Nutrients

AboutOmega3.com
Offers information and practical advice about fish oil, omega 3, and fatty acids.
http://www.aboutomega3.com/

AllNutritionals.com
Includes information about vitamins, minerals, herbs, bee products and antioxidants.
http://allnutritionals.com

Beef Nutrition
Nutrient data for the different cuts of beef from The Canadian Beef Industry.
http://www.beefinfo.org/nutrient.cfm

Calcium and Vitamin D
Study on the use of calcium and vitamin D for preventing hip fractures.
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band37/b37-4.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

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/

Essential Fatty Acids
Explanation of the fatty acids that are healthy. Omega-3, Omega-6, and Omega-9 fatty acids and which foods they can be found in.
http://goodfats.pamrotella.com/

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

Fish Oils in Health and Disease
Collected articles describing current scientific research relating to the benefits of fish oil and fish consumption, including benefits of fish oil for various conditions and diseases.
http://www.oilofpisces.com

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

Food Find
Nutritional values for common foods.
http://nutrition.about.com/library/foodfind/blfoodfind.htm

Food Supplements
Information about effects of vitamins and minerals in the body with reference listings for individual nutrients.
http://foodsupplements.homestead.com

FoodGenius.com
Discover nutrient contents and see if you're getting the RDA.
http://www.foodgenius.com/

Glyconutrients Reference
Provides research findings, mechanism of action, and details of suppliers.
http://www.glyconutrientsreference.com

Hydrogenated Oils: The Silent Killers
Discusses the effects of hydrogenated oils in the human diet, with numerous references to scientific studies.
http://www.dldewey.com/hydroil.htm

Lansbergen, Gabrie
Help to define the best fat for your own food application.
http://www.fatsforfoods.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

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

Lycopene
A resource on lycopene and its health benefits including current research, media releases, and recipes.
http://www.lycopene.org/

Medspice.com
Shows how antioxidants and other compounds in spices help to prevent and treat many illnesses including Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
http://www.medspice.com/

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

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

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: 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. Includes notes on wild African, Asian, and European edible plants.
http://www.naturalhub.com/natural_food_guide_vegetables.htm

NUT Nutrition Software
Free nutrition software for Linux and DOS, which records and analyzes meals with the USDA nutrient database.
http://nut.sourceforge.net/

NutraSanus
Directory of information on nutritional supplements, herbal supplements and health concerns.
http://www.nutrasanus.com

Nutrient Data Laboratory Food Composition Data
Downloadable data sets prepared by the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory with nutrient values of foods.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500

NutrientFacts.com
Offers online nutrition tools that generate nutrition facts labels for any food or recipe. Provides a nutrient almanac designed to aid in planning a healthy, balanced diet.
http://www.nutrientfacts.com

NutrientFinder.com
Online nutrient database of over 66,000 raw, cooked and packaged foods.
http://www.nutrientfinder.com

Nutrition Facts
Information about carbohydrates, fats, trans-fats, sugars, proteins, and other nutritional information about thousands of foods.
http://www.food-stats.com

The Nutrition Guide
A breakdown of all the nutritional elements of more than 6000 foods.
http://www.thenutritionguide.com

Nutrition: What should we eat?
Describes food nutrients with dietary tips, discusses dietary risks, and gives links to additional information including nutrition books.
http://users.california.com/~parvin/nutrition.html

Nutry: Free Nutrition Software
Offers free nutrition software based on USDA nutrient database.
http://www.geocities.com/nutryware/

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

Rushing, Mary
For health-care professionals and consumers, glyco- and other concentrated nutrients help the body reclaim its own healing abilities. "Informative Calls" and short history on finding Stem Cells generated by taking glyconutrients.
http://www.maryrushing.com/

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/

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/