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• Whey Protein Institute - Advocates the use of whey proteins in nutrition Describes nutrition facts and functions complete proteins have in diet
• 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
• 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
• NUT Nutrition Software - Free nutrition software for Linux and DOS which records and analyzes meals with the USDA nutrient database
• Food Additives and Ingredients Association - Includes information on food additives and food ingredients such as enumbers emulsifiers flavorings colorings functional foods and preservatives
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Food Supplements - Information about effects of vitamins and minerals in the body with reference listings for individual nutrients
• 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
• Linus Pauling Institute s Micronutrient Information Center - Information regarding the roles of vitamins minerals other nutrients dietary phytochemicals and some foods in preventing disease and promoting health
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Hydrogenated Oils The Silent Killers - Discusses the effects of hydrogenated oils in the human diet with numerous references to scientific studies
• NutrientFinder com - Online nutrient database of over 66 000 raw cooked and packaged foods
• AboutOmega3 com - Offers information and practical advice about fish oil omega 3 and fatty acids
• Lansbergen Gabrie - Help to define the best fat for your own food application
• AllNutritionals com - Includes information about vitamins minerals herbs bee products and antioxidants
• Nutrient Data Laboratory Food Composition Data - Downloadable data sets prepared by the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory with nutrient values of foods