Nutrition 101, Instructor: Linda Kosa Postl: Selected Websites

News, Evaluation, More Guides

• Food Data Central - from the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service
• Health Studies - This is the CC/UWB Campus Library subject guide.
• UW Health Sciences Library: Nutritional Sciences
• Health Statistics from the UW Health Sciences Library.

Washington County and State Government Web Sites

• King County: Public Health
• Communities Count: Social and health indicators across King County. From a collaborative of collaborative initiative of public and private organizations. 
• Health District - Snohomish County 
• Wa.gov: The Evergreen State -- A searchable Washington State government information and services site.

National Government and Organization Web Sites

• Choose My Plate.gov  Click on the different parts of the plate to see more info on that type of food. Tours, tips, guidelines, related links, worksheets, portion sizes, and education materials.
• Canada's Food Guide in English and French.
• Nutrition.gov is a portal to nutrition information across the agencies of the Federal Government.  Resources also include information on food safety, figures for American food consumption and links to fitness and disease prevention web sites.
• Food and Nutrition -- by the United States Department of Agriculture.
• Eat Right: The Academy Nutrition and Dietetics: The world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Food and Nutrition Information Center: Information and resources provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
• US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• American Heart Association (AHA). 
• American Medical Association (AMA)

International Web Sites

• World Health Organization of the United Nations. Try the Health Topics page and look at the food, diet and nutrition listings.
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Gapminder: an organization that has animated global statistics. You can view country data within the global graphs and maps. Fun!

Food Safety - Government and Organization Web Sites

• Washington State Department of Health, see the topics on the Community & Environment: Food, and the You and Your Family: Food Safety pages
• Washington State Department of Agriculture: Food Safety Program
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Food
• Food Safety and Inspection Service, (FSIS) - from the US Department of Agriculture.
• Food Safety.gov:  Gateway to Government Food Safety Information - This site provides a wealth of information and links to other federal and state government agencies. It serves industry assistance as well as the latest news on foodborne pathogens and also provides a consumer advice link.

Culinary History Web Sites

• The Food Timeline - This site includes information on culinary history as well a food timeline that ranges from pre-history to the present.  Maintained by the Morris County Public Library in New Jersey.
• Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project: American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century. Digital images of the pages of each cookbook are available as well as full-text transcriptions and the ability to search within the books, or across the collection, in order to find specific information. Maintained by Michigan State University Library and the MSU Museum.
• "Anthropology of Food" is bilingual academic web journal in French and English produced and published by a network of European academic researchers sharing a common intellectual interest in the social science of food.