WebMD.com


Pros: The WebMD site is packed full of useful health information that is very well organized into helpful categories. The information is easy to find and comprehensive.

 

Cons: It's probably not surprising, but there are huge ads from the drug companies. This isn't uncommon on websites; however, they can seem like bold endorsements of products. Visitors might want to browse the information on the WebMD.com site first to see what might be right for their health situation rather than have such implied recommendations front and center.

 

The Bottomline: WebMD.com is a great resource for all kinds of health, diet, and lifestyle information, and contains detailed information on a wide variety of specific health conditions.

 

Best of Web Rating: (5 out of 5)

 

Reviewed on: August 26, 2009

 

The WebMD website is a useful tool when looking for detailed and specific information on all aspects of a person’s health. It has a helpful variety of tools that visitors can use such as videos and slideshows, news and features, expert Q&A, and a good search within function. Within each large category such as diet, fitness, food and cooking, healthy eating guides, parenting and pregnancy, mental health, drugs and supplements, and living better, you can find all the information you would need to become fully informed on a given topic.

 

There are additional helpful tools such as a BMI calculator, food and fitness planning tools, and to way to see how much fiber you're getting in all of your meals. There is also a list of specialty diets that provide excellent guidance for people who have specific health issues.

 

 

Some of the other items that WebMD.com offers are interesting articles, a diet reference guide to eating print off and keep, a way to track your cholesterol, and tools to help you get the latest and greatest information on a variety of diet and health articles. It also has a continuous offering of updated information for the enhancement of everyday life.

 

In addition, you can find information on nearly every conceivable diet out there. The site has interesting blogs, as well as directories where you can find all kinds of doctors, dentists, and therapists in whatever state you live.

 

The WebMD website is very user-friendly. At first glance, it seems to have an overabundance of categories and features; however, that's just because it has so much to offer. The WebMD website won't be one of those sites that leaves visitors wanting for information, and having to search elsewhere to get it. You will be able to find specific and detailed information on whatever topic for which you are looking. The information is written and designed for the layperson, so you won't get overwhelmed with technical jargon. The information is written in a friendly conversational tone, but will leave you satisfied that you have the necessary insight into whatever health questions you have.

 

What makes the WebMD website unique is the fact that it seems to present full information on all kinds of health issues, and diet choices, and lifestyle features. You can go to this website confident that the information it presents will not be excluding important information due to a bias or slant. It is also interesting to note that it has areas specifically for physicians, lending even greater credibility to the site as a comprehensive information directory.

 

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