Nutrition web

News

• EurekAlert - Nutrition
  http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/index.php?kw=152
• Food E-News
  http://www.rssl.com/food-e/food-e.asp
• NutraIngredients Health & Nutrition
  http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/science.asp

Journals

• List of Nutrition & Food Journals
  http://www.medbioworld.com/cgi-bin/displaycontents.cgi?table=bio&type=Journals&filecode=(B)%20Food

Associations

• List of Nutrition Associations
  http://www.medbioworld.com/cgi-bin/displaycontents.cgi?table=bio&type=Associations&filecode=(B)%20Food

Free Databases on the Web

• Carotenoids Database
  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/car98/car98.html
  This database was created through a collaborative effort between the USDA and the Nutrition Coordinating Center (NCC) at the University of Minnesota and was partially funded with grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This is an update of the 1993 USDA-NCI Carotenoid Database.
• Danish Food Composition Databank
  http://www.foodcomp.dk/fcdb_search.asp
  The Danish Food Composition Databank is under development and it will frequently be updated with new information. Therefore, we kindly ask our users to be patient. The Food Composition Databank will be extended with regard to both the number of foods and the number of components in the foods in the coming months.
• EAFUS: A Food Additive Database
  http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/eafus.html
  This is an informational database maintained by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) under an ongoing program known as the Priority-based Assessment of Food Additives (PAFA). It contains administrative, chemical and toxicological information on over 2000 substances directly added to food, including substances regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as direct, "secondary" direct, and color additives, and Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) and prior-sanctioned substances. In addition, the database contains only administrative and chemical information on less than 1000 such substances.
• Glycemic Index Database
  http://www.calvin.biochem.usyd.edu.au/GIDB/searchD3.htm
  Search for the glycemic index, glycemic load or name of certain foods
  
• International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)
  http://ods.od.nih.gov/databases/ibids.html
  The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) is a database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals
• Nelfood.com - Physical Properties of Food Database
  http://www.nelfood.com/
  This database on the physical properties of foods is based on more than 11,000 articles. The database offers bibliographic information; some abstracts; and extracted experimental details, results, and datasets. Database structure information and search aids are supplied. This site also supports online forums on thermal, mechanical, sorption, mass diffusion, electrical, and optical characteristics of food. Some background articles on measuring various physical properties of food are also posted.
• Nutrient Data Laboratory
  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
  This web site provides a searchable database that lists the energy, water, carbohydrate, protein, lipid, fiber, ash, vitamin, and mineral composition of almost 6000 foods. The USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference can be downloaded for free, and full documentation is available online. Other datasets include retention tables and analyses of nutrients of special interest such as carotenoids, trans fatty acids, isoflavones, selenium, vitamin D, and vitamin K. Reports are now available on selected foods by single nutrient sorted either alphabetically by food description or in descending order of nutrient content. The site also provides links to other food composition web resources.
• Medline Database
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
  MEDLINE is the NLM's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, nutrition, and the preclinical sciences. MEDLINE contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,600 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries. The file contains over 11 million citations dating back to the mid-1960's. Coverage is worldwide, but most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts.
• USDA National Nutrient Database / Nutrient Lists
  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR16/wtrank/wt_rank.html
  This directory contains reports of selected food items and nutrients in SR16  These reports are sorted either by food description or in descending order by nutrient content in terms of common household measures. 

WebSites

Academy for Eating Disorders
http://www.aedweb.org
The Academy for Eating Disorders, established in 1993, exists to foster effective treatment regimens, support and initiate research in the field, and advocate on behalf of patients and eating disorder professionals. The web site offers membership information, conference schedules, newsletters, and a members-only section.
Agence Française de Sécurité des Aliments
http://www.afssa.fr/accueil.asp
Public establishment of the Governement and placed under the supervision of the ministries for Health, Agriculture and Consumption, Afssa was created on April 1, 1999 pursuant to the law of July 1, 1998 relating to the public health surveillance and with the monitoring of the products intended for humans
Agricultural Marketing Service
http://www.ams.usda.gov/
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) home page provides descriptions of its standardization, grading, and market news services for cotton, dairy, fruit, vegetable, livestock, seed, poultry, and tobacco. AMS also provides scientific, transportation, and marketing support for agriculture. The web site offers quality standards, marketing aids, commodity market & price news, government commodity purchase information, job openings, consumer information, and agency administrative guides.
Agriculture Fact Book
http://www.usda.gov/factbook/
The Agriculture Fact Book 2001-2002 includes general information and statistical data about American food consumption, the agricultural sector and rural America. The book also describes USDA’s wide-ranging programs and services, such as farm programs; exports; rural development, food safety; nutrition; management of land, water, and forests; protecting U.S. borders from pests and diseases; and scientific agricultural research.
American Council on Science and Health
http://www.acsh.org/nutrition/index.html
ACSH is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues relating to nutrition and fitness, food safety, lifestyle, and disease. Under Nutrition and Fitness you can access press releases on topical nutrition issues. There are over 20 ACSH publications on diet and nutrition-related topics, such as Osteoporosis, Fat Replacers, Vegetarianism, and Nutrition Accuracy in Womens Magazines, all of which can be downloaded. There are also editorials on nutrition-related subjects such as food faddism, dietary fibre, low-calorie diets, diets of the elderly, and health aspects of vegetarianism, etc., written by ASCH employees or freelance writers.
Agricultural Research Service
http://www.ars.usda.gov/
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) conducts most of the in-house research of the US Department of Agriculture. The ARS home page includes organizational structure information, program descriptions, a directory of its major research facilities, and links to related government resources. Full text of the science magazine, Agricultural Research, is available online.
American College of Nutrition
http://www.am-coll-nutr.org/
Established in 1959 to promote scientific endeavour in the field of nutritional sciences. Their objectives are to enhance knowledge of nutrition and metabolism, and cover the needs of professionals.
American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org/
The web site of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) provides extensive consumer education materials on diet and nutrition and a database of registered dietitians. The site also contains public policy updates and position statements as well as career, continuing education, and certification information of interest to professionals in this field. Links are provided to consumer education, dietetic associations, diet practice, food. foodservice/culinary, health professional, and global nutrition groups and resources. In addition, the ADA posts information on organizational structure, membership, meetings, and employment opportunities.
American Dairy Science Association
http://www.adsa.org/
The home page of the American Dairy Science Association supplies information on organizational structure, membership, meetings, awards, and publications. This web site also offers online newsletters, job postings, conference abstracts, and links to related resources. In addition, the Association posts tables of contents and instructions for authors for the Journal of Dairy Science.
American Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.aicr.org
The home page of the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) focuses on the role of diet and nutrition in cancer prevention. The site provides consumer information (e.g., newsletter, nutrition facts, links), as well as resources for researchers, including updates on cancer studies sponsored and funded by AICR. In addition, the site contains organizational information, news and press releases, and a list of publications available for purchase from AICR.
American Society for Bariatric Surgery
http://www.asbs.org/
This is the official web site of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS), an organization dedicated to promoting guidelines and continuing education for obesity surgery. Users may download the ASBS newsletter, calculate body mass index, and search for ASBS members in the US and abroad. The site also contains information on upcoming meetings, articles on the rationale behind bariatric surgery, membership information, and links to other diet and nutrition web sites. ASBS members have access to a restricted members-only section.
American Society for Clinical Nutrition
http://www.faseb.org/ascn/
This is the home page of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition. It presents organizational information, membership news, press releases, awards and internship notices, meetings and exhibits schedules, and links to related organizations.
American Society for Nutritional Sciences
http://www.asns.org/
The web site of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences includes information on the organization, meetings, membership, and awards. In addition, the site provides career information, a graduate program directory ,a listing of job openings, public affairs information, position statements, and links to nutrition organization, online research, and related government and science policy groups. The Society also posts guidelines for authors and a link to tables of content and abstracts for The Journal of Nutrition.
Arbor Nutrition Guide
http://arborcom.com/
This is a virtual library with annotated and evaluated links to food industry, food science, food institutions and organizations, clinical nutrition, and food and culinary web resources.
Bad Bug Book
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
The Bad Bug Book is an online reference manual on foodborne illnesses, and includes the agents, associated foods, course of disease, susceptible populations, and history of recent outbreaks. This reference covers pathogenic bacteria, enterovirulent E. coli, parasitic protozoa and worms, viruses, natural toxins, and prions. References are given and links are provided to relevant Entrez abstracts and GenBank loci.
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/
The aim of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) is to define the basics of good nutritional human health.
BeverageWorld
http://www.beverageworld.com/beverageworld/index.jsp
The Beverage World Publications Group provides the critical business intelligence beverage producers, distributors and marketers need to run their businesses in the dynamic $700-billion global beverage marketplace.
Blonz Guide to Nutrition, Food & Health Resources
http://blonz.com/
This web site offers virtual libraries, compiled by a nutrition Ph.D., on nutrition, food, fitness, wellness, and academic departments of nutrition. The site also contains less complete and somewhat more idiosyncratic web resource lists for government agencies, sustainable agriculture sites, medical publications, and other periodicals. A web page with an extensive suite of search engine interfaces is also available. The site also provides a link to an ask-an-expert service by the author, with archives.
British Nutrition Foundation
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/
This site has a lot of basic information on nutrition, which will be particularly useful for nutritionists involved in nutrition education/training. The site is divided into main categories: "BNF Today", "BNF Nutrition News", "BNF Education", "BNF Conferences & Publications", and "BNF Help".
Calcium Information Resources
http://www.calciuminfo.com/index.htm
From SmithKline Beecham, this site has a slant towards calcium supplementation, but also contains some useful information on calcium. There is some lay material on the importance of calcium, and a health professionals section with plain text papers on topics such as calcium and: vitamin D, aciditiy and absorption, side-effects and toxicity, lead, kidney stones etc.
Calorie Control Council
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/
If you're looking for information on cutting calories and fat in your diet, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, or your favorite low-calorie, reduced-fat foods and beverages (and the ingredients that make them possible)... you've come to the right place!
Carotenoids Pages
http://dcb-carot.unibe.ch/carotint.htm
CAST- The Science Source for Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Issues
http://www.cast-science.org/
The web site of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) offers position and background papers that interpret scientific research on food, fiber, environment, and agricultural issues for media and policymakers to deepen public discussion. Recent policy papers and public testimonies are available as PDF files. These papers address topics in animal science; agricultural & food biotechnology; agricultural economics, trade, & policy; environment; food safety & nutrition; and plant & soil science. The site also provides links to member and related scientific societies as well as to government agencies and science education resources.
Center for Animal Health Monitoring
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cahm/index.htm
This USDA web site offers reports, fact sheets, and procedural manuals on animal production practices, animal health, biosecurity, and related food safety and public health issues for aquaculture, beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, and swine. The site also provides links to the web pages of government agencies and other organizations that provide information on animal health.
Center for Human Nutrition
http://www2.swmed.edu/humannutrition/
As the demand for practical, reliable and pertinent nutrition information grows, we aim to become your virtual nutrition library on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. This personal library includes nutrition-themed news in the media, journal articles, websites around the globe, newsletters, guidelines, releases and other features. Backed by years of education and research expertise, our website is a must-have bookmark
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
As part of the US Department of Agriculture, the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) focuses on dietary research and health promotion. Visitors to CNPP's web site will find a comprehensive collection of dietary and nutrition resources, including downloadable federal dietary guidelines, a food guide pyramid, the Healthy Eating Index, nutritional reports and reviews, and annotated links to other nutrition sites. Users can also view a video of the past CNPP symposium, "Dietary Behavior: Why We Choose the Foods We Eat."
CERIN
http://www.cerin.org/default.asp
The mission of CERIN, a scientific non profit making organisation, is to contribute to the development and communication about knowledge on relation between nutrition and health.
Child Care Resource System
http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/
This site, sponsored by the USDA, is a useful resource for anyone who works with children. Readers will find food safety materials, recipes, growth charts, a summary of cultural and food practices of religions, and more.
Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc/
The Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) aims to determine the nutritional needs of children, birth through adolescence, and pregnant and nursing women. It is one of six centers supported by the USDA.
Chocolate Information Center
http://www.chocolateinfo.com/
The Chocolate Information Center was established by Mars, Incorporated to provide the most pertinent and up-to-date information on various aspects of chocolate and health. Backed by solid scientific research and decades of experience in the world of chocolate
Color Additives Listed for Use in the United States in Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/opa-col2.html
Another FDA resource, this summary groups the color additives according to their categories of use and identifies the listing citation in Title 21 for each color additive

Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy - UK
http://www.doh.gov.uk/coma.htm
COMA is a committee of independent experts which provides the UK Government with advice on matters relating to nutrition, diet and health.

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