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Nutrition
Databases | Government sites | University sites | Organisations | Other sites
Databases
University of Sydney Databases
Agricola produced by the U.S department of Agriculture.
CAB Abstacts the English equivalent to Agricola indexes the literature on agricultural topics and includes nutrition for both man and animal.
Medline the premier clinical medicine database.
Government sites
HEALTHInsite
Australian government site with information on nutrition, foods and key nutrients as well as diet and obesity.
Nutrition.Gov
Guide to nutrition information on Federal Government websites. Includes food facts, food safety, health management, research and resources.
U.S.D.A. Nutrient Data Laboratory
Nutrient Data Laboratory Allows the searching of Food Composition Products and it's Nutrient Database.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
University sites
University of Sydney. School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences. Metabolism and Nutrition.
Research focus is on the dietary origins of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance. Other areas of research include fetal undernutrition, dietary fats and carbohydrates, human milk oligosaccharides, trace elements, phytoestrogens, exercise and elderly nutrition.
NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition
Funded by the NSW Health Department and supported by the Sydney University Nutrition Research Foundation.
Organisations
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Food
Food facts code, publications and information sheets.
The Virtual Nutrition Center
Martindale's Health Science Guide 2004.
Vitamins and Nutrition Center
At the Vitamins and Nutrition Center you can find a wealth of information about vitamins and nutrition, including research on vitamins, a guide to vitamins and proper dosages for every vitamin.
E-Texts
Australia's Food & Nutrition
Produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare as a PDF file. Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view the publication.
Australian Department of Health Nutrition and healthy eating.
HEALTHInsite
Food and Nutrition and Diet and Overweight.
National Health and Medical Research Council
NHMRC Nutrition and Diet Publications include: Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults - guide to healthy eating, Food for Health - Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia (Pamphlet), Overweight and obesity in adults and in children and adolescents - A Guide for General Practitioners, and Nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: An information paper.
Other sites
Arbor Nutrition Guide
A guide to government, University and general sites.