Dietetics

Journals

• The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  $ Reports of original studies and reviews related to human nutrition, nutrition, disease, and energy metabolism. This journal is considered by "Brandon/Hill" to be an essential resource for the small medical library and one the best initial journal purchase in the field of Nutrition. Medline citations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?b=PubMed&cmd=Search&term=%22Am+J+Clin+Nutr%22[Jour]. Subscription fee. American Society for Clinical Nutrition and Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press.
• Journal of the American Dietetic Association
  $  REG This premier peer-reviewed journal in the field of dietetics and nutrition is the official research publication of The American Dietetic Association. It is a "Brandon/Hill" essential resource for medical libraries. Medline citations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22J%20Am%20Diet%20Assoc%22%5BJournal%5D. Fee registration for full text. Free abstracts.
• Nutrition and Cancer
  $  REG Timely articles and reviews on the effects of nutrition on the etiology, therapy, and prevention of cancer. Fee registration for full text. Fee access to archives. Free abstracts. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Textbooks

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  These guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases. They serve as the basis for Federal food and nutrition education programs. Dietary Guidelines is coordinated by HHS's Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion and Agricultural Research Service.

Major Sites / Home Pages

• American Dietetic Association
  The nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Nutrition fact sheets, journal abstracts, and a membership directory.
• NutriWatch
  A directory of documents regarding science-based nutrition and "skeptical" analyses of fad products, dietary supplements, and unsupported nutrition recommendations. Operated by Stephen Barrett, MD, editor of Quackwatch.

Patient Education

• American Dietetic Association Nutrition Fact Sheets
  Easy-to-read fact sheets offer interesting topics on nutrition, healthy eating, and food issues. Inclides recipes and handouts in Spanish.

Directories

• MedWeb Nutrition
  Well-maintained links to guides, sites, journals, organizations, and documents for a general audience.
• RDLink.com
  Links to homepages for Registered Dietitians on the web who provide reliable science based nutrition information.

Forums

• Pedi-RD Pediatric Nutrition Mail List
  An e-mail mailing list for dietitians and other healthcare professionals interested in neonatal/perinatal and pediatric nutrition.