, Xheng Y, Cai H, Ruan ZX, et al. Fruit, Vegetable, and Animal Food Intake and Breast Cancer Risk by Hormone Receptor Status. 2012. Nutrition and Cancer, Volume 64, Issue 6, pp. 806-819.
Cooper AJ, Forouhi NG, Ye Z, Buijsse B, Arriola L, et al. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Type 2 Diabetes: EPIC-InterAct Prospective Study and Meta-analysis. 2012. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 66, Issue 10, pp. 1082-1092.
Krebs-Smith SM, Guenther PM, Subar AF, Kirkpatrick SI, Dodd K. Americans Do Not Meet Federal Dietary Recommendations. 2010. The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 140, Issue 10, pp. 1832-1838.
Wang X, Ouyang Y, Liu J, Zhu M, Zhao G, et al. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Mortality from all Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer: Systematic Review and Dose-response Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. 2014. British Medical Journal, Volume 349, g4490. http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g4490. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Lustig RH, Schmidt LA, Brindis CD. The Toxic Truth About Sugar. 2012. Nature, Volume 482, pp. 27-29.
World Health Organization. The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life. 2002. http://www.who.int/whr/2002/en/whr02_en.pdf. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Ogden CL, Kit BK, Carroll MD, Park S. Consumption of Sugar Drinks in the United States, 2005–2008. NCHS Data Brief. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db71.pdf. Accessed April 17, 2015.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Toxic Food Environment: How Our Surroundings Influence What We Eat. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-causes/food-environment-and-obesity. Accessed April 20, 2015.
USDA Economic Research Service. Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-(per-capita)-data-system/.aspx#26705. Accessed April 17, 2015.
Institute of Medicine. Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity? Editors: McGinnis MJ, Appleton Gootman J, Kraak VI. 2006. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM. Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United States, 2011-2012. 2014. The Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 11, Issue 8, pp. 806-814.
World Health Organization. Unhealthy Diets and Physical Inactivity. NMH Factsheet June 2009. http://www.who.int/nmh/publications/fact_sheet_diet_en.pdf. Created June 2009. Accessed May 5, 2015.
World Health Organization. Obesity and Overweight: Fact Sheet N°311. 2015. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/. Updated January 2015. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2013. 2013. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA.
Malik VS, Popkin BM, Bray GA, Despres JP, Willett WC, et al. Sugar-sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis. 2010. Diabetes Care, Volume 33, Issue 11, pp. 2477-2483.
Hanks AS, Just DR, Wansink B. Smarter Lunchrooms Can Address New School Lunchroom Guidelines and Childhood Obesity. 2013. The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 162, Issue 4, pp. 867-869.
Sayon-Orea C, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, Gea A, Alonso A, Pimenta AM, et al. Baseline Consumption and Changes in Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption and the Incidence of Hypertension: The SUN Project. 2014. Clinical Nutrition, November 22. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25481680. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Bernabe E, Vehkalahti MM, Sheiham A, Aromaa A, Suominen AL. Sugar-sweetened Beverages and Dental Caries in Adults: A 4-year Prospective Study. 2014. Journal of Dentistry, Volume 42, Issue 8, pp. 952-958.
Guo X, Park Y, Freedman ND, Sinha R, Hollenbeck AR, et al. Sweetened Beverages, Coffee, and Tea and Depression Risk Among Older U.S. Adults. 2014. PLoS One, Volume 9, Issue 4, e94715. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24743309. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Kaluza J, Akesson A, Wolk A. Processed and Unprocessed Red Meat Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure: Prospective Study of Men. 2014. Circulation: Heart Failure, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 552-557.
Lajous M, Bijon A, Fagherazzi G, Rossignol E, Boutron-Ruault MS, et al. Processed and Unprocessed Red Meat Consumption and Hypertension in Women. 2014. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 100, Issue 3, pp. 948-952.
Micha R, Wallace SK, Mozaffarian D. Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes Mellitus. 2010. Circulation, Volume 121, pp. 2271-2283.
Chan DS, Lau R, Aune D, Vieira R, Greenwood DC, et al. Red and Processed Meat and Colorectal Cancer Incidence: Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies. 2011. PLoS One, Volume 6, Issue 6, e20456. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21674008. Accessed April 20, 2015.

Concept & Feature References

38Fruits and vegetables
World Health Organization. Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Around the World: Information Sheet. http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/fruit/en/index2.html. Accessed April 20, 2015.
World Health Organization. The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life. 2002. http://www.who.int/whr/2002/en/whr02_en.pdf. Accessed April 20, 2015.
U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. 7th Edition, December 2010. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Produce for Better Health Foundation. State of the Plate: 2010 Study on America’s Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables. 2010. http://www.pbhfoundation.org/pdfs/about/res/pbh_res/stateplate.pdf. Accessed April 20, 2015.
39Processed foods
Johnson RK, Appel LJ, Brands M, Howard BV, Lefevre M, et al. Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. 2009. Circulation, Volume 120, Issue 11, pp. 1011-1020.
American Heart Assocation. Added Sugars. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyDietGoals/Added-Sugars_UCM_305858_Article.jsp. Updated November 19, 2014. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Malik VS, Popkin BM, Bray GA, Despres JP, Willett WC, et al. Sugar-sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis. 2010. Diabetes Care, Volume 33, Issue 11, pp. 2477-2483.
Sayon-Orea C, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, Gea A, Alonso A, Pimenta AM, et al. Baseline Consumption and Changes in Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption and the Incidence of Hypertension: The SUN Project. 2014. Clinical Nutrition, November 22. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25481680. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC Guide to Strategies for Reducing the Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Beverages. March 2010.
40Food allergies
Food Allergy Research & Education. Food Allergy Facts and Statistics for the U.S. http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=194. Accessed April 20, 2015.
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Food Safety Information: Allergies and Food Safety. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/1e98f24c-d616-443f-8490-f7372476d558/Allergies_and_Food_Safety.pdf?MOD=AJPERES. Published July 2011. Accessed April 20, 2015.
41Hand washing
Food and Drug Administration. Food Code: 2013 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration. PB2013-110462. Published 2013.
Huang C, Ma W, Stack S. The Hygienic Efficacy of Different Hand-drying Methods: A Review of the Evidence. 2012. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Volume 87, Issue 8, pp. 791-798.
43Artificial ingredients
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Is it Food Allergy or Food Intolerance? http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodallergy/understanding/pages/foodintolerance.aspx#lactose. Updated December 2, 2010. Accessed April 20, 2015.
45Food advertising
The International Association of Consumer Food Organizations. Broadcasting Bad Health: Why Food Marketing to Children Needs to Be Controlled. A Report by the International Association of Consumer Food Organizations for the WHO Consultation on a Global Strategy on Diet and Nutrition. https://cspinet.org/reports/codex/foodmarketingreport.pdf. Published July 2003. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Federal Trade Commission. Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents, A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-regulation: A Report to Congress. Published July 2008.
46Safe food preparation materials
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Biomonitoring Summary Bisphenol A. CAS No. 80-05-7. National Biomonitoring Program. 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/BisphenolA_BiomonitoringSummary.html. Accessed May 19, 2015.
Food and Drug Administration. Update on Bisphenol A for Use in Food Contact Applications. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm064437.htm. 2014. Updated January 6. 2015. Accessed May 1, 2015.
47Serving sizes
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. What Causes Overweight and Obesity? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/causes. Updated July 13, 2012. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Wansink B, Van Ittersum K. The Visual Illusions of Food: Why Plates, Bowls, and Spoons Can Bias Consumption Volume. 2006. The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Volume 20, A618. http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/20/4/A618-c. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Rolls BJ. Dietary Strategies for Weight Management. 2012. Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series, Volume 73, pp. 37-48.
Giblin C. The Perils of Large Plates: Waist, Waste, and Wallet. Cornell University Food and Brand Lab. http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/outreach/large-plates.html. Accessed April 20, 2015.
49Responsible food production
Baranski M, Srednicka-Tober D, Volakakis N, Seal C, Sanderson R, et al. Higher Antioxidant and Lower Cadmium Concentrations and Lower Incidence of Pesticide Residues in Organically Grown Crops: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analyses. 2014. British Journal of Nutrition, Volume 112, Issue 5, pp. 794-811.
Smith-Spangler C, Brandeau ML, Hunter GE, Bavinger JC, Pearson M, et al. Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier than Conventional Alternatives?: A Systematic Review. 2012. Annals of Internal Medicine, Volume 157, Issue 5, pp. 348-366.
51Food production
Sommerfeld AJ, Waliczek TM, Zajicek JM. Growing Minds: Evaluating the Effect of Gardening on Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Adults. 2010. HortTechnology, Volume 20, Issue 4, pp. 705-710.
Zick CD, Smith KR, Kowaleski-Jones L, Uno C, Merrill BJ. Harvesting More than Vegetables: The Potential Weight Control Benefits of Community Gardening. 2013. American Journal of Public Health, Volume 103, Issue 6, pp. 1110-1115.
Castro DC, Samuels M, Harman AE. Growing Healthy Kids: A Community Garden-based Obesity Prevention Program. 2013. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 44, pp. S193-199.
52Mindful eating
Robinson E, Aveyard P, Daley A, Jolly K, Lewis A, et al. Eating Attentively: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effect of Food Intake Memory and Awareness on Eating. 2013. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 97, Issue 4, pp. 728-742.

Concept & Feature References

Light
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