Biology

This resource provides more than 580 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Clinical Nursing Research, Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child + Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Family Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Nursing Diagnosis, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry, Nursing Management, Patient Care for the Nurse Practitioner, Western Journal of Nursing Research, and many more.

A consumer-health database.

Dietary and health information for consumers and professionals. From the US Dept. of Agriculture.

Huge amount of information on many aspects of food safety, including allergies, produce safety, pesticides, etc. Also many links to related topics. From the US Food & Drug Administration.

All sorts of information about what's in food, weight control, vegetarianism, food preparation, dietary supplements, etc. From the US Dept. of Agriculture.

The Department of Agriculture's recommendations on a balanced diet. Introduced June 2011 to replace the "food pyramid."

The organization for professional nutritionists. The sections "For the Public" and "For Health Professionals" are both good for research.

A nonprofit organization for research in nutrition. Their peer-reviewed Journal of Nutrition is available at this site.

Basic information on the major food groups. Includes how different cultures' consumption habits. From a museum in France.

Based on the government's food pyramid, this site lets you design meals to match the recommendations. Requires free sign-up so your choices are stored.

From the International Food Information Council Foundation, a collection of trustworthy organizations. This may be most useful for news on hot topics in nutrition. The search option is hidden away at the top of the opening screen. Solid nonbiased information.

Detailed information on various nutritional factors. From the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Available as either individual web pages or as a 112 page PDF file.

Information on vitamins, minerals, herbs and other supplements from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

Lots of info on nutrition and health from the famous Mayo Clinic.

Evidence-based information on use of supplements, especially as they relate to cancer treatments. From a leading medical research hospital.

Promotes organic food. The "State of Science" section is probably the most useful for research. They aim for "credible, peer-reviewed scientific information."

An automated way to see the nutritional content of specific foods. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Calculates the nutritional values of specific foods. Searches can be limited to various food groups, such as fast foods, vegetables, etc.

From the American Dietetic Association. Research information on vegetarianism. Frequently updated.

A broad array of information of vegetarianism, including veganism. This info is more for personal, not research, purposes.

A handy guide to what food is in season where and how to find a local farmers' market. Sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Fund.

From the World Health Organization (part of the United Nations). Good nonpartisan information on the common questions.

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