Resources: Nutrition & Special Diets

American Diabetes Association • www.diabetes.org/
Comprehensive diabetes information, news, nutrition, recipes, magazines, and more.

American Dietetic Association • www.eatright.org
A wealth of reliable nutrition information, as well as position papers, educational materials, fact sheets, and press releases. Special links below.

Arbor Nutrition Guide • www.arborcom.com
An easy-to-search site, this is an exhaustive index to nutrition facts and research from around the world. While you're there, sign up for the free electronic newsletter, which brings updates about nutrition on the Web to your e-mailbox.

Ask the Dietitian • www.dietitian.com
Questions and informational answers regarding many nutrition topics. By Joanne Larsen, MS, RD, LD.

CyberDiet • www.cyberdiet.com
Includes nutrition and exercise tips, along with personalized menu planning, activity calculation, and nutrition profile features.

DASH Diet • www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash
From the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans (National Agricultural Library) • www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dga/

Dietary Guidelines 2005 • www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines
From Healthier US.gov.

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) • www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/21/372/0.pdf
From the Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academies.

Dietetics Dot Com • www.dietetics.com
Features include a marketplace, related links, and chat.

Dole 5 a Day • www.Dole5aday.com
Promotes eating fruits and vegetables. You can get recipes, interactive stories, and nutritional information at this site. This site's resources are designed with school children in mind.

Dysphagia • www.beckydorner.com/pdf/dysphagia.pdf
An article in pdf format from Becky Dorner & Associates

E-Tools Calculators • www.emedicine.com/splash/shared/etools/
Online medical calculators by eMedicine.com, including several nutrition-related timesavers.

Food and Health Communications • www.foodandhealth.com/handout.php
Free nutrition education handouts on a variety of nutrition topics.

Food and Nutrition Information Center • www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
The FNIC is one of several information centers at the National Agricultural Library, part of the USDA. FNIC offers resource lists and databases for various types of nutrition and foodservice information. Links to other nutrition-related sites are also available.

Helping Students Learn to Eat Healthy • www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/sebrochure2.pdf
This simple brochure from the USDA is packed with information about children's eating habits and practical tips for managers of school lunch programs.

International Food Information Council — Nutrition Information • www.ific.org/nutrition/
Resources on functional foods, dietary fat, fat replacers, and more.

Institute of Food Science & Technology Olestra • www.ifst.org/hottop13.htm

Keep It Simple • www.beckydorner.com/pdf/simple.pdf
Liberalization Of Therapeutic Diets For The Elderly: An article in pdf format from Becky Dorner & Associates

Meals For You • www.MealsForYou.com
Search by nutrient content to locate recipes that meet your criteria. You can also scale recipes and create full menus, with nutrient analysis and a shopping list.

National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements • http://ods.od.nih.gov
This comprehensive site provides fact sheets about both nutritional and herbal supplements, as well as up-to-date safety notices, and resources for both healthcare professionals and consumers.

Nutrition.gov • www.nutrition.gov
A new nutrition Web site designed to help people find answers to nutrition- and food-related questions. The site is a comprehensive source of information on nutrition and dietary guidance from multiple government agencies.

Practical Approach to Dysphagia • www.beckydorner.com/pdf/PracticalApproachtoDysphagia.pdf
An article in pdf format from Becky Dorner & Associates

Renal Diets • www.beckydorner.com/pdf/RENALDIETS.pdf
An article in pdf format from Becky Dorner & Associates

Special Dietary Challenges in Assisted Living Facilities • www.beckydorner.com/pdf/article10.pdf
An article in pdf format from Becky Dorner & Associates

Tufts University Modified Food Pyramid for Older Adults • http://nutrition.tufts.edu/consumer/pyramid.html
This excellent adaptation of the Food Guide Pyramid is customized to the unique nutritional concerns of older adults, and emphasizes more water, more fiber, and fewer calories.

USDA Food Pyramid • www.mypyramid.gov

USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory • www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500
Responses to frequently asked questions (FAQ's); links to food composition and nutrition resources; online search program to look up the nutrient content of a particular food.

Vegetarian Resource Group • www.vrg.org/
Unusual and interesting recipes, nutrition tips for vegetarians, information about vitamins, books you can order, a quiz to test your knowledge, and information specifically for foodservice.

Vision Software Technologies (VST) • Nutritional Risk Screening System Fact Sheet.
Facts and statistics about Nutritional Risk Screening.