Nutrition

• Food Safety
• Internet Resources
• Nutrition Guides
• National Resources
• University Resources

• Fight BAC!® - Partnership for Food Safety Education
  http://www.fightbac.org/main.cfm
  This site is sponsored by the Partnership for Food Safety Education is an ambitious public-private partnership created to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness by educating Americans about safe food handling practices. Fight BAC!® seasonal toolbox! provides a number of resources to help you -- food safety professionals, organizations, coalitions, community groups, etc. -- implement effective outreach programs. The educational materials include: feature articles, poultry safety, food safety fact sheets and brochures, media-ready materials such as news releases, TV and radio promotion ideas, graphics and resources store.

• Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS)
  http://www.fns.usda.gov/fncs/
  The Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS) ensures access to nutritious, healthful diets for all Americans. Through food assistance and nutrition education for consumers, FNCS encourages consumers to make healthful food choices.
  • Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) - Nutrition Assistance Programs
    http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
  • Center for Nutrition and Promotion (CNPP)
    http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/

• The National Integrated Food Safety Initiative - Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES)
  http://www.reeusda.gov/pas/programs/foodsafety/

• Safefood.org - The National Food Processors Association (NFPA)
  http://www.safefood.org/
  This web site sponsored by NFPA safe food web site gives the consumer an opportunity to find the latest information on safe food handling and have questions answered regarding safe meal preparation and safe food handling.

• www.FoodSafety.gov - Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
  http://www.foodsafety.gov/
  FoodSafety.gov is a gateway web site that provides links to selected government food safety-related information.

• The American Society for Nutritional Sciences (ASNS)
  http://www.asns.org/
  • Nutrition.org - The Journal of Nutrition
    http://www.nutrition.org/
    View Current Issue, View Future Titles, Select an Issue From the Archive, Search for Articles

• Arbor Nutrition Guide
  http://arborcom.com/frame/arb_appl.htm
  This web site provided by Dr. Tony Helman as editor in chief, provides information on food, nutrition and health issues. Solid, factual information on research based information is provided through several avenues. A few of the resources include Extension Nutrition, USDA, journals such as the Journal of Nutrition, and numerous other resources.

• Betty Crocker
  http://www.bettycrocker.com/
  This Betty Crocker web site provides information on meal planning and recipes.

• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) - Resource Lists
  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs_and_db.html
  List of food composition resources.

• LillyDiabetes.com - Nutrition
  https://secure.lillydiabetes.com/Registration/NutritionIntro.cfm
  This web site provides by Lilly Pharmaceuticals provides information to the person with diabetes, food search, meal schedule, food diary, and favorites.

• Martindale's, The "Virtual" Nutrition Center
  http://www.martindalecenter.com/Nutrition.html
  This web site features food science, food management, 1,000's of recipes, cooking and food safety information. World daily reports, travel warnings and immunization, nutrition and health sciences conferences, nutrition journals, literature and patent searches, nutrition, food and health dictionaries and online calculators are also featured here.

• The National Academies
  http://www.nas.edu/
  Congress created the National Academy of Sciences to advise the government in scientific and technical matters in 1863. Information about agriculture, behavioral and social sciences, biology, health, medicine and much more is found here.

• NuConnexions.com - Sites for Special Health and Dietary Needs
  http://www.nuconnexions.com/Links/Foodspec.htm
  This web site provides research-based information about nutritional needs during special conditions.

• Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
  Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

• Nutrition You Can Live With!
  http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/index.html
  This web site sponsored by Kathrynne Holden, RD, provides information on eating well and staying well for persons with Parkinson's Disease.

• Professional Resources in Nutrition Sciences (PRINS)
  http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/hns/prins/
  The Professional Resources in Nutrition Sciences (PRINS) web site provides information by the Brooklyn College Nutrition. PRINS is designed for nutrition professionals and students to access professional nutrition resources.

• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
  • FDA Talk Paper: Impurities Confirmed in Dietary Supplement 5-Hydroxy-L-Trypotophan
    http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/tp5htp.html
    This web site is a Food and Drug Administration Talk Paper dated August, 1998.

• Center For Science In The Public Interest (CSPI)
  http://www.cspinet.org/
  The web site for CSPI, a nonprofit education and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply and on alcohol policy. CSPI seeks to promote health through educating the public about nutrition and alcohol; it represents citizens' interests before legislative, regulatory, and judicial bodies; and it works to ensure that advances in science are used for the public's good.
  • Nutrition Action Healthletter
    http://www.cspinet.org/nah/subscribe.html
    Information about the most current food, nutrition, food safety, food additives, new food products and safety issues.

• Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases - Agricultural Research Service
  http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/index.html
  This web site provided by the Agricultural Research Service is a searchable database.

• FirstGov for Seniors
  http://www.seniors.gov/
  This web site is focusing on the agencies in the federal government that provide information that would be of interest to seniors in America.

• Food and Consumer Service
  http://www.fns.usda.gov/fncs/
  This is the United States Department's Food, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences home page.

• Foodandhealth.communications
  http://www.foodandhealth.com/index2.php
  Food & Health Communications is a private publisher that is dedicated to creating fun, engaging nutrition education materials for professionals and their clients.
  • Continuing Professional Education Courses
    http://www.foodandhealth.com/continuinged.php
    Stay current on diet and disease issues right from your computer! All courses are approved for CE credit for members of ADA (RDs and DTRs), AAFCS, and DMA.

• Food Finder
  http://www.olen.com/food/
  Olen Publications provides this search feature. You can enter the type food you wish, the calories, the fat content, and the search will let you know what food product is available with the information you designated.

• Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) - The Society for Food Science and Technology
  http://www.ift.org/
  The Institute of Food Technologists publishes news, articles, and other information such as publications and food science news of interest to food scientists, food technologists, and personnel in related fields. Keep up with new food technological advances and find answers to your food and nutrition inquiries here.

• National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP)
  http://www.nanasp.org/
  Announcements, Conference News, Legislative Issues.

• Nutrition Education Services/Oregon Dairy Council
  http://www.oregondairycouncil.org/
  This web site provides the Nutrition Education Services of the Oregon Dairy Council.

• Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
  This web site provides Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

• Quackwatch
  http://www.quackwatch.org/
  A web site maintained by Dr. Stephen Barrett, M.D. to counteract health fraud, quackery and help consumers to make intelligent decisions.

• Society for Nutrition Education (SNE)
  http://www.sne.org/index.html
  This web site belongs to the Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) an organization which represents the unique professional interests of nutrition educators in the United States and worldwide. SNE promotes healthy, sustainable food choices and has a vision of healthy people in healthy communities. It provides forums for sharing innovative strategies for nutrition education, expressing a range of views on important issues, and disseminating research findings. Information on membership, various divisions of membership, journals, annual meeting and other information is found here. Members of SNE educate individuals, families, fellow professionals, and students, and influence policy makers about nutrition, food, and health.

• Talksoy.com
  http://www.talksoy.com/
  This web site provides information about the United Soybean Board (USB), soybean information, products, recipes and soy human health.

• U.S. National Agricultural Library (NAL)
  http://www.nal.usda.gov
  • Nutrient Data Laboratory - Food Composition Data
    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
    This is the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service's nutrient data base and food composition data web site.
  • Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 1995
    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Dietary/dietg95.htm
    This web site provides detailed reporting on the Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 1995 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture. There are links to each "part" of the total report.

• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
  www.aauw.org
  The American Association of University Women is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls.

• Colorado State University©, University Cooperative Extension
  http://www.ext.colostate.edu/index.html
  Cooperative Extension connects you to the research, information and expertise of your land-grant university. They are part of a nationwide educational network of scientists and educators who help people solve problems and put knowledge to use. Several disaster related food/ nutrition/ health publications can be accessed from this Cooperative Extension web site.
  • Food and Nutrition Online
    http://www.ext.colostate.edu/menufood.html

• Cornell Cooperative Extension - Food and Nutrition
  http://www.cce.cornell.edu/food/
  This is the web site of Cornell Cooperative Extension Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology.

• Florida International University - National Policy & Resource Center on Nutrition & Aging
  This web site provides nutrition information for the elderly.
  http://www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr/
  • Older Americans Nutrition Program Toolkit, New Chapter 7: Nutrition and Health Promotion Services
    http://www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr/OANP_Toolkit/OANP_Toolkit_homepage.htm
  • Gerontological Nutritionists (GN)
    http://www.fiu.edu/~gn/

• Iowa State University, University Extension - Food Safety Project
  http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/
  This web site sponsored by the Iowa State University, University Extension provides information on food safety for consumers. Information on HACCP and food laws, food safety lessons, and Ten Steps to a Safe Kitchen are a few of the topics discussed.

• Oregon State University, Extension and Experiment Station - Communications
  http://extension.oregonstate.edu/eesc/
  Oregon State University's searchable site on gardening, food, natural resources and more.

• Purdue University, School of Consumer and Family Sciences, Foods and Nutrition - eFood Rap
  http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/extension/efr/efrframe.htm
  Electronic Food Raps (or EFRs) are published weekly by Foods and Nutrition specialists in the Department of Foods and Nutrition, School of Consumer and Family Sciences, Purdue University Cooperative Extension.

• The University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension - Maricopa County
  http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/fcs/
  Family and Consumer Sciences in Maricopa County. Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, Family & Consumer Sciences, Nutrition, Food Safety, Health. This web site contains extensive information for the consumer about food safety, processing, sanitation, etc.

• University of Guelph - Department of Food Science
  http://www.uoguelph.ca/OAC/foodsci/
  This web site is sponsored by the Food Science Department at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  http://www.uiuc.edu/index.html
  • University of Illinois Extension - Consumer and Family Economics (CFE)
    http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/cfe/
  • Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences
    http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/food/food-consci.html
    This Cooperative Extension web site provides timely research-based educational information to help people make informed consumer decisions. Featured are the Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences programs which include a broad range of topics in human and family development, consumer economics, nutrition, and health. These programs also serve to address the critical needs of and pressures upon families.

• University of Iowa, Hardin MD - Nutrition
  http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/nutr.html
  This web site is a comprehensive listing of other web links that provide information on food, nutrition and health issues.

• University of Missouri Outreach & Extension
  http://outreach.missouri.edu/
  • University of Missouri Outreach & Extension - Food Preservation - Resource Network, Hotline Directory
    http://outreach.missouri.edu/hotline/preserva.htm
    Food Preservation Resource Network.
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Human Sciences Outreach - Nutritional Sciences
    http://outreach.missouri.edu/hes/food.htm
    This Human Environmental Science web site helping consumers of all ages improve their health and quality of life by selecting nutritious foods and adopting healthy habits. It provides numerous web site links to all aspects of healthy life choices.
  • University of Missouri - Family Nutrition Education Programs (FNEP)
    http://outreach.missouri.edu/fnep/
    FNEP is nutrition education for you and your family

• University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County, FOOD - Safety, Nutrition, Preparation
  http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/
  The University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension provides extensive information on nutrition, safety and preparation of foods.
  • Food Reflections
    http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/foodtalk.htm
    An online newsletter about food, nutrition and food safety for consumers.

• University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine - Department of Heath Services
  http://depts.washington.edu/hserv/
  This site is maintained by the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine - Department of Health Services.

Last updated: June 28, 2006

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