Nutrition Links & General Resources

- MCAT Prep Resources

Many Nutrition Organizations list specific Internet resources.

MyPyramid.gov
"MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex, and activity level in the MyPyramid Plan box."
- United States Dept. of Agriculture

Tufts University Nutrition Navigator
A Rating Guide to Nutrition Websites
"Websites are reviewed by Tufts nutritionists, who apply rating and evaluation criteria developed by the Tufts University Nutrition Navigator Advisory Board , a prestigious panel of leading U.S. and Canadian nutrition experts. Site reviews are updated quarterly to ensure that ratings take into account the ever-changing Internet and nutrition environments."
Sections include: Kids ; Women ; Parents ; General Nutrition ; Journalists ; Health Professionals ; Educators ; Special Dietary Needs.

American Dietetic Association
Includes resources for consumers and professionals.

American Society for Nutritional Sciences

Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC Online)
"...to be a resource, to help media, educators, health professionals and scientists effectively communicate science-based information on health, nutrition and food safety for the public good."

Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC)
"The mission of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) is to define, through research, the role of food and its components in optimizing human health and in reducing the risk of nutritionally related disorders in the diverse population."

Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
Sections include: Overview ; Program Areas ; Special Interest Areas ; Interacting with the Center
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• National Food Safety Initiative
• www.FoodSafety.gov

Children's Nutrition Research Center
The Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is the first federal nutrition research center to investigate the nutritional needs of children from conception through adolescence, and that of pregnant women and nursing mothers. It is one of six USDA human nutrition research centers conducting scientific investigations designed to provide Americans with a clear understanding of the role of nutrition in maintaining a healthy, active life."
Baylor College of Medicine

Food and Nutrition Information Center, USDA
Sections include: Resource Lists ; Dietary Supplements ; Food Composition ; Dietary Guidelines ; Reports & Studies ; Topics A-Z.

• Food and Nutrition Resources for Teachers - (dead link)
  Sections include: Bibliographies ; Audiovisuals ; Articles ; Web Resources ; Electronic Information ; Topic Information ; Other Resources.
• Food Guide Pyramid
• Food Guide Pyramids for Ethnic/Cultural and Special Audiences

Food Safety Project
Iowa State University University Extension
"Iowa State University Extension believes that resources are needed for consumers, educators and students to access research-based, unbiased information on food safety and quality. The goal of the Food Safety Project is to develop educational materials that give the public the tools they need to minimize their risk of foodborne illness."

MyPyramid.gov
"MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex, and activity level in the MyPyramid Plan box."
- United States Dept. of Agriculture

Nutrition Source
Knowledge for Health Eating
Sections include: Interpreting News on Diet ; Fats & Cholesterol ; Carbohydrates ; Protein ; Fiber ; Fruits & Vegetables ; Calcium & Milk ; Vitamins ; Health Weight ; Food Pyramids.
- Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition

• Fats & Cholesterol: The Good, The Bad and The Healthy Diet

Nutrition.gov
"...a new federal resource, provides easy access to all online federal government information on nutrition. This national resource makes obtaining government information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety, easily accessible in one place for many Americans...The website also links to information about nutrition and food assistance programs such as the Food Stamp Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and the School Lunch and Breakfast programs and to federally supported research, reports, and brochures as well as funding opportunities in the federal government. Users can find information on the food guide pyramid, the dietary guidelines for Americans, dietary supplements, fitness and how to keep food safe."

PBS - Frontline - Diet Wars
"Is low fat batter than low carb? Is Atkins the answer? And which diet offers long-term health and permanent weight loss? Frontline examines the great diet debate."
Sections include: Watch the Full Program ; Some Basics: Food, Fat & Diets ; The Fattening of America ; Interviews ; Quiz ; Readings & Links ; Teacher's Guide.

Phytochemicals in Fruits and Vegetables [class web page]
"to improve human health"
Sections include: Syllabus ; Lecture Schedule ; Instructors ; Slidesets ; News.
"The Phytochemicals Web site is a member of the [Texas A&M University] Aggie Horticulture Network."
By Dr. Bhimu Patil

Tufts [University] Nutrition

• School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Vanderbilt University Nutrition History
A description of this important internationally recognized print collection
Historical Collection and Archives, Eskind Biomedical Library.

Vegetarian Diet Food Pyramid

Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG)
A collection of consumer related resource. The site is informative and fun.