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Licensed Databases Consumer Lab - vitamins, herbals, supplements - In library access only. Recommended Titles in our Catalogue A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements Bowes & Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods The 5-Minute Herb & Dietary Supplement Consult The Nutribase Nutrition Facts Desk Reference Vitamins & Minerals: How to Get the Nutrients Your Body Needs Find Topics in our Catalogue Dietary Supplements Food Composition - Tables Herbs - Therapeutic Use - Handbooks, Manuals, etc. Minerals in Human Nutrition Nutrition - Tables Vitamins in Human Nutrition Selected Web Sites Beef.org – Consumer Information Nutrient articles and profiles for beef as well as a comparison of the nutrient contents of beef vs other foods. Dietary Supplements From US Food and Drug Administration: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Provides an overview of dietary supplements as well as recent warnings and alerts. See also "Tips for the Savvy Supplement User" under the "General Information" heading. Fast Food Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts for selected fast food restaurants. Restaurant nutritional links also provided. Food and Nutrition Information Center - Dietary Supplements and Herbal Information Extensive resource. Links to general and specific dietary supplementation information. Food and Nutrition Information Center - Vitamins and Minerals Links to general and specific vitamin and mineral information. Intelihealth: Vitamins Includes "A-Z Glossary of Vitamins and Minerals", as well as a discussion of supplement usage and buying. Mayo Clinic: Vitamins and Minerals General discussion of vitamins, minerals and supplements. Links to articles on specific vitamins and minerals as well as different supplement forms. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Dietary Supplements Background information and tips on dietary supplements. Specific supplements are also discussed along with clinical trials for some supplements. National Institute of Health - Facts About Dietary Supplements Covers vitamin A, B6, B12, D, E, folate, magnesium, iron, selenium and zinc. Nutrient Information From the American Society for Nutritional Sciences. Provides information on food sources, diet recommendations, deficiences, toxicity, and recent research and references for over 40 macro- and micronutrients. Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods Lists 19 nutrients in 975 foods marketed in Canada. Links to downloadable Canadian Nutrient File which reports up to 112 nutrients in 4943 foods. Much of the data in this file has been derived from the US Department of Agriculture Nutrient Database. Nutrition Analysis Tools and System Obtain a personal diet analysis including energy calculations and suggestions for improving your diet. Definitions and functions of the dietary nutrients are also included. Nutrition Data Generates nutrition facts labels and provides simplified nutritional analyses for foods and recipes. Lets you know what's good and bad about the foods you eat, and helps in the selection of foods to best meet your individual dietary needs. Also provides fast food facts. Nutrition.gov Office of Dietary Supplements - Health Information Includes International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements Database (IBIDS). This database provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts from published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements. Phytochemicals - Vitamins of the Future? Good discussion of phytochemicals - non-nutritive plant chemicals that contain disease-preventing compounds. Test Your Supplement Savvy A consumer quiz from the Federal Trade Commission. US Department of Agriculture Nutrient Database Contains the nutrient content of over 6200 different foods.

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