Nutrition Databases
- Health and Life Sciences Journals Collection (ScienceDirect / Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
- Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
- Health and Wellness (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Assessment Tools on the Web
- Assessing Childhood Obesity @ Shape Up America!This page offers lots of great info for nutrition professionals. Be sure to click on "Children" tab for even more resources.
- Centers for Disease Control & PreventionThis CDC page, "Tools for Addressing Nutrition Topics", offers resources specifically for health professionals, including info on growth charts and how to use them for assessment.
- Glycemic Index and International GI DatabaseFind news, research, recipes, and meal plans at this University of Sydney website.
- Growth Charts TrainingThis US Dept. of Health & Human Services offers "self-directed, interactive training modules for health care professionals using the pediatric growth charts in clinical and public health settings to assess growth of infants, children, and adolescents".
- Health FinderFind a variety of calculators and other health tools from this National Health Information Center website.
- Medical University of South CarolinaCalculate body mass index, basal energy expenditures, healthy eating index, and more.
- Metametrix Clinical LaboratoryFind test interpretations (ex. amino acids and fatty acids), case studies, and other assessment resources at this company's website.
- National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 25Find data for over 8,000 foods and a ground beef calculator.
- Nutrition & Food Web ArchiveFind a list of nutrition calculators in the left-hand column at this Canadian-based nutrition website.
- Treatment & Prevention GuidelinesFind professional resources at the USDA's Food & Nutrition Information Center website.
