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WEB WATCHER:
NUTRITION
and FOOD SCIENCE
by Kathleen Crea, MLS, 6th Year, AHIP
Information & Education Services Librarian
The Internet offers a variety of useful, free tools for nutritionists
or those studying the science of food production as well as anyone interested
in healthy eating. There is much more to nutrition and food science besides
scientific analysis and the food pyramid! Following is a brief list of
recommended sites for both health professionals and consumers. If I've
left out some important information sources, please email me, at crea@nso.uchc.edu.
Bon appetit!
· The U.S. Department
of Agriculture sponsors the "Food and Nutrition Information Center" (FNIC)
at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
This wide-ranging site offers current recommended dietary guidelines,
analysis of standard food portions and general nutritional advice.
· U.S. Government's gateway nutrition site - targeted for both consumers
and health professionals - can be viewed from: http://www.nutrition.gov/
· Tufts University offers a Ratings Guide to Nutritional Websites, via
"Nutrition Navigator" at: http://navigator.tufts.edu/
· Check out just how many grams of fat are in that cheese Danish using
USDA's Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Values, at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl
· The Food Safety Site at http://www.foodsafety.gov/
· Center for Science in the Public Interest, at:
http://www.cspinet.org/ covers many topics for public health including
advice for Americans on diet and food safety.
· The IBIDS Database (International Bibliographic Information on Dietary
Supplements) provides access to citations in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
for professionals (and a consumer-oriented point link as well). Produced
by the NIH, IBIDS is at: http://ods.od.nih.gov/databases/ibids.html
· Several databases with nutrition or food science information are available
via our links with UCONN-Storrs library, including AGRICOLA, AGRIC International,
Biological & Agricultural Index, Health and Wellness Research Center (subscription
databases available for UCONN users only). Go to the Storrs D-Compass
site and enter a keyword search for "food science" or "nutrition" from:
http://norman.lib.uconn.edu/NewSpirit/Databases/
· NAT: Nutritional Analysis Tool is a free site sponsored by researchers
associated with University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign which allows
you to analyze the nutrient content of your diet, online. Visit NAT at:
http://www.nat.uiuc.edu/
· Finally... need a recipe and how-to-instructions to make your first
batch of Dim Sum? Need some great new recipes for that New Years Eve party
you're planning? Visit the ultimate "foodies" website -- Epicurious --
at http://eat.epicurious.com/siteindex/index.ssf/?/siteindex/siteindex.html
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