Nutrition

Dietary Supplements | Food & Diet

Dietary Supplements

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AccessMedicine UHM Access Only Includes full medical textbooks, such as Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine and the Lange Textbooks.
ConsumerLab.com(CL) A for profit company, ConsumerLab.com offers certification to manafacturers who submit their health products for testing. Its newsletter and short versions of product reviews are free, but full-test product reviews are by subscription only.
Dietary Supplement Information Bureau The site includes a summary of current issues and regulations from the industry's point of view and separate newsletters for industry, consumers and the media.
Dietary Supplements Labels Database Information about ingredients in dietary supplements.
eMedicine Includes peer-reviewed clinical review articles covering virtually every known disease and condition; patient education articles; MultiMedia Library of illustrations, images, and photographs.
HerbMed HerbMed is a searchable database of scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. Access for forty herbs is free. HerbMedPro, a subscription product, covers the entire resource.
Longwood Herbal Task Force(LHTF) Longwood Herbal Taskforce was organized by faculty,staff, and students from Children's Hospital Boston, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The Website features evidence-based monographs on herbal products and dietary supplements.
MedlinePlus: Dietary Supplements MedlinePlus features news, information on clinical trials and research, and detailed descriptions of specific dietary supplements and medical conditions.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products From the cancer center's Integrative Medicine Service, this site offers eveidence-based information on herbs, botanicals, and supplements.
PDRHealth Information about prescription and over-the-counter drugs, and herbal and dietary supplements.
US Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library (NAL): Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC): Dietary Supplements FNIC provides accurate and practical resources on dietary supplements for health professionals, consumers, educators, and government personnel, including information from government initiatives and academic and organizational entities.
US Department of Agriculture: NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) AGRICOLA is a free bibliographic database of citations to the literature of agriculture and allied topics, including dietary supplements and nutrition.
US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: Dietary Supplements This Website provides consumer information warnings, and information on safety, regulatory issues, labeling and health claims. It is also a good access point to other agencies dealing with dietary supplements.
US National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): Dietary and Herbal Supplements NCCAM, the leading US agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine, presents general information on dietary supplements, descriptions of specific supplements, and information on clinical trials.
US National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) ODS studies the role of dietary products in health care, conducts research, and collects and disseminates scientific data on nutritional products. Note the Dietary Supplement fact sheets, Nutrient Recommendation reports and tables, and International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS).
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Food & Diet

Resources Description
Hawaii Foods General and reliable food and nutrient information is provided on this website to help you make healthier choices.
Low-fat Vegetarian Recipe Archive Collection of over 4000 fat free vegetarian recipes, including selections from around the world.
MyPyramid.gov MyPyramid Plan offers you a personal eating plan with the foods and amounts that are right for you. Click on the MyPyramid Plan box to get started. MyPyramid Tracker offers a detailed assessment of your food intake and physical activity level. Click on the Tracker box for an in-depth look at your food and physical activity choices.
Partnership For Healthy Weight Management Information on strategies for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
USDA National Nutrient Database Calculate food calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat, cholesterol, sodium, and vitamins and minerals.
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN) From the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH). WIN raises awareness and provides information on obesity, weight control, and related nutritional issues.
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