Resources Bibliography

FREE DATABASES

Should not be restricted to UT-Martin Domains,
Use databases to identify literature on your topic. Use the library's OPAC to determine if UT-Martin has an item. The Interlibrary-Loan Department  can request items that the library does not currently own and you normally can expect the material in 5 to 10 days.
  • CHID: Combined Health Infromation Database
    http://chid.nih.gov/
    "Produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources."
  • International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) Database
    http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/IBIDS.aspx
    Includes citations to "published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals" from the Agricola, Agris and Medline databases.
  • Public Access to the Medline Database (National Library of Medicine - NLM)
  • Internet Grateful Med
    http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/
    (Medline & AIDSLINE, AIDSDRUGS, AIDSTRIALS, BIOETHICSLINE, ChemID, DIRLINE, HealthSTAR, HISTLINE, HSRPROJ, OLDMEDLINE, POPLINE, SDILINE, SPACELINE, and TOXLINE)
  • MedlinePlus
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
    "Easy-to-understand resource on various diseases and "Health Topics" for the public. Includes Medline & links to self-help groups, access to National Institute of Health consumer-related organizations, clearinghouses, health-related organizations, and clinical trials."
  • PubMed
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
    NLM's search service to access the 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases.

CLIPART IMAGES

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  • The Food Resource
    http://www.orst.edu/food-resource/food.html
    "A large collection of public domain jpeg images of foods, other foods references, and links to related documents. The goal is to eventually develop a broad-spectrum food-related electronic library." Images are usually found after the links section of each food category. Page is updated by Oregon State University Department of Nutrition and Food Management.
  • The Whole Internet Guide To Clip Art: Food clip art
    http://www.ClipArtGuide.com/clipart_food.shtml
    Thousands of clip art images of foods plus links to other sites that have food clip-art images. Make sure that you read any restriction notices. In most cases you are allowed to use the images for personal use but not for commercial use.
  • The Florida First/Second Wave Clipart Collection
    http://leviathan.tamu.edu:70/1s/clipart/fsl
    Offers a huge selection of B&W clipart. Some of the pages take a long time to draw, but you can find almost any food-related subject here.

DATA SETS & SURVEY INFORMATION

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  • CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
    http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a unique, state-based surveillance system active in all 50 states. This system is the primary source of state-based information on risk behaviors (including poor diet and physical inactivity) among adult populations.
  • Fast Food Facts Food Finder
    http://www.olen.com/food/
    Enter criteria and search data from the database based on the book Fast Food Facts by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. It contains the calorie, fat, sodium and cholesterol counts of menu items from popular fast food restaurants, based on the companies' own nutritional analyses.
  • Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC), National Ag Library
    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
    FNIC databases such as WIC-Developed Nutrition Education Materials, Food and Nutrition Software and Multimedia Programs, USDA Food and Nutrition Information, Nutrition Education and Training (NET) Program Products, USDA / FDA Foodborne Illness Educational Materials, USDA / FDA HACCP Training Programs, and Healthy School Meals Training Materials can be accessed here. The Topics A-Z categories of allergies, art and images, herbal information, nutrition education, etc. are particularly useful.
  • Healthy School Meals Resource System
    http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/
    Includes the searchable Healthy School Meals Training Database of training materials for school food service and child nutrition personnel.
  • Interactive Healthy Eating Index
    http://209.48.219.53/
    "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." From the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Requires a free login.
  • Nutrition Analysis Tool
    http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~food-lab/nat/
    "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." Note: Data for some nutrients are incomplete.
  • USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory
    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
    Has searchable Food Composition Products data sets. Allows you to download the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors, and more. Has links to other food composition and nutrition home pages.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

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  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/
    CDC's home page. Prevention Guidelines Database is" a comprehensive compendium of all of the official guidelines and recommendations published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the prevention of diseases, injuries, and disabilities." In the News, Publications, Travelers' Health, and Data and Statistics are useful links from the CDC.
  • FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
    http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
    Foodborne Illness and Bad Bug Book" links to The "Bad Bug Book" which provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Has info on how to interact with CFSAN, has materials for educators, and info on the National Food Safety Initiative, food labeling and more. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  • Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC), National Ag Library
    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
    FNIC databases such as WIC-Developed Nutrition Education Materials, Food and Nutrition Software and Multimedia Programs, USDA Food and Nutrition Information, Nutrition Education and Training (NET) Program Products, USDA /FDA Foodborne Illness Educational Materials, USDA / FDA HACCP Training Programs, and Healthy School Meals Training Materials can be accessed here. The Topics A-Z categories such as allergies, art and images, herbal information, nutrition education, etc. are particularly useful.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    http://www.nih.gov/health
    Includes fulltext of NIH's most requested publications, AIDS information, Clinical Alerts, the Women's Health Initiative and the NIH Information Index (a subject-word guide to diseases and conditions under investigation at NIH).
  • USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
    http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
    The Center serves as a focal point where the public is assured that the nutrition guidance they receive is based on sound research and analysis. Look here for information on the Food Guide Pyramid, Healthy Eating Index, Cost of Food at Home, and the Dietary Guidelines.
  • USDA Food and Nutrition Service
    http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
    Information on Food Stamps, WIC and Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Child Nutrition, Food Distribution, and Team Nutrition.
  • USDA TEAM Nutrition
    http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/
    The Team Nutrition Schools Database allows you to search by city and state and get a list of participating team nutrition schools. This page also describes USDA's Team Nutrition program.

MAJOR DIRECTORIES OF LINKS

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  • Arbor Nutrition Guide
    http://arborcom.com/
    A comprehensive list of nutrition resources on the Internet edited by Dr.Tony Helman. "Clinical Nutrition has material on nutrition in medicine, nutritional diseases and high risk groups. Applied Nutrition deals with resources in areas such as dietetics, public health, lay and patient information, alternative medicine, nutrition education, journals and multimedia." "Food Science contains links on food composition, food science and food safety, whilst Food has material on eating and dining, the food industry and food service."
  • Extension Human Nutrition, Kansas State University
    http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_fnut/welcome.htm
    Includes Nutrition Links (hundreds of useful Nutrition sites on the Internet in categories such as Lifespan Nutrition, Vegetarianism and more), Ingredient substitutions, and Cupboard, refrigerator and freezer storage charts.
  • healthfinder(r)
    http://www.healthfinder.gov/
    "A gateway consumer health and human services information web site from the United States government."
  • Nutrition Navigator: A Rating Guide to Nutrition Websites (Tufts University)
    http://navigator.tufts.edu/
    A Website rating guide for categories, "Kids," "Women," "General Nutrition," "Journalists," "Health Professionals," "Educators," and "Special Dietary Needs." Sites are evaluated and rated on a 25 point scale by Tufts nutritionists, "who apply rating and evaluation criteria developed by the Tufts University Nutrition Navigator Advisory Board."

NUTRITION CURRICULUM TOOLS

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  • CDC's Program on Nutrition and Physical Activity
    http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has news and notices on current topics, publications and information regarding a consumer's needs and scientific topics, programs and promotions dealing with nutrition and physical activity, and lists of training opportunities for professionals.
  • Dole 5 A Day - Nutrition Education for Kids
    http://www.dole5aday.com/
    Encouraging people to eat 5 fruits and vegetable servings a day is the purpose of this site. Nutrition/Fruits and Vegetables has nutrition information on fruits and vegetables, Just for Kids has history and interesting facts about fruits and vegetables, as well as a "Fun With Fruits and Vegetables Kid's Cookbook. Educators shows how teachers have implemented the 5 a Day program into their classroom teaching. Although illustrations and materials are super appealing, they're copyrighted so make sure you get permission before using.
  • Nutrition Expedition
    http://www.fsci.umn.edu/nutrexp/
    A Resource and Referral Service for Middle School Nutrition Education in Minnesota. Intended to make nutrition education fun for students and easier for teachers, the Trail Guide for Educators has detailed lesson plans. The Trail Guide for Students has all the materials student need to complete the lessons.
  • Oregon State Extension Service Quick and Practical Information
    http://osu.orst.edu/dept/ehe/nutrition.htm
    Creating nutrition education materials and programming for Low Income Audiences and Culturally Diverse Audiences is easier with these practical tips from Oregon State Extension Service. Can You Read This? Developing Low Literacy Materials has fifteen minute skill building modules on "Easy-to-Read - The Layout of Your Material," "Just Say It!" writing clear messages with word substitution lists and food writing examples, and "Writing Style and How It Influences Readability."

ORGANIZATIONS

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  • American Diabetes Association
    http://www.diabetes.org/
    Extensive information on diabetes care and clinical recommendations.
  • The American Dietetic Association
    http://www.eatright.org/
    Under Knowledge Center/Nutrition Resources are many fact sheets on topics such as fats, oils and sweeteners.
  • International Food Information Council
    http://ificinfo.health.org/
    Provides "sound, scientific information on food safety and nutrition to journalists, health professionals, educators, government officials and consumers. IFIC is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C."
  • KidsHealth at the AMA
    http://www.ama-assn.org/KidsHealth
    From the American Medical Association and The Nemours Foundation. Select the "Your Child's Nutrition" link for information on children's nutrition from newborns up to eighteen year-olds.
  • NIDDK Health Information: Weight Loss and Control
    http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm
    Healthy weight loss and obesity publications, and a link to the Weight-control Information Network (WIN) from NIDDK.(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is part of the National Institutes of Health).
  • QuackWatch
    http://www.quackwatch.com/
    Quackwatch, Inc., a member of Consumer Federation of America, is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Site has many articles about evaluating different nutrition products and also has a searchable database.

PUBLICATIONS

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  • American Dietetic Association Good Nutrition Reading List
    http://www.eatright.org/readlist.html
    Nearly 100 books and newsletters that provide timely and scientifically-based nutrition information are identified and described. The publications are categorized cover a broad range of nutrition and health topics.
  • American Dietetic Association Good Nutrition Reading List
    http://www.eatright.org/readlist.html
    Nearly 100 books and newsletters that provide timely and scientifically-based nutrition information are identified and described. The publications are categorized cover a broad range of nutrition and health topics.
  • Nutrition and Your Child Newsletter
    http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc/
    Click on the link for the latest edition of the newsletter and/or enter your email address for a free electronic subscription. Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) of Baylor College of Medicine newsletter intended for consumers, administrators, educators, government representatives, and others interested in nutrition.

RECIPES

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  • Meals for You (My Menus)
    http://www.MealsForYou.com
    Thousands of recipes, most fairly quick and easy to prepare searchable by type, by ingredient, and by nutrient content. Has categories for diabetics, dieters, vegetarians and gourmets. When clicking a menu plan, a nutritional analysis and a shopping list for the amount of servings you pick will be created.

NEWS

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  • The Internet Food Channel
    http://www.foodchannel.com/
    Food news for consumers and professionals; some parts are available by subscription only.

JOB LEADS

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  • American Dietetic Association/Classified Ads
    http://www.eatright.org/adaads.html
    Hosted by the American Dietetic Association, positions include opportunities for dietitians, clinical nutritionists, and wellness-and-health-educators.
  • Center for Science in the Public Interest, Jobline
    http://www.cspinet.org/job/
    CSPI's job opportunities include positions in nutrition advocacy, alcohol and food safety.