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American Dietetic Association
Founded in 1917, ADA's nearly 70,000 members in the US and abroad help shape the food choices and impact the nutritional status of the public. The membership includes dietitians, dietetic technicians, students, and others holding baccalaureate and advanced degrees in nutrition and dietetics.
Website Address: http://www.eatright.org/ American Heart Association's Dietary Guidelines For Healthy American Adults
Healthy food habits can help you reduce three of the major risk factors for heart attack -- high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure and excess body weight. They'll also help reduce your risk of stroke, because heart disease and high blood pressure are major risk factors for stroke. The American Heart Association Eating Plan for Healthy Americans is based on these new dietary guidelines, released in October 2000.
Website Address: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1330 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is the most highly rated peer-reviewed journal in ISI's nutrition and dietetics category and publishes the latest worldwide basic and clinical studies relevant to human nutrition in topics such as obesity, vitamins and minerals, nutrition and disease, and energy metabolism. Periodically, supplements to the Journal are published, and these contain proceedings from internationally recognized conferences on clinical nutrition. Supplements are included in the subscription rate and are also available for purchase individually.
Website Address: http://www.ajcn.org/ American Medical Association Health Insight: Consumer Health Information
The purpose of this site is to support the AMA's ongoing mission to promote the art and science of medicine for the betterment of public health by providing timely information on matters important to the health of America.
Website Address: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3457.html American Society for Nutritional Sciences: Nutrition Information
Information on food sources, diet recommendations, deficiencies, toxicity, clinical uses, recent research and references for further information is provided for the micro- and macronutrients listed.
Website Address: http://www.nutrition.org/nutinfo Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a popular tool currently used by health professionals to screen individuals for their degree of obesity. It is based upon a relationship between weight and height, excluding frame size and muscle mass.
Website Address: http://www.cyberdiet.com/reg/index.html Centers for Disease Control Health Topic: Nutrition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
Website Address: http://www.cdc.gov/health/nutrition.htm Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
The Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is dedicated to defining the nutrient needs of children, from conception through adolescence, and the needs of pregnant women and nursing mothers. Scientific data from the Center will enable healthcare providers and policy advisors to make dietary recommendations that will improve the health of today's children and that of generations to come.
The CNRC is an unique cooperative venture between Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and the US Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS). It is one of six USDA/ARS human nutrition research centers in the country.
Website Address: http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc/ DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)
This Web site explains and provides information regarding the DASH Diet. The DASH Diet encourages specific food-groups for the purpose of lowering total blood pressure while, at the same time, reducing the risks of other chronic diseases. In fact, according to a recent review published in a supplement to the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, "... an important consideration in designing the DASH combination diet was that it be fully compatible with diets recommended for prevention of cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease."
Website Address: http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/content/Nutrition/dash_diet.asp FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, known as CFSAN, is one of six product-oriented centers, in addition to a nationwide field force, that carry out the mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA is a scientific regulatory agency responsible for the safety of the nation's domestically produced and imported foods, cosmetics, drugs, biologics, medical devices, and radiological products. It is one of the oldest federal agencies whose primary function is consumer protection. The agency touches and directly influences the lives of everyone in the United States. FDA is recognized internationally as the leading food and drug regulatory agency in the world. Many foreign nations seek and receive FDA's help in improving and monitoring the safety of their products. FDA is part of the Executive Branch of the United States Government within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Public Health Service (PHS).
Website Address: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html Food and Drug Administration Food Label Page
This FDA Food Labeling web site addresses the labeling requirements for foods under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and its amendments. Food labeling is required for most prepared foods, such as breads, cereals, canned and frozen foods, snacks, desserts, drinks, etc. Nutrition labeling for raw produce (fruits and vegetables) and fish is voluntary. We refer to these products as "conventional" foods. For detailed information on dietary supplements, a special category of products that comes under the general umbrella of foods, but which has separate labeling requirements, see "dietary supplements."*
Website Address: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html Food and Nutrition Information Center
The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is located at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). FNIC is supported in part by a Cooperative Agreement with the University of Maryland's Department of Nutrition and Food Science in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
FNIC's mission, since 1971, has been to collect and disseminate information about food and human nutrition. Click on the link to learn more about FNIC, FNIC job openings, our award winning site, and about borrowing library materials from NAL.
Website Address: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/ Grains Nutrition Information Center
The Wheat Foods Council is a national nonprofit organization formed to help increase awareness of dietary grains as an essential component to a healthy diet. Information or graphics included in this web site may be used for educational purposes as long as the information is not altered. The information cannot be used for advertising.
Website Address: http://www.wheatfoods.org/ Healthy People 2002
This Web site contains the historical record of the Health People 2000 objectives. The new Healthy People 2010 objectives were released on January 25, 2000. Information on this site may be outdated, and no new information will be added. See Healthy People 2010
Website Address: http://www.odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/hp2000/ Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2010 is the prevention agenda for the Nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.
Website Address: http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/ Institute of Food Science and Technology
IFST is the independent incorporated professional qualifying body for food scientists and technologists. Its purposes are :-
to serve the public interest by furthering the application of science and technology to all aspects of the supply of safe, wholesome, nutritious and attractive food, nationally and internationally;
to advance the standing of food science and technology, both as a subject and as a profession;
to assist members in their career and personal development within the profession;
to uphold professional standards of competence and integrity
Website Address: http://www.ifst.org/ International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC)
The IFIC Foundation is the educational arm of IFIC. IFIC's mission is to communicate science-based information on food safety and nutrition to health and nutrition professionals, educators, journalists, government officials and others providing information to consumers. IFIC is supported primarily by the broad-based food, beverage and agricultural industries.
Website Address: http://www.ific.org/ National Cholesterol Education Program
This site provides information on how to live a healthier and longer life. This is an excellent source providing information on cholestrol and heart disease.
Website Address: http://rover.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/ National Network for Childcare Nutrition Database
NNCC unites the expertise of many of the nation's leading universities through the outreach system of Cooperative Extension. Our goal is to share knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources of the landgrant universities with parents, professionals, practitioners, and the general public. We network with committed individuals around the country to bring you practical information and resources that will be useful to you in your everyday work with children.
Website Address: http://www.nncc.org/Nutrition/nutr.page.html Nutrition Analysis Tool
The Nutrition Analysis Tool (NAT) is a web based program that allows anyone to analyze the foods they eat for various different nutrients. This tool is completely free and quite easy to use.
Website Address: http://spectre.ag.uiuc.edu/~food-lab/nat/ Nutrition Education for New Americans Project
The Nutrition Education for New Americans Project is a program in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Georgia State University. It is sponsored by USDA to assist low income immigrants to learn about healthy eating practices. Using USDA food pyramid as the focus, materials and programs are designed to include both traditional foods as well as American foods.
The Nutrition Education for New Americans Project is a program in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Georgia State University. It is sponsored by USDA to assist low income immigrants to learn about healthy eating practices. Using USDA food pyramid as the focus, materials and programs are designed to include both traditional foods as well as American foods.
Website Address: http://monarch.gsu.edu/nutrition/ NUTRITION.GOV
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.
Website Address: http://www.nutrition.gov/ Office of Dietary Supplements
The ODS supports research and disseminates research results in the area of dietary supplements. The ODS also provides advice to other Federal agencies regarding research results related to dietary supplements.
Website Address: http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/ The Healthy School Meals Resource System (HSMRS)
The Healthy School Meals Resource System (HSMRS) provides information to persons working in USDA's Child Nutrition Programs. It is developed by the National Agricultural Library's Food and Nutrition Information Center and the University of Maryland Department of Nutrition and Food Science in collaboration with USDA's Food and Nutrition Service.
Website Address: http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov:8001/ The Interactive Healthy Eating Index (IHEI)
The Interactive Healthy Eating Index (IHEI) is an online dietary assessment tool that includes nutrition messages and links to nutrient information. After providing a day's worth of dietary information, you will receive a "score" on the overall quality of your diet for that day. This "score" looks at the types and amounts of food you ate as compared to those recommended by the Food Guide Pyramid. It also tells you how much total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium you have in your diet.
Website Address: http://147.208.9.133/ The Interactive Healthy Eating Index(IHEI)
The Interactive Healthy Eating Index (IHEI) is an online dietary assessment tool that includes nutrition messages. After providing a day's worth of dietary information, you will receive a "score" on the overall quality of your diet for that day. This "score" looks at the types and amounts of food you ate as compared to those recommended by the Food Guide Pyramid. It also tells you how much total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium you have in your diet.
Website Address: http://147.208.9.133/ Tufts University Nutrition Navigator
The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is the first online rating and review guide that solves the two major problems Web users have when seeking nutrition information: how to quickly find information best suited to their needs and whether to trust the information they find there. The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is designed to help you sort through the large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and find accurate, useful nutrition information you can trust.
Website Address: http://www.navigator.tufts.edu United States Department of Agriculture: Center For Nutrition Policy & Promotion
The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion was created in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, December 1, 1994, and is the focal point within USDA where scientific research is linked with the nutritional needs of the American public. The creation of the Center comes at a time when the American public is increasingly aware of the importance of diet, yet is receiving conflicting nutrition messages. The Center, therefore, will serve as a touchstone where the public is assured that the nutrition guidance they receive is based on sound research and analysis.
Website Address: http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/ USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion was created in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, December 1, 1994, and is the focal point within USDA where scientific research is linked with the nutritional needs of the American public.
The creation of the Center comes at a time when the American public is increasingly aware of the importance of diet, yet is receiving conflicting nutrition messages. The Center, therefore, will serve as a touchstone where the public is assured that the nutrition guidance they receive is based on sound research and analysis.
The Center reports to the Office of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. The staff of the Center is composed primarily of nutritionists, nutrition scientists, and economists all of whom were chosen for their expertise.
Website Address: http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/ USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory
The Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL) is one of seven units in the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). NDL and its predecessor organizations in USDA have been compiling and developing food composition databases for over a century. NDL has an interdisciplinary staff composed of nutritionists, dietitians, food technologists, and computer specialists. Their mission is to develop authoritative food composition databases and state of the art methods to acquire, evaluate, compile and disseminate composition data on foods available in the United States.
Website Address: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
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