Emma-Leigh
09-16-2008, 03:21 AM
Thought it was about time we did something like this...
Research:
Research Database Directory (http://www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu/Databases.html)
If you have something you want to look into then try here to find which database you need to go to (links to a variety of databases and lets you know the areas covered on that database too)
Pubmed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/)
HighWire Press (http://highwire.stanford.edu/)
BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com/home/)
Peer reviewed open access journals
Free Medical Journals (http://freemedicaljournals.com/)
An index of free full text
Alan Aragon's Research Review (http://www.alanaragon.com/researchreview)
Critical reviews of fitness-related research
Supplements and Drugs:
USDA Dietary Supplement Page (http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1&tax_subject=274)
Medline Plus (http://medlineplus.gov/)
Information on a range of health/ nutrition/ medical topics
Supplementinfo.org (http://www.supplementinfo.org/index.php?src=)
More vitamin and supplement information
CDC Center for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Research (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/qualitative_research/index.htm)
Food and Nutrition Information:
Human Nutrition (http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/N/Nutrition.html)
A brief rundown of the basics of nutrition
NutritionData.com (http://www.nutritiondata.com)
Learn in more detail about macronutrient contents/ vitamin contents of your favourite foods
CalorieCount (http://caloriecount.about.com/)
Another nutrition counter - but has an excellent recipe feature where you can calculate out your favourite recipes
Calculating the Energy in Foods (http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/y5022e/y5022e04.htm)
Not for the faint hearted... You should have some basic understanding of nutrition before reading this
Protein Energy Interactions (http://www.unu.edu/unupress/food2/UID07E/uid07e00.htm#Contents)
Another detailed bit of material about the interactions between protein and energy in the diet. Old, but still useful. This is from the United Nations University (http://www.unu.edu/unupress/food/foodnutrition.html).
Linus Pauling Micronutrient information Centre (http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/index.html)
More in depth information on vitamins/ minerals
Refrigerator and Shelf Life Information (http://www.foodscience.afisc.csiro.au/refrigerated.htm)
Cook's Thesaurus (http://www.foodsubs.com/)
For all those ingredients you are not sure about
Diet Nutrition and Lifestyle Internet Resources (http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/life.html)
A list of links you can search through for nutrition and diet information
Calorielab.com (http://calorielab.com/index.html)
Nutritional info on generic foods as well as a really good list of restaurant nutrition as well
(thanks to Camaron2er (http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/Camaron2er/) for the link)
And... because we need to acknowledge that it is widespread on the boards -
Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating:
National Eating Disorder Centre (number one) (http://www.nedic.ca/)
National Centre for Eating Disorders (number two) (http://www.eating-disorders.org.uk/info.htm)
National Eating Disorders (number three) (http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/)
Helpguide.org (http://helpguide.org/mental/eating_disorder_self_help.htm)
Research:
Research Database Directory (http://www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu/Databases.html)
If you have something you want to look into then try here to find which database you need to go to (links to a variety of databases and lets you know the areas covered on that database too)
Pubmed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/)
HighWire Press (http://highwire.stanford.edu/)
BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com/home/)
Peer reviewed open access journals
Free Medical Journals (http://freemedicaljournals.com/)
An index of free full text
Alan Aragon's Research Review (http://www.alanaragon.com/researchreview)
Critical reviews of fitness-related research
Supplements and Drugs:
USDA Dietary Supplement Page (http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1&tax_subject=274)
Medline Plus (http://medlineplus.gov/)
Information on a range of health/ nutrition/ medical topics
Supplementinfo.org (http://www.supplementinfo.org/index.php?src=)
More vitamin and supplement information
CDC Center for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Research (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/qualitative_research/index.htm)
Food and Nutrition Information:
Human Nutrition (http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/N/Nutrition.html)
A brief rundown of the basics of nutrition
NutritionData.com (http://www.nutritiondata.com)
Learn in more detail about macronutrient contents/ vitamin contents of your favourite foods
CalorieCount (http://caloriecount.about.com/)
Another nutrition counter - but has an excellent recipe feature where you can calculate out your favourite recipes
Calculating the Energy in Foods (http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/y5022e/y5022e04.htm)
Not for the faint hearted... You should have some basic understanding of nutrition before reading this
Protein Energy Interactions (http://www.unu.edu/unupress/food2/UID07E/uid07e00.htm#Contents)
Another detailed bit of material about the interactions between protein and energy in the diet. Old, but still useful. This is from the United Nations University (http://www.unu.edu/unupress/food/foodnutrition.html).
Linus Pauling Micronutrient information Centre (http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/index.html)
More in depth information on vitamins/ minerals
Refrigerator and Shelf Life Information (http://www.foodscience.afisc.csiro.au/refrigerated.htm)
Cook's Thesaurus (http://www.foodsubs.com/)
For all those ingredients you are not sure about
Diet Nutrition and Lifestyle Internet Resources (http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/life.html)
A list of links you can search through for nutrition and diet information
Calorielab.com (http://calorielab.com/index.html)
Nutritional info on generic foods as well as a really good list of restaurant nutrition as well
(thanks to Camaron2er (http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/Camaron2er/) for the link)
And... because we need to acknowledge that it is widespread on the boards -
Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating:
National Eating Disorder Centre (number one) (http://www.nedic.ca/)
National Centre for Eating Disorders (number two) (http://www.eating-disorders.org.uk/info.htm)
National Eating Disorders (number three) (http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/)
Helpguide.org (http://helpguide.org/mental/eating_disorder_self_help.htm)