Nutrition Organizations

- MCAT Prep Resources

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Online

American Dietetic Association

American Institute for Cancer Research
Diet, Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
"...site you'll find news, research updates, recipes, free publications and tips for good health ó information to help you live a healthier, cancer-free life."

American School Food Association

American Society for Nutrition

California Dietetic Association

Canadian Diabetes Association

Center on Hunger, Poverty and Nutrition Policy
Tufts University

Center on Nutrition Communication
Tufts University

Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE)

Dietitians of Canada

European Food Information Council

Feinstein International Famine Center
- Tufts University

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Grains Nutrition Information Center
Sponsored by the Wheat Foods Council

Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition

Institute of Food Research (IFR)
"...is a UK centre for research of international quality, sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council."

Institute of Food Science and Technology

Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP)

International Food Information Council

Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Tufts University

Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN),

National [U.S.] Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Office of Dietary Supplements

National [Canada] Institute of Nutrition

Organization for Nutrition Education

Organization of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy

• Feinstein International Famine Center
  Sections include: Programs ; Publications ; Training ; Education.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• 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."
• Agricultural Research Service
  • National Agriculture Library
  • Arkansas Childrenís Nutrition Research Center
  • Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC)
    • Community Nutrition Research Group - (dead link)
    • Diet and Human Performance Laboratory - (dead link)
    • Food Composition Laboratory - (dead link)
    • Nutrient Data Laboratory
    • Phytonutrients Laboratory - (dead link)
    • Human Studies Facility - (dead link)
  • Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion
  • Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
  • Food and Nutrition Information Center
  • Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
  • Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
  • Western Human Nutrition Research Center
• Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion
• Food Safety Inspection Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
  "...is published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases."

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
  Sections include: Overview ; Program Areas ; Special Interest Areas ; Interacting with the Center
  • Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia (RFE)
  • Report of the FDA Retail Food Database of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors
• Story of the Laws Behind the Labels
  • Part I: 1906 Food and Drugs Act
  • Part II: 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
  • Part III: 1962 Drug Amendments

World Health Organization