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Food/Nutrition Resources

Organizations and Agencies

American Dietetic Association

ADA is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Their site contains continuing education resources, advocacy and policy information, and food and nutrition information for consumers and professionals.

California Dietetic Association

"This site was designed to share our expertise in the field of nutrition and to assist health care professionals and consumers in finding reliable nutrition information." Includes professional practice information and more.

California Obesity Prevention Initiative

The mission of the California Obesity Prevention Initiative (COPI) is to reduce the prevalence of obesity and its associated health risks in California through promotion of physical activity and health eating, as well as address the societal, technological, and environmental influences on obesity. Site includes the California Obesity Prevention Plan, a document which lays out the steps needed to address the obesity epidemic.

Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing (U.C. Davis)

The Center's mission is "to enhance social marketing strategies to improve nutrition and physical activity behaviors related to the prevention of cancer and other chronic diseases." The web site has information on current projects, as well as publications.

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (University of Minnesota)

CIDRAP focuses on food safety, biosecurity, and bioterrorism, emphasizing public health preparedness. They do this by "mining and rapidly disseminating comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-the-minute biomedical knowledge with emphasis on practical Internet-based information designed for immediate use in applied settings," as well as by conducting research, and by providing consultation and educational services.

Consumers Union: Food

Information on organic food, regulation, contamination, and more.

FoodRisk.org

A joint effort of the University of Maryland and the US Food and Drug Administration, the Clearinghouse aims to assist those involved with the many aspects of risk analysis as it pertains to food safety. The site provides terminology definitions, completed and ongoing food safety risk assessments, online tutorials, a list of databases, and more.

International Food Information Council Foundation

"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."

IFIC's Food Safety and Nutrition Information

United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization

Provides access to FAOSTAT, the online searchable database of international statistics for the following areas: Food Balance Sheets, Food Aid Shipments, Fertilizer and Pesticides, Population, and more. NOTE: For unlimited and "bulk" downloads a userid and password are required. Ask at any reference desk for assistance.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Includes Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Economic Research Service

"ERS' program encompasses research, analyses of food and commodity markets, policy studies, and development of economic and statistical indicators." The site contains data and publications and toolkits on many topics, including diet, consumption, and health; food and nutrition assistance programs; food safety; natural resources, environment, and conservation; food prices; trade; and many more.

Briefing Rooms

"Each Briefing Room offers an in depth discussion synthesizing ERS research and the economic issues that frame the analysis. Also inside: recent ERS research developments, readings and data, questions and answers, and a collection of other ERS products and services addressing the issue." Selected topics include Child Nutrition Programs, Farm Labor, Diet and Health, Food Security in the United States, and Race and Ethnicity in Rural America.

Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Service

"The Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS) ensures access to nutritious, healthful diets for all Americans. Through food assistance and nutrition education for consumers, FNCS encourages consumers to make healthful food choices. Today, rather than simply providing food, FNCS works to empower consumers with knowledge of the link between diet and health, providing dietary guidance based on research."

Team Nutrition

TN is an "integrated, behavior-based, comprehensive plan for promoting the nutritional health of the nation's school children." TN develops curriculum materials and promotes training and support at the state and local levels.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

FNIC collects and disseminates information about food and human nutrition. Their web site offers access to numerous databases, including Healthy School Meals Training Materials and Nutrition Education and Training Program Products.

Food Surveys Research Group (FSRG)

Part of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) which conducts research for the USDA. Includes summary information on the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes By Individiuals, the Diet and Health Knowledge Survey, Nationwide Food Consumption Survey, and a bibliography of journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations that use the USDA Nationwide Food Surveys Data.

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

This database is provided by the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory (Ndl), which responsible for providing information on the nutrient content of foods consumed in the United States. The database can be searched and/or downloaded.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

Includes information on Cosmetic Safety, Food Labeling, and Dietary Supplements.

World Health Organization

Food Safety

The FSP's main activities include capacity building in food safety system, chemical hazards in food supply, food derived from biotechnology, surveillance of foodborne disease. Reports, brochures, and fact sheets are available full-text.

Nutrition for Health and Development

Site contains many documents on nutrition topics, such as micronutrient deficiencies, nutritional assessment monitoring, nutrition education, and more.

Publications and Databases

To search for journal articles on this topic, use the Online Indexes and Databases. To locate journals, use the Melvyl catalog, or the UC-eLinks Electronic Journals Search.

Agricola (1970-present)
NOTE: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff and students.

Covers books and journal articles. Some state agricultural and U.S.D.A. publications are available from the early 1900's. Subjects include agriculture, agricultural economics, nutrition, and soil science. Journals indexed in AGRICOLA

FoodNews.org from the Environmental Working Group

The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce allows you to see which produce items have the most and least pesticide residues.

Food Finder

Food Finder allows users to browse any of nineteen fast food restaurants (e.g. Burger King, McDonald's, etc.) for food names, maximum calories, percent calories from fat, and maximum sodium, fat, and cholesterol. All information is derived from the handbook Fast Food Facts published by the consumer division of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.

Food Safety Research Database (Food Safety Research Information Office)

This database provides information on food safety research projects. All projects are classified into one or more of thirteen major categories related to food safety. From the National Agricultural Library, USDA.

NutritionData

The easy-to-use tools on this web site will create lists of foods lowest or highest in various nutrients, or that have various ratios of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, create complete nutrition facts labels for over 7,600 different foods, and more. There is also a food additive glossary. "Information is from the USDA's National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (release 16), and is supplemented by additional listings provided by restaurants and food manufacturers."

Nutrition Care Manual
NOTE: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff and students.

This manual from the American Dietetic Association provides information on nutritional interventions and nutritional therapy for various disease conditions, client education materials, sample meal plans for specific disease conditions. Includes cultural food practices of different ethnic groups, recommended dietary intakes, and information on various dietary regimens.

Pesticide Residue Limits on Food (U.S. EPA. Office of Pesticides Programs)

Learn the pesticide residue limit set by EPA on your favorite foods. Search by crop or chemical.

Guides

National Food Safety Programs

This site is sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Agriculture. It provides information on government activities in food safety, covering such topics as produce and import safety, surveillance, inspections and compliance, education, research, and risk assessment.

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