| 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. |
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| Fish_Oils Summaries of the latest research on the health benefits of the omega-3 contentof fish oils. |
| 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. |
| Food_Additives_and_Ingredients_Association Includes information on food additives and food ingredients such as enumbers, emulsifiers, flavorings, colorings, functional foods, and preservatives. |
| Food_Find Nutritional values for common foods. |
| Food_Supplements Information about effects of vitamins and minerals in the body with reference listings for individual nutrients. |
| FoodGenius_com Discover nutrient contents and see if you're getting the RDA. |
| Glyconutrients_Reference Provides research findings, mechanism of action, and details of suppliers. |
| Hydrogenated_Oils__The_Silent_Killers Discusses the effects of hydrogenated oils in the human diet, with numerous references to scientific studies. |
| Lansbergen,_Gabrie Help to define the best fat for your own food application. |
| 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. |
| 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 healt |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 Afr |
| NUT_Nutrition_Software Free nutrition software for Linux and DOS, which records and analyzes meals with the USDA nutrient database. |
| NutraSanus Directory of information on nutritional supplements, herbal supplements and health concerns. |
| Nutrient_Data_Laboratory_Food_Composition_Data Downloadable data sets prepared by the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory with nutrient values of foods. |
| 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. |
| NutrientFinder_com Online nutrient database of over 66,000 raw, cooked and packaged foods. |
| NutriSolutions Information about antioxidants as an alternative treatment for various types of cancer. |
| Nutrition_Facts Information about carbohydrates, fats, trans-fats, sugars, proteins, and other nutritional information about thousands of foods. |
| The_Nutrition_Guide A breakdown of all the nutritional elements of more than 6000 foods. |
| Nutrition__What_should_we_eat? Describes food nutrients with dietary tips, discusses dietary risks, and gives links to additional information including nutrition books. |
| Nutry__Free_Nutrition_Software Offers free nutrition software based on USDA nutrient database. |
| Pecans,_Nutritional_Content_ Fat profile, studies on the effect of pecans and other nuts on blood profiles. From the National Pecan Shellers Association, USA |
| Phytochemicals__Vitamins_of_the_Future? Describes phytochemicals, identifies the foods in which they are found, and suggest ways to obtain them from a diet. |
| 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 genera |
| Soy_Info_Online Information on soy, soy products, and legumes. Nutrient charts for common legumes, discussion of allergies, phytochemicals, and protective effects. |
| Whey_Protein_Institute Advocates the use of whey proteins in nutrition. Describes nutrition facts and functions complete proteins have in diet. |
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| NurseLinx Index to current journal abstracts for general nursing and specialties. |
| Nurse\'s_PDR_Resource_Center Includes monthly alerts, changes and new drug releases. Features the monthly drug column from RN Magazine as well as daily drug news headlines from Individual, Inc. |
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