LibGuides: Food and Nutrition: Websites

Food and Nutrition Websites

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Academy
Scientific and evidence-based information on topics including childhood overweight, disorders of lipid metabolism, celiac disease, critical illness, nutrition counseling, estimating energy expenditure, vegetarian nutrition, and adult weight management.
Centers for Medicare and Medicais Services
From the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Choose My Plate
Focuses on:1) dietary guidance for all Americans, and 2) applied research in nutrition and consumer economics. From the The USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
Congress.gov
Information on actions of the United States Congress and news about federal advocacy and activism.
Eat Right.org
From the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO INFOODS
INFOODS is the International Network of Food Data Systems. Provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
From the USDA's National Agriculture Library.
Historical Dietary Guidance Digital Collection
New collection of dietary guidance publications of the federal government. From the USDA.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
From the Dept. of HHS and the National Institute of Health.
Nutrition Assistance Programs
From the USDA.
U.S. FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - United States Department of Health and Human Services
National Agriculture Library Dietary Guidance
USDA
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Contains statistics collected through the national Census of Agriculture and other programs that details the nation's farm and production data.

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Food and Nutrition: Websites

Food and Nutrition Websites

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Evaluating Websites for Quality