Web Sites for Reliable Health and Nutrition Information

Please see our nutrition and cancer section for up to date information. These links may be outdated!

General Nutrition Information

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

www.eatright.orgInformation includes daily tips to improve diet quality, resources for nutrition information, fact sheets on many nutrition related topics, and a search engine to locate a dietitian. Nutrition information is also provided in Spanish.

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

http://www.choosemyplate.govThe Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, aims to improve the nutrition and well-being of Americans.

FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

http://www.fda.gov/food/default.htmComprehensive site with information on just about any topic related to food safety, nutrition and governmental policies.

Nutrition.gov

http://www.nutrition.govComprehensive guide to providing resources on health management, lifecycle issues, food safety, food assistance programs, and research projects.

USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

http://www.usda.gov/cnppProvides information on nutrition policies and guidelines for professional and consumer use.

Consumer Sites

Center for Science in the Public Interest

www.cspinet.orgA consumer advocacy organization whose twin missions are to conduct innovative research and advocacy programs in health and nutrition, and to provide consumers with current, useful information about their health and well-being.

Consumer Labs

www.consumerlab.comConsumer Labs is a provider of independent test results and information to help consumers and healthcare professionals evaluate health, wellness, and nutrition products.

Diet Tracking

My Fitness Pal

www.myfitnesspal.comAn online tool to track your food intake. My Fitness Pal is also available as a free application for some smart phones.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

https://www.nal.usda.gov/legacy/fnic/dri-calculator/FNIC provides links to the Dietary Reference Intakes Tables (DRI's), developed by the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board.

Healthy Eating Index

www.cnpp.usda.gov/healthyeatingindex.htmHEI provides a measure of diet quality that assesses conformance to federal dietary guidance.

Food Safety Information

Fight Bac

fightbac.orgComprehensive site educating consumers about food safety.

Home Food Safety

homefoodsafety.orgGuidelines for practicing safe food handling in the home.

International Food Information Council

www.foodinsight.orgComprehensive nutrition and food safety resource.

USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

www.fsis.usda.govThe site provides news, hotlines and information on food safety for the consumer