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NUTRITION

BOOKS

Search the Online Catalog to locate materials in the Surry Community College Library. Browse the call number range RA 773 - RA 788 for books related to Nutrition.

  • Complete Food and Nutrition Guide / RA 784 .D89 2006

  • Eat This, Not That / RA 784 .Z563 2008

  • Mayo Clinic on Healthy Weight / RA 963 .M2 H3 2002

  • Nutrition Almanac / RA 784 .N837 2007

  • Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z / REF RA 784 .N838 2004

  • Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice / RM 216 .D8627 2006

  • Optimal Nutrition for Optimal Health / RA 784 .L485 2001

  • What Should I Eat?: A Complete Guide to the New Food Pyramid / TX 355 .D366 2005
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ARTICLES

Search for articles in the databases listed below or browse all of the library databases.

  • CINAHL with Full-Text
    The most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals.

  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
    550 full-text nursing and allied health journals plus patient information sheets for many drugs.

  • MEDLINEplus
    National Library of Medicine database of abstracts with links to available full-text plus consumer health information.

  • PubMed
    A medical database provided by the National Library of Medicine.

  • Health Source: Consumer Edition
    Consumer-focused articles from magazines, pamphlets and books.

  • Academic Search Premier
    Provides information from a wide range of academic areas including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multi-cultural topics.

  • OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition
    A Wilsonweb resource, combining all Wilson indexes to create a comprehensive search tool across disciplines.
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WEBSITES

  • American Dietetic Association
    Find dietary and nutrtional information. Click on the site index to access various nutrition topics. Included is a searchable database of dietitians.

  • Arbor Nutrition Guide
    The guide is organized into six main sections: Searching--for nutrition search engines, Home Pages--links to nutrition organizations, Clinical Nutrition, Applied Nutrition, Food Science, and Food.

  • Calorie Control Council
    "If you're looking for information on cutting calories and fat in your diet, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, or your favorite low-calorie, reduced-fat foods and beverages (and the ingredients that make them possible) you've come to the right place."

  • 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. The Center is an agency of USDA's Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

  • Cultural and Ethnic Food and Nutrition Education Materials: A Resource List for Educators
    Comprehensive bibliography and links to ethnic food ways resources (food pyramids, journal article abstracts, educational fact sheets and booklets). Includes materials in Spanish and other languages.

  • Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protectiong the health and safety of Americans.

  • Face the Fats
    Everything you want to know about fats.

  • Fast Food Calculator
    Choose a fast food brand restaurant, choose a particular menu item and learn all about the fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, protein, carbs and the fiber of that item.

  • Food and Nutrition Information Center
    Provides links to information on dietary supplements and guidelines, food safety, and food guide pyramids.

  • Food Stamps Nutrition Connection
    A resource system for Food Stamp Program nutrition education providers.

  • National Food Safety Database
    Gateway to government food safety information.

  • Nutrition.Gov
    Specialized nutrition information is available for infants, children, teens, men, women, sneiors, and minorities.

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service
    The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.

  • U.S. Government Healthfinder - a searchable government website developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This resource provides reliable health information from over 1800 health-related organizations as well as online publications, subject guides, databases, and websites.

  • USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College
    "Official website for the federally funded Children's Nutrition Research Center, which conducts research on the role of maternal, infant and child nutrition in optimal health, development, and growth."

  • Wadsworth Nutrition Resource Center
    An online supplement to the Personal Nutrition textbook. This website provides additional nutritional resources.

  • What We Eat in America
    This is the website of the Food Surveys Research Group, a USDA unit whose mission is to monitor US food consumption by conducting surveys. Included on the site are food surveys going back to 1977.
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