Nutrition & Health Sciences Research Guide: Web Resources: Nutrition

"The Food and Nutrition Information Center provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers." Provided by the USDA/National Agricultural Library.

FoodSafety.gov is the gateway to food safety information provided by government agencies.

Gateway to FDA information about food recalls, foodborne illness, guidance documents, and more.

"CDC nutrition efforts support public health strategies and programs that improve dietary quality, support healthy child development, and reduce
chronic disease."

"Providing easy, online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers."

"The staff at Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review (NESR), formerly the Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL), specializes in conducting food- and nutrition-related systematic reviews. These reviews are research projects that answer important public health questions by evaluating the scientific evidence on topics relevant to Federal policy and programs."

EPC: Evidence-Based Reports.
"The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through its EPCs, sponsors the development of various reports to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of health care in the United States. These reports provide comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions and new health care technologies and strategies."

Detailed information on clinical practice guidelines.

"The WHO e-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions (eLENA) is an online library of evidence-informed guidance for nutrition interventions."

"The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous." Includes policy reports for topics related to nutrition, public health, and obesity.