News and Information on Nutrition

Websites containing quality and reliable health information can provide people interested in nutrition with valuable support and resources. You can follow the updates and news of these sites easily with RSS. This video describes how you can use RSS:



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We collected the best sites focusing on nutrition-related support and information below. Please let us know if you have suggestions.

Nutrition.gov

• Description: "Providing science-based dietary guidance is critical to enhance the public's ability to make healthy choices in the effort to reduce obesity and other food related diseases. Since dietary needs change throughout the lifespan, specialized nutrition information is provided about infants, children, teens, adult women and men, and seniors."
• Quality: "Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers."

NutritionData.com

• Description: "Since its launch, Nutrition Data has grown into one of the most authoritative and useful sources of nutritional analysis on the Web. Nutrition Data's continuing goal is to provide the most accurate and comprehensive nutrition analysis available, and to make it accessible and understandable to all."
• Quality: "The information in Nutrition Data's database comes from the USDA's National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference and is supplemented by listings provided by restaurants and food manufacturers."

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN)

• Description: "The American Society for Nutrition is the premier research society dedicated to improving the quality of life through the science of nutrition. The Society fulfills its mission by fostering and enhancing research in animal and human nutrition; providing opportunities for sharing, disseminating, and archiving peer-reviewed nutrition research results; fostering quality education and training in nutrition; upholding standards for ethical behavior in research, the protection of human subjects, and the care and treatment of research animals; providing opportunities for fellowship and support among nutritionists; and bringing scientific knowledge to bear on nutrition issues through communication and influence in the public domain."
• Quality: "The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is the most highly rated peer-reviewed journal in ISI's nutrition and dietetics category and publishes the latest worldwide basic and clinical studies relevant to human nutrition in topics such as obesity, vitamins and minerals, nutrition and disease, and energy metabolism."

British Journal of Nutrition

• Description: "The Journal recognises the multidisciplinary nature of nutritional science and includes material from all of the specialities involved in nutrition research, including molecular and cell biology and the emerging area of nutritional genomics."
• Quality: "British Journal of Nutrition is a leading international peer-reviewed journal covering research on human and clinical nutrition, animal nutrition and basic science as applied to nutrition."

American Nutrition Association (ANA)

• Description: "The American Nutrition Association began life in 1972 as the Nutrition for Optimal Health Association (NOHA). For almost 40 years, we have been at the cutting edge of science-based nutrition, educating both laypeople and professionals about the health benefits of nutrition and wellness."
• Quality: American Nutrition Association is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization whose mission is to promote optimal health through nutrition and wellness education.

Harvard School of Public Health - Nutrition News

• Description: "Recent media coverage featuring faculty and researchers from the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

• Description: "The Food and Nutrition Information Center - a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers."
• Quality: The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is a leader in on-line global nutrition information. Located at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) of USDA, the FNIC Web site contains over 2500 links to current and reliable nutrition information. It is also accredited by HONcode.

New York Times Fitness & Nutrition

• Organizer: Health news on fitness, nutrition, obesity, diets, state health facts, food, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, cholesterol and marathons.
• Quality: The Company’s core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

LIVESTRONG - Diet & Nutrition News

• Description: "Throughout the site, members are encouraged to interact with each other and provide their opinions and experiences. At LIVESTRONG.COM, we believe health is not just static information; rather it's an ongoing conversation between experts, doctors, caregivers and patients."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Aetna InteliHealth

• Description: "Aetna InteliHealth's mission is to empower people with trusted solutions for healthier lives. We accomplish this by providing credible information from the most trusted sources."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Healthline

• Description: "Healthline was founded in 1999 as YourDoctor.com and was re-launched as Healthline Networks in 2005 with offices in San Francisco, New York and Chicago."
• Quality: Here is the medical board of the site. It is also accredited by HONcode.

Medical News Today

• Description: "The latest Nutrition News & Diet News articles published daily. Includes news on healthy and unhealthy foods, diets, additives, GM foods, vitamins, calorie restriction, school meals, malnutrition and much more."
• Quality: The most comprehensive medical news site. More than 2 million unique visitors every month.

Netdoctor

• Description: "We want to break down the "medical language barrier" between the doctor and the patient. Critical medical information must be presented in a clear and understandable language so that the patient fully understands his or her choices and decisions. Ultimately, it is the patient who must make the critical health choices."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

ScienceDaily

• Description: "ScienceDaily is one of the Internet’s most popular science news web sites. Since starting in 1995, the award-winning site has earned the loyalty of students, researchers, healthcare professionals, government agencies, educators and the general public around the world. Now with more than 3 million monthly visitors, ScienceDaily generates nearly 15 million page views a month and is steadily growing in its global audience."
• Quality: Click here to see the editorial board and the awards

The Medical News

• Description: Latest Medical News and Research from Around the World.
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Vital Health Zone

• Description: "The Vital Health Zone web site was created as a means to offer valuable information about health, food, nutrition, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and how to incorporate healthy living for anyone anywhere in the world."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

WebMD

• Description: "The WebMD content staff blends award-winning expertise in medicine, journalism, health communication and content creation to bring you the best health information possible. Our esteemed colleagues at MedicineNet.com are frequent contributors to WebMD and comprise our Medical Editorial Board. Our Independent Medical Review Board continuously reviews the site for accuracy and timeliness."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.