Natural Food: Grains Beans and Seeds:
Covers legumes and seeds and their role in the human diet through
human evolution. Focuses on the legume, grain, and seed species
worldwide, and is particularly relevant to the legume/grain debate
in reference to human biochemistry.
http://www.naturalhub.com/natural_food_guide_grains_beans_seeds.htm
Natural Food: Fruit:
Discusses how we came to be eating the small range of fruits we now
eat, and the relative nutritional and protective strengths of
commercially available fruit.
http://www.naturalhub.com/natural_food_guide_fruit_common.htm
Soy Info Online:
Information on soy, soy products, and legumes. Nutrient charts for
common legumes, discussion of allergies, phytochemicals, and
protective effects.
http://www.soyinfo.com/
Natural Food: Vegetables:
A discussion of the nutritional values of vegetables during human
evolution and today; including the importance of tubers, roots,
corms, rhizomes and bulbs during evolution. Extensive notes on wild
African, Asian, and European edible plants.
http://www.naturalhub.com/natural_food_guide_vegetables.htm
Food Additives and Ingredients Association:
Includes information on food additives and food ingredients such as
enumbers, emulsifiers, flavorings, colorings, functional foods, and
preservatives.
http://www.faia.org.uk
Foods and Nutrition Solutions:
Information on food buying, preparation, preservation, safety,
storage, and nutritive analysis.
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/nutrition.html
Conjugated Linoleic Acids:
Information from the University of Wisconsin detailing research
papers on this subject. A PDF file of research summaries is
available for download.
http://www.wisc.edu/fri/research.htm
Lutein - The Vision Carotenoid:
Simple and clear information on role of lutein, a plant carotenoid
deficient in most western diets, in vision, especially the
prevention of 'age-related macular degeneration', as well as overall
health, from the 'Lutein Information Bureau' in USA.
http://www.luteininfo.com
Nutrients in Soyabeans:
A brief piece on the nutritional composition of soyabeans.
http://www.sojanet.com/en/1allabout/1_topic_1plant.htm
Nutrition in Canned Foods:
Describes how canned food fits into healthy eating guidelines with
discussion of nutrients, and comparison with fresh food.
http://www.cannedfood.org/nutrition.html
Pecans, Nutritional Content.:
Fat profile, studies on the effect of pecans and other nuts on blood
profiles. From the National Pecan Shellers Association, USA
http://www.ilovepecans.org/nutrition.html
Fish Oils:
Summaries of the latest research on the health benefits of the
omega-3 contentof fish oils.
http://www.pinc.com/healthnews/fishoils.html
How Stuff Works: How Food Works:
Eight detailed segments describe food, carbohydrates, proteins,
fats, vitamins, minerals, water, and the meaning of hunger. Helps
you understand a nutrition label on your groceries.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/food.htm
Mike's Calorie and Fat Gram Chart:
Has calorie and fat gram chart for 1000 foods sorted by
carbohydrates, cholesterol, protein, and fat listed alphabetically.
Provides health and fitness links.
http://www.caloriecountercharts.com
Fish Oils in Health and Disease:
Data base with current scientific research relating to the benefits
of fish oil and fish consumption.
http://www.oilofpisces.com
Foodcount.com:
Database of food descriptions, serving sizes, and nutrients
available online. Offers chart to calculate the nutrient content of
various diets.
http://www.foodcount.com
Nutrition Facts Labels:
Develops nutrition information for labels which meet Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Canadian and European Union (EU) standards.
http://www.nutrition-dietservices.com/labels.html
Egg Nutrition Center:
Scientific information for nutritionists and health care providers
to learn about eggs and good nutrition. Has list of research and
scientific studies done an eggs online.
http://www.enc-online.org/
Lycopene:
A comprehensive resource on lycopene and its health benefits
including current research, media releases, and recipes.
http://www.lycopene.org/
Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition:
Supplies products resulting from an intensive lipid research program
dedicated to delivering lipid ingredients with proven health
benefits from natural sources.
http://www.lipidnutrition.com
McVitamins, Index:
Index with extensive lists of popular fad diets, health symptoms,
nutrition, and food additives.
http://www.mcvitamins.com/IndexPg.htm
Nutrition Guide:
Information about nutrients in vegetables, green grasses, seeds,
whole grains, sprouts, and legumes.
http://www.nutrition-guide.net
Whey Protein Institute:
Advocates the use of whey proteins in nutrition. Describes nutrition
facts and functions complete proteins have in diet.
http://www.wheyoflife.org/
Calorie Counter Chart:
Provides chart detailing information on calories, carbohydrates, and
nutrients in selected foods.
http://www.caloriechart.org/
MedicalMeals:
Provides content on nutrients and health benefits of various foods,
research library, and recipes for high protein beverages.
http://www.medicalmeals.com/
Phytochemicals: Vitamins of the Future?:
Describes phytochemicals, identifies the foods in which they are
found, and suggest ways to obtain them from a diet.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5050.html
Food Supplements:
Information about effects of vitamins and minerals in the body with
reference listings for individual nutrients.
http://foodsupplements.homestead.com
Life Research Universal- Health Department:
Has listing of foods with saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories.
Provides menus with fat and caloric content and nutritional values.
http://www.liferesearchuniversal.com/health.html#apple
Beef Nutrition:
Nutrient data for the different cuts of beef from The Canadian Beef
Industry.
http://www.beefinfo.org/nutrient.cfm
Purerfoods:
Database of independently verified healthy supermarket foods, for
creating eating plans, suitable for all dietary needs.
http://www.purerfoods.com
Food Find:
Nutritional values for common foods.
http://nutrition.about.com/library/foodfind/blfoodfind.htm
Globe and Mail: Eat it all Up:
Suggests that the ten most nutritious foods are sweet potatoes,
broccoli, oats, garlic, walnuts, tea, black raspberries, fish,
tomatoes, and apples. Discusses the nutrients and suspected health
effects of each.
http://globeandmail.com/special/food/wfoody1.html
