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A B C D E F G H I J K M N Q W

A:
A, B, C's of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Science and Application
- Free online course. [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

B:
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 [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS); Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC)]

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

D:
Dietary Supplements
- Information from the FDA on these supplements [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)]

E:
Endocrine Disruptor Knowledge Base (EDKB)
- Biological activity database. [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

F:
FDA Kids Home Page
- [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

Food Guide Pyramid - Research-based food guidance system developed by USDA. [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Food Labeling Information Center - Provides information on food labeling [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 [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS); National Agricultural Library (NAL)]

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

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

Foodborne Illness - Gives links to FDA's food related web pages [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)]

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

H:
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 [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition]

I:
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)
- Search published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH); Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)]

J:
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 [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

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

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

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

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

Nutrition Subject Bibliography - Provides information about nutrition publications available for sale from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore [Government Printing Office]

Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Guidelines for fitness and nutrition. [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)]

Nutrition resources - Access to products about nutrition [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Technical Information Service (NTIS)]

Nutrition.gov - Provides easy access to all online federal government information on nutrition [Multiple agencies involved]

Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory (NBL) - Supports operational assessment of space crew member nutritional status, as well as ground-based and flight research projects [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center (JSC)]

Q:
Qualified Health Claims
- Explains the Food and Drug Administration\'s process for determining the eligibility of a food to carry a \"qualified health claim,\" Such claims are allowed on foods when there is limited, but not conclusive, scientific evidence showing a health benefit. [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

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

Women's Health - [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

Women's Health Science Projects - [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]