Nutrition
Library
Food
and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is located at
the National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. To access the online database for
the nutritional breakdown of individual food items, select
the “food composition” tab and then “searchable database”.
Nutrition Analysis Tool
(NAT) - The University of Illinois has developed a program
based on this database that can be used for nutritional analysis
of a diet and/or menu. To access this site, go to the FNIC
site and select the “food composition” tab, followed by “dietary
assessment”, followed by . The direct URL for this site is
http://www.nat.uiuc.edu/
The Tufts University
Nutrition Navigator -
The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is the first online
rating and review guide that solves the two major problems
Web users have when seeking nutrition information: how to
quickly find information best suited to their needs and whether
to trust the information they find there. The Tufts University
Nutrition Navigator is designed to help you sort through the
large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and
find accurate, useful nutrition information you can trust.
The
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - The National Academy
of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit, self-perpetuating
society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and
engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science
and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon
the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress
in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise
the federal government on scientific and technical matters.
Arbor Nutrition
Guide - Arbor Nutrition Guide is a very useful nutrition
“meta” site that is located in Australia and managed by a
primary care physician named Tony Helman. It is designed mainly
for health professionals and is particularly useful for clinical
nutrition. One can also sign up for a free weekly “newsletter”
that reviews recent clinical nutrition research.
The Economic
Research Service (ERS) is the main source of economic
information and research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The mission of ERS is to inform and enhance public and private
decision making on economic and policy issues related to agriculture,
food, natural resources, and rural development. To accomplish
this mission, highly trained economists and social scientists
develop and distribute a broad range of economic and other
social science information and analysis.
Linus
Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information Center is
a source for up-to-date, scientifically accurate information
regarding the roles of specific vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals
(plant chemicals that may affect health), and other nutrients
in preventing disease and promoting health:
Healthy People 2010 is the prevention agenda for the Nation.
It is a statement of national health objectives designed to
identify the most significant preventable threats to health
and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.
Others:
American Dietetic Association
Center for Science and Public
Interest
Centers for Disease Control
Food and Drug
Administration
National Institute of Health
National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute
American Academy of Allergy and
Immunology
American Cancer Society
American
Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
ASPEN
Food Resource
Celiac Support
Page
The Vegetarian Resource Group
National Restaurant Association
