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Nutrition: Selected Resources

LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER
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Scope
Consult the following sources to obtain information on foods, nutrition, diet and menu planning.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Foods and Nutrition Encyclopedia (2 vols.)
Provides detailed information about nutritional compositions of food, identification and treatment of nutrient deficiencies. Extensive tables and charts organize vast amounts of diet-related information.
REF TX 349 .F575

Wenzel’s Menu Maker
Over 2,000 recipes for salads, beef, pork, lamb, poultry, seafood, desserts, and more. All recipes feature cooking times, number of portions, cooking instructions, service and portion ideas, and cost-cutting hints. Also instructs the user on proper procedures for purchasing foodstuffs and managing employees.
REF TX 820 .W43

CIRCULATING MATERIALS

The American Dietetic Association’s Complete Food & Nutrition Guide

Presents clear, understandable information on the basics of metabolism and weight management, vegetarianism, nutrition for children and adults, food allergies, and more. Index at back.
RA 784 .D89

Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
Comprehensive, clinical, disease-oriented reference book for dietetic students, nursing students, and professionals in related fields.
RM 216 .Z47

Krause’s Food, Nutrition & Diet Therapy
Includes information on nutrition basics and maintenance, as well as medical nutrition guidelines to deal with specific disorders. Helpful charts, illustrations, diagrams.
RM 216. M285

Nutrition for the Foodservice Professional
Covers an encyclopedic range of topics from nutrition fundamentals to menu planning to marketing a nutrition program. New topics include food additives, antioxidant nutrients, and phytochemicals.
TX 353 .D78

Find additional titles in LINCC through the "Browse Lists" option, using the following "Subject begins with" terms:

Diet
Dietetics
Food
Food habits
Food service
Quantity cookery
Vitamins

MAGAZINES/JOURNALS

Selected titles which will be of interest to the food service professional include:

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Journal of Nutrition Education
The New England Journal of Medicine
Nutrition Reviews

ONLINE DATABASES

Online databases allow electronic access to organized collections of information. Many online subscription databases index articles in magazines and professional journals. Begin your search for articles with the following databases:

Academic Search Elite
Indexes and abstracts 3,000 journals and magazines, and provides full-text access to over 1,200 of these. See ACADEMIC SEARCH ELITE (EBSCOHOST) tip sheet.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
Sources include leading medical journals, pamphlets, general interest publications, and selected Gale Group medical reference titles. See Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale Group) tip sheet.

RELIABLE NUTRITION WEB SITES

RELIABLE NUTRITION WEB SITES

www.wadsworth.com/nutrition _d/
Your nutrition textbook online resource.

www.eatright.org/Public/
American Dietetic Association home page.

http://health.nih.gov/
National Institutes of Health search engine.

http://blonz.com
The Blonz Guide: Nutrition, Food & Health Resources.

www.ncahf.org
Information on consumer health and nutrition fraud.

www.navigator.tufts.edu
Tufts University’s search engine for reliable nutrition information.

www.acsm.org/index.asp
The American College of Sports Medicine home page.

www.shapeup.org/
Practical advice on fitness and nutrition.

www.physsportsmed.com
Web site of Physician and Sportsmedicine Online.

www.scandpg.org
Web site of Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN).

www.quackwatch.com
Guide to health fraud and quackery.

www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. User can research nutrient content for specific foods.

http:health.ucsd.edu/guide
Topics include medical conditions, medications, health, food and nutrition topics.

http:www.body1.com
Where technology and health care meet.

http://www.cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). See "Heath & Safety Topics.".

http://chid.nih.gov/
Combined Health Information Database (CHID), produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/easytoread/all_easytoread.html
Medline Plus "Trusted Medical Information for You.".

http://health.discovery.com/
Discovery Channel site features current health news and a section on "Diseases & Conditions."

 

05/24/04


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