Nutrition: Useful Websites

The USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) works to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers. - Website

The Dietary Guidelines encourage Americans to focus on eating a healthful diet—one that focuses on foods and beverages that help achieve and maintain a healthy weight, promote health, and prevent disease. - Website

This site is located at the National Agricultural Library, a part of the US Department of Agriculture. It contains information on Dietary Supplements, Dietary Guidelines, Food Composition, provides Resource Lists, and offers access to the FNIC Databases (Healthy School Lunch, Foodborne Illnesses, and more). - ipl2.org.

The Nutrition Analysis Tool allows users to input their age and foods eaten in order to find out the nutrients in the food compared to daily needs.

The NIRC at Pennsylvania State University provides links to sites and materials relating to various nutrition topics, including general nutrition information, nutrition for various age groups, fitness and sports nutrition, nutrition for chronic disease and many more things.

Hosted by Tufts University, the Navigator has a collection of useful links based on several categories and broken into the best links to the worst with some reviews. Reviews are no longer updated.

Nutrition.gov provides easy access to vetted food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers. Providing science-based dietary guidance is critical to enhance the public's ability to make healthy choices in the effort to reduce obesity and other food related diseases. Since dietary needs change throughout the lifespan, specialized nutrition information is provided about infants, children, teens, adult women and men, and seniors.

The Nutrition Source aims to provide timely, evidence-based information on diet and nutrition for clinicians, allied health professionals, and the public. - Website.