Nutrition: Websites

Sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, this is a resource to help people make good choices about the food they eat.

Offering reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free, Medline Plus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.

You can use MedlinePlus to learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or supplement, find out the meanings of words, or view medical videos or illustrations. You can also get links to the latest medical research on your topic or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition.

Provides label information from over-the-counter products such as vitamins, minerals, botanicals, amino acids, & other specialty supplements sold in the US. It includes over 7,000 labels of products with considerable in-store and online market share and/or shelf presence in retail settings.

Created by the Harvard School of Public Health, the Nutrition Source provides evidence-based diet & nutrition information for clinicians, health professionals and the public.

Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.

Jointly developed by the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory, the Food and Nutrition Information Center, and Information Systems Division of the National Agricultural Library, the database contains nutrient information on over 8,000 foods.