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AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) - Search a bibliographic database of citations to the literature of agriculture [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL)]

Allergies and Food Sensitivities - General food allergy resources and information on a variety of specific allergies and sensitivities, including egg, fish, nut, soy, wheat, milk allergies and lactose intolerance. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Ask the Expert (USDA) - Links to a searchable online knowledgebase of information from USDA agencies, and offers opportunity for individual questions. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) - Defines, through research, the role of foods and its components in optimizing human health and reducing the risk of nutritionally related disorders in the diverse population [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC)]

Bioscience and Health - New medical diagnostic tests, improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care electronic records, reference materials for laboratory test methods, faster screening of promising vaccines -- these are a few of the many areas where National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research serves the needs of the bioscience and health care community. [U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Build a Healthy Diet with Smart Shopping - Guide to help consumers make healthy choices when choosing foods [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL)]

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Center for Nutrition, Policy, and Promotion - Online dietary assessment tool with nutrition messages and links. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Child Care Nutrition Research System - The Child Care Nutrition Resource System provides information to persons working in USDA's Child Nutrition Programs. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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Dietary Guidelines for Americans - The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are the cornerstone of Federal nutrition policy and nutrition education activities. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 - Guidelines for fitness and nutrition [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)]

Dietary Supplements - Information from the FDA on deitary supplements and their regulation [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)]

Dietary Supplements - Learn about what supplements are and how they can benefit you [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL)]

Diets and Dieting: A History of Weight Loss in America - Finding guide from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Service [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED) - Prevention and control of disease, disability, and death caused by foodborne, waterborne and environmental diseases [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]

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FDA Kids Home Page - Games and fun exercises for kids to help them learn what the FDA does [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

Fight BAC! - Educates the public about safe food handling [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Partnership for Food Safety Education]

Food Environment Atlas - Assembles county-level statistics on food choices, health and well-being and community characteristics [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service]

Food Labeling: Food and Nutrition Information Center - Provides information on food labeling [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

Food Safety Research Information Office - Search a database of current food safety research projects as well as food safety reports and news [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL)]

Food Thrift: Scraps from the Past with Constance Carter - A special Webcast about ways people saved during hard times in the past. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Food and Nutrition - Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.specializes in providing food safety information to educators, industry, researchers and the general public and uses technology to develop solutions that disseminate information on a variety of food safety topics. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library]

Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) - Search key information resources [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

FoodSafety.gov - A gateway to selected government food safety-related information [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)]

Foodborne Illness - Gives links to information on preventing, detecting, and treating foodborne illness [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

Fruits & Veggies More Matter - The program is a national initiative to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables by all Americans to 5 to 9 servings a day [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Cancer Institute (NCI)]

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Gardening Health and Safety Tips - Tips to help keep you safe and healthy so that you can enjoy the beauty and bounty gardening can bring. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]

Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center (GFHNRC) - Emphasis is on determining mineral requirements that prevent disease and promote health and optimal function throughout life [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

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HACCP Information Page - Explains the Food and Drug Administration's food safety program that helps prevent foodborne illnesses by applying science-based controls from raw material to finished product [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)]

Health Effects of Obesity - Science Reference Guide - Finding guide frem the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Healthy Meals Resource System - Information center for USDA Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRC) - Explores the relationship between nutrition and good health and to determine the nutritional and dietary requirements of the maturing and elderly population [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

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Kidsnutrition.org - Dedicated to investigating the nutritional needs of pregnant and nursing women, and children from conception through adolescence [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

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Let's Move - Tips to decrease childhood obesity [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)]

Locating Health & Medical Information: Science Reference Guide - A research and finding aid from the Science Reference Service at the Library of Congress [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

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MEDLINE/PubMed - Database with millions of references, primarily from MEDLINE, to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)]

Make Your Calories Count - Make Your Calories Count is an interactive learning program that provides consumers with information to help plan a healthful diet while managing calorie intake. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

MedlinePlus - Web site with authoritative consumer health information from NIH and others [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)]

MedlinePlus Espanol - Spanish version of the Web site with authoritative consumer health information from NIH and others [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)]

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National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) Catalogue of Surveillance Systems - A catalogue of existing surveillance systems that contain data relevant to childhood obesity research, with local, state, and national systems data at multiple levels [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Natural Disasters: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide - A finding guide from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Services [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

New Rice is Nutritional Gold - Video clip on new rice production. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL) - Authority of composition data on foods available in the United States [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center]

Nutrition - Provides information about nutrition publications available for sale from the U.S. Government Bookstore [U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)]

Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL) - Contains evidence based systematic reviews on food and nutrition-related science topics, including those found in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Report [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)]

Nutrition and Health Issues - Find practical information about the role of diet in preventing and managing a number of diseases and disorders [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL)]

Nutrition.gov - Provides easy access to all online federal government information on nutrition [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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Qualified Health Claims - Explains the FDA's process for providing qualified health claims for food packages [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

Quick Stats - Interactive database of agricultural statistics. Keyword searchable, and data can be filtered by commodity, location, and time. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service]

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Record Group 176: Records of the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics, 1904 - 1960 - National Archives' Archival Research Catalog description for Record Group 176: Records of the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics, 1904 - 1960 [U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)]

Record Group 462: Records of the Food and Consumer Services, 1916 - 1996 - National Archives' Archival Research Catalog description for Record Group 462: Records of the Food and Consumer Services, 1916 - 1996 [U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)]

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Salt - Information on salt intake and how to prevent heart disease and strokes [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]

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USDA Database for the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods, Release 2 - Contains ORAC data for 326 food items. Available as a chart (pdf) or an MS Access database. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center]

USDA National Fluoride Database of Selected Beverages and Foods, Release 2 - Lists the level of fluoride in 400 separate food and beverage items. Available as a chart in pdf form or as an Excel spreadsheet. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center]

USDA's MyPlate - USDA's food guidance system for Americans [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion]

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We Can - Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition - A national movement designed to give parents, caregivers, and entire communities a way to help children 8 to 13 years old stay at a healthy weight. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Heart Lung and Blood Institute]

Weight Loss Through the Ages - A panel discussion with noted experts, - A panel discussion with noted experts, held at the Library of Congress on Jan. 19, 2011. [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

Weight Management - Learn what you need to know to persue a healthy weight control plan [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL)]

Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC) - Defines nutrient requirements and establishs dietary recommendations; identifies food constituents and dietary practices that improve function and performance [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

Women's Health - Links to background on a variety of women's health issues [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]