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E-Books
E-Book Collections
Journals
Databases
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African Development Indicators
The World Bank
Premier source for African economic statistics. It contains over 1,000 indicators and time series from as far back as 1965 for 58 countries. The database includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, infrastructure, governance, partnership, and environmental indicators.
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Agricola
U.S. National Agricultural Library
Covers the world's literature in agricultural research
published in books, technical reports, and over 1,400
journals from 1979.
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CAB
Abstracts
Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI)
Literature in agriculture, nutrition, animal health and
natural resources.
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Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) Research Synthesis Database
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Data Sets
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Economic Research Service
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Farm Subsidy Database
Environmental Working Group
Provides data on U.S. agricultural subsidies on the a national, state, congressional district and county levels.
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Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FASTA)
Produced by the International Food Information Service, FASTA contains information on food science, food technology and food related human nutition abstracts. FASTA covers journal articles, patents, theses, standards, legislation, books, reviews, and conference proceedings.
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Global
Health
Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI)
International database providing comprehensive coverage
of the core public health literature, particularly in
the areas of tropical medicine, human nutrition, infectious diseases,
vector control, food safety and epidemiology.
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Health Reference Center
Full-text information at your fingertips from a variety of professional and popular sources.
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LexisNexis Academic
Full-text resource includes articles from major American
newspapers, regional papers, newsletters, and journals;
country and state profiles; medical and health topics;
federal case law, the U.S. Code, law reviews, and state
legal research.
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MEDLINE
U.S. National Library of Medicine
International biomedical journal literature includes over
11 million journal citations and abstracts in the fields of
medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, healthcare
systems, and pre-clinical sciences.
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National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The major source of food composition data in the
U.S. and provides the foundation for most food
composition databases in the public and private sectors.
Contains data on 7,000 food items and up to 130 food components.
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Phytochemical Database
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service
This database enables user to search phytochemicals by using their names or using a alphabetical list. The data page contains chemical structure, formula, molecular weight, synonyms, biological activities, and references.
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Plant Science
Focus is on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, and environmental biology as it pertains to plants.
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ProQuest Agricultural Science Collection
This database contains the leading agricultural journals published in North America. ProQuest Agriculture Journals offers the complete text as well as complete images from such journals as Agricultural Research, Forest Products Journal, Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and Plant Physiology.
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Science
Citation Index
Contains bibliographic information
gathered from thousands of scholarly journals. Can be searched by: subject, author,
journal, author address and/or articles that cite a known
author or work.
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SPORTDiscus [EBSCO]
Sport, physical fitness, and physical education. Indexes the practical and research literature of sports medicine, exercise physiology, sports psychology, training, nutrition, coaching, sociology of sports, and related topics. Also covers recreation, games, play, and dance. Records for journal/magazine articles, web sites, unpublished research, dissertations, books, proceedings, and audiovisual material. International and interdisciplinary coverage.
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World Development Indicators
The World Bank
Statistical data for over 550 development indicators and time series data for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators
Associations/Boards
Children
- kidsnutrition.org
U.S. Food and Drug Administration/Agricultural Research Service's Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Dedicated to defining the nutrient needs of children,
and the needs of pregnant women and nursing mothers.
- Healthy
Meals Resource System
U.S. National Agricultural Library
- MEDLINEplus
- Child Nutrition
National Library of Medicine resource primarily aimed
at consumers.
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Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention &
Health Promotion, CDC
- PedNSS: Provides a framework for tabulating and
interpreting state-specific information on the nutritional
characteristics of low-income children.
- PNSS: Provides a framework for tabulating and analyzing
state-specific
information on the nutritional status and behavioral
risk factors of pregnant women and their association
to birth outcome.
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Resources for kids, teens, and educators.
Diet & Food
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
U.S. Food and Drug Administration/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Dietary
Reference Intakes (DRI) and Recommended Dietary Allowances
(RDA)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Food and Nutrition Information Center
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EdNet:
National Food Safety Educator's Network (EDNET-L)
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Electronic network for food safety educators intended as a one-way direct mail food safety education update from the FDA, USDA, and CDC.
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The Food Environment Atlas
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Economic Research Service
The Atlas assembles statistics on three broad categories of food environment factors: Food Choices, Health and Well-Being, and Community Characteristics. The Atlas currently includes 168 indicators of the food environment. Some data are from the last Census of Population in 2000 while others are as recent as 2009. Some are at the county level while others are at the State or regional level. The most recent county-level data are used whenever possible.
Food
Guide Pyramid
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Information Center
Booklets, educational tools and graphics of pyramid.
Includes other food pyramids e.g. ethnic, vegetarian,
etc. Food Labeling
and Nutrition: Overview
U.S. Food and Drug Administration -Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Created by the USDA, FNIC web site contains practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers. -
FoodRisk.Org
FoodRisk.org is operated by Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) in collaboration with the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition from US Food and Drug Administration (CFSAN/FDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Services from US Department of Agriculture (FSIS/USDA). The aim of FoodRisk.org is to assist professionals involved with the many aspects of risk analysis as it pertains to the safety of our food. FoodRisk.org provides data, tutorials, tools, and links to numerous sources of information.
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Healthy
Eating Index
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
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Label
Claims
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
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National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Collects information about the health and diet of people
in the U.S.
Also available at the Library Service Desk NHANES III Report QU 146 AA1 N576
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National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
U.S. Department of Agriculture
A repository of searchable information for more than 130 nutrients for over 7,000 foods. The data can be accessed online or downloaded for use on your PC or PDA.
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Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
The Dietary Guidelines contain the latest, science- based nutritional and dietary guidance for the general public. They are the foundation for Federal nutrition education and promotion programs, as well as the basis for the food assistance
Governmental Resources
International
U.S. Government
Other Resources
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Arbor Nutrition Guide
Links to various fields, including food science, agricultural
industry, clinical nutrition, dietary management, and
phytochemistry.
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Congressional
Hunger Center
Non-profit anti-hunger leadership training organization
partnered with select Members of Congress, as well as
several national and international hunger fighting organizations
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Emergency Food
and Shelter National Board Program
Created by Congress to help meet the needs of hungry
and homeless people throughout the US and its territories
by allocating federal funds for the provision of food
and shelter.
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International Food Information
Council (IFIC)
Science-based information on food safety and nutrition
for health and nutrition professionals, educators, journalists,
government officials and others providing information
to consumers.
Nutrition News
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