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International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements Database

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: IBIDS contains over 722,000 citations on the topic of dietary supplements. Provided from four major database sources: biomedical-related articles from MEDLINE, botanical and agricultural science from AGRICOLA, worldwide agricultural literature through AGRIS, and selected nutrition journals from CAB Abstracts and CAB Health. The scope of IBIDS includes:

  • The use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical, and herbal supplements in human nutrition
  • The role of nutrient supplementation in metabolism in normal nutrition and disease states
  • Animal studies that relate to the function of dietary supplements in human nutrition
  • Chemical composition, biochemical roles, and antioxidant activity of botanical and nutrient supplements
  • Fortification of foods with supplemental nutrients and health-related effects
  • Nutrient composition of herbal and botanical products
  • Surveys on dietary supplement use by various populations
  • The growth and production of herbal and botanical products used as dietary supplements.

    The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database is produced by the Office of Dietary Supplements of the National Institutes of Health, in conjunction with the Food and Nutrition Information Center of the National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

    Coverage: 1986 to present

    Subject(s):
    Health, Medicine & Psychology
    Publicly Available Resources

    Related DatabasesOn-Site Access Only
    Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements
    HerbMedPro
    Medline

    Related Links
    AGRICOLA
    AGRIS ** http://www.fao.org/agris/search/search.do **
    Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements ** http://ods.od.nih.gov/Research/CARDS_Database.aspx **
    Medical Encyclopedia ** http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html **
    USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center Databases ** http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/databases.html **
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