Family & Consumer Sciences

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Healthy Weight Management Links:

• American Dietetic Association (ADA)
  http://www.eatright.org
  This site provides in-depth and accurate nutrition information provided by the professional association of registered dietitians.
• American Obesity Association
  http://www.obesity.org
  This site offers educational and advocacy information related to obesity.
• Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
  www.usda.gov/cnpp
  This web site features the USDA Food Guide Pyramid, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Healthy Eating Index, consumer education materials, online pubs and a wealth of data on the US food supply.
• Child Care Nutrition Resource System
  http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare
  This site is a service of USDA. It is a useful resource for professionals working with children. It contains information on food safety, nutrition, growth charts, etc.
• Dole 5-A-Day
  http://www.dole5aday.com
  This site educates kids, parents, and teachers about why fruits and vegetables are so good for you.
• E-answers
  http://www.e-answersonline.org
  This website provides answers to a variety of nutrition, food safety, and other Extension system or Outreach-oriented subjects. The site also contains a searchable database by keyword or subject.
• FDA Food Labeling and Nutrition
  www.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html
  This Web site provides details about food and dietary supplement labeling requirements for industry and consumers plus status of proposed changes, health claims and other labeling issues. There is also a food label quiz.
• Federal Citizen Information Center
  http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
  This site offers access to hundreds of educational materials on health, food and nutrition that have been published and reviewed by government agencies. Food and
• Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
  http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/
  Contains links to Dietary Supplements, Food Composition, Dietary Guidelines, Food Guide Pyramid/Healthy Eating Index, and FNIC databases.
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
  www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/index.html
  The National Agricultural Library provides this site. The site provides access to bibliographies, databases, full text resources, resource lists and fact sheets covering the topics of nutrition education, human nutrition and food service management. It also features links to Healthy School Meals Resource System, Food Stamp Nutrition Connection, etc.
• Health Topics A-Z
  http://www.cdc.gov.health/default.htm
  This website is a service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• International Food Information Council (IFIC)
  http://ific.org
  This site offers a lot of information on specific topics about nutrition and food safety, including obesity and weight management, functional foods, sugars and low-calorie sweeteners to list a few.
• MEDLINEplus
  www.medlineplus.gov
  This site is maintained by the National Library of Medicine. It assists you in locating authoritative health information. Drug information is available form the US Pharmacopeia via USPs Drug Information. Also available in Spanish.
• National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine
  www.iom.edu
  This site provides reports on biomedical science, medicine and health. Dietary Reference Intakes reports are among the Food and Nutrition projects.
• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
  www.cdc.gov/nchs
  This Web site is a rich source of information about the health of Americans. Features include information on trends in aging, Fastats A to Z, growth charts and Healthy People 2010.
• National Institute of Health: Health Information Site
  http://health.nih.gov/
  This site now offers links to a wider range of NIH's valuable resources, and gives readers the chance to test their health knowledge. Visitors can access the popular "A to Z" listing of health topics, browse topics by body location/systems, or use the main "Search" box. Users can also go to their favorite health databases, such as Clinical Trials, MEDLINEplus, and PubMed.
• Nutrition.Gov
  http://www.nutrition.gov
  This site contains information about food facts, health management, food safety, nutrition resources, food assistance, and research information.
• Nutrition Navigator
  www.navigator.tufts.edu
  Tufts University website -- Experts at Tufts quickly help you find nutrition information you can trust by reviewing nutrition websites for content, then can link you directly to that website. Search by keyword or browse by audience.
• The Office of Dietary Supplements
  http://ods.od.nih.gov/index.aspx
  Information categories includes Health Info, Research programs and info, Grant funding opportunities, and News and events. Fact sheets are available for various dietary supplements.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food & Nutrition Page http://www.usda.gov/FoodAndNutrition
  This site contains key information on nutrition, including links to the Dietary Guidelines, Food Guide Pyramid, Food Safety, Food Assistance and Food Security.
• USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
  www.nal.usda.fnic/foodcomp
  This Web site provides data for 6220 foods for up to 117 nutrients and food components. You can either view the data or download the data files and documentation in several formats for use later on your computer.
• Vegetarian Resource Group
  http://www.vrg.org
  This site contains materials that provide news, nutrition information, links and ideas for those interested in a vegetarian diet.

Other Recommended Links:

• Food Preparation, Food Preservation & Food Safety
• Food Security