Research Guides: Applied Human Sciences Research Guide: Food &amp; Nutrition

Articles: Recommended Databases

Academic Search Ultimate
Articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines, along with eBooks on nearly every subject area.
Health Source Consumer Edition
Consumer health information.
Oxford Reference Online
Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and additional reference sources published by Oxford University Press on nearly every social science area.

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
Find nutrient information on nearly 8,000 foods using this new and improved search feature. You can now search by food item, group, or list to find the nutrient information for your food items. In addition, you can now access the USDA Ground Beef Calculator from the same search page.
Dietary Guidance
Recommendations about diet for healthcare professionals.
Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Designed as a resource for the popular audience, the Mayo Clinic page still offers core information about nutrition.
Food Politics
The website of Marion Nestle, who offers much information about nutrition and resources about nutrition. She holds a PhD in molecular biology and an MPH in public health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley.