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  Diet and Nutrition Resource Guide

Books, journals and audiovisual materials

To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by the VCU Libraries, use the VCU Library Catalog.  The catalog allows you to search by title, author, keyword and subject.  To determine the appropriate subject heading for a topic, consult the lists of Medical Subject Headings or Library of Congress Subject Headings in the libraries.  Possible medical subject headings include: adolescent nutrition, child nutrition, diet, diet therapy, dietary supplements, eating disorders, food, food habits, nutrition disorders, and nutritional requirements.

Call number ranges (for browsing the Libraries stacks)

QP 141-185	Nutrition (physiology)
RA 784	Personal health & nutrition
RC 620-627	Nutritional Diseases
RM 214-258	Diet therapy
TX 341-641	Food & food supply

To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database on FirstSearch VCU.

journal indexes and databases

• AGRICOLA
  Options for searching bibliographic records of the National Agricultural Library, including its online public catalog and the citation index for journal articles.
• CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  Leading research from publications in the fields of nursing and allied health from 1982 to the present.
• IBIDS - International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
  The IBIDS database contains citations and abstracts from scientific journals on the topic of dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbal and botanical supplements.
• MEDLINE/PubMed VCU
  The primary database of information in biomedical and health sciences fields.
• GLOBAL HEALTH on CAB Direct
  Special public health database with literature on a global scale from both the developed and developing world.
• Dietary Supplement Labels Database
  NLM database with links to other NML resources. Has information from the labels of over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements.

online journals and newsletters

• VCU Libraries Online Journal Search - search by title or phrase  
• Food Science and Nutrition Journals - list from MedBioWorld

internet guides and general resources

• Index of Food and Nutrition Internet Resources
  Search or browse through this extensive list of sites compiled by the USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center.
• Martindale's Virtual Nutrition Center
  This is the nutrition component of Martindale's Health Science Guide with resources in categories such as online journals, dictionaries, calculators, textbooks, courses and tutorials.
• The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Medical Topics A-Z:Nutrition
  Designed for health professionals, researchers and students, this site lists resources in clinical nutrition, diet in health problems, alternative medicine, supplements, and more.
• Arbor Nutrition Guide
  Links to clinical, applied, and food science sites with brief descriptions and recommendations.  Maintained by Dr. Tony Helman, a physician and nutritionist in Australia.
• Blonz Guide to Nutrition, Fitness & Health
  Extensive lists of links to food and nutrition sites on the web.  Items are listed alphabetically and no annotations are provided.
• Yahoo! Health: Nutrition
  Nutrition categories from Yahoo include organizations, conferences, diet analysis tools, vegetarianism, macrobiotics and others.

professional organizations and specialty groups

• American Dietetic Association
• American Society for Nutritional Sciences
• American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
• Commission on Dietetic Registration
• International Food Information Council
• Virginia Dietetic Association
• World Health Organization Nutrition Information

government agencies and programs

• Food and Nutrition Information Center
  U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Databases of education materials, training programs, publications and reports on nutrition, food safety and related topics.
• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
  U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Items on food safety, nutrition, labeling, foodborne illness, and advertising fraud.
• NUTRITION.GOV
  A federal resource, provides access to online federal government information on nutrition, including nutrition and dietary guidance, the Food Stamp Program, the School Lunch and Breakfast programs and to federally supported research and funding opportunities in the federal government.
• CDC's Program on Nutrition and Physical Activity
  Scientific and consumer information, projects and training opportunities from the Centers for Disease Control

consumer sites

• Ask the Dietitian
  A collection of questions and answers on diet and nutrition topics, authored by Joanne Larsen, Registered Dietitian.  Visitors to the site can also send in their own question by email.
• Cyberdiet
  Commercial site with lively presentation of information on healthy eating, nutrition in pregnancy, exercise and fitness, and  assessment tools.
• Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
  Links to issues on food allergies and anaphylaxis, including child and teen website.
• Food, Nutrition & Metabolism Topics - from MEDLINEplus
  Links to reliable, authoritative government and non-government sites compiled by the National Library of Medicine.
• Portion Distortion
  Interactive quiz showing how today's portions compare to the portions available 20 years ago.
• Mypyramid
  Individualized food guide pyramid which can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. A link to mypyramidtracker, an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool is also available on this site.

other useful sites

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  Links to the 1995 edition of the USDA's guidelines as well as Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA).
• Food Guide Pyramid
  Brochures, resources for educators and downloadable images in different formats of the Food Guide Pyramid.
• Nutrition Analysis Tool
  Free, web-based program that allows analysis of foods for different nutrients.
• Obesity Guidelines
  Clinical guidelines from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute on the identification, evaluation and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults.
• USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
  Provides a search tool to look up the nutrient content of over 6,200 different foods.  The database can also be downloaded for use with a relational database management system for performing queries and generating custom reports.
• American Cancer Society: Nutrition for Risk Reduction
  Nutrition guidelines from the American Cancer Society about dietary practices that reduce cancer risk.
• American Diabetes Association: Nutrition
  Nutrition tips, recipes and other information from the American Diabetes Association.
• American Heart Association: Diet and Nutrition
  Dietary recommendations, nutrition facts and "heart healthy" recipes from the AHA.
• Diet and Nutrition in HIV/AIDS
  Page from "The Body: an AIDS and HIV Information Resource" with links to a variety of nutrition resources.