HCJCD Libraries - Nutrition Resources on the Internet

Nutrition Resources on the Internet

Ask the Dietician, Frequently asked questions on topics such as fad dieting. The Healthy Body Calculator is an interactive resource for determining ideal food intake, weight range, and body mass index.
Calorie Control Council, An educational non-profit focused on excercise and healthy eating as a method of weight control sponsors this site. A database provides caloric values for common foods. Healthy recipes and advice are featured.
Cyberdiet.com, An excellent resource for healthy eating. Includes an interactive "food planner" providing recipes and nutrition information based on user-set criteria for calories and portions (make a low-cal meal just for you or for your whole family).
Food Finder, searchable nutrition information on over 1000 fast foods. Searchable by restaurant or food item, can be limited to maximum calories, % calories from fat, cholesterol, and sodium.
Index of Food and Nutrition Internet Resources, searchable index of links from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBBIDS) Database, the provision of good scientific information on dietary supplements, human and animal subjects, and more.(from Choice, Supplement 37).
Nutrition Analysis Tool, searchable nutrition values for various foods.
Nutrition.gov, a site containing governmental information on dietary matters.
Online Government Documents about Nutrition, HCJCD Library System links to U.S.Government Documents about Nutrition.
The Blonz Guide to Nutrition, Food Science and Health, a compilation of nutrition, food, fitness and health resources done by Ed Blonz (from Choice, Aug., 2000 Supplement)
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator, a site that helps users screen Internet nutrition information for content accuracy and usefulness (from Choice, Supplement 37).
A searchable database of nutrition values for over 5600 different foods.

Last Updated July 12, 2005