Finding Authoritative Nutrition Information
The Library has a number of great resources about Nutrition.
Try Using Griffin Search to get started, and explore the specialized reference resources and professional health and medical rsearch databases the Library provides for you.
Books | Databases | Websites
Books
Books about Food and Nutrition are shelved in the call number range TX 341 through TX 641; and there may also be books related to Nutrition shelved elsewhere in the Library, such as the books we have about Diet Therapy and other medical aspects of Nutrition at RA 784 and RM 216. Search the Library's online catalog to make sure you find all the resources available to you, and don't forget about ebooks.
In the online catalog, try a subject search using terms directly related to your topic. Ask a Librarian if you need help.
Books you may be interested in include:
The Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements
Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
The Encyclopedia of Nutrition & Good Health
Nutrinotes: Nutrition & Diet-Therapy Guide
and
Pocket Guide to Nutritional Care
You can also see a list of some of the Nutrition magazines and journals the Library provides for you.
View this online slideshow to learn how to see if the Library holds a particular journal that you are looking for.
View this slideshow if you're NOT familiar with searching the Library's databases.
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Databases
Databases you should try when looking for journal articles include:
Academic Search Premier
This is a large, all-purpose database that includes a great amount of full-text content.
CINAHL
The "Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature", this is an important database for Nurses, many of whom continue to use it throughout their careers.
Alt HealthWatch
This database provides citations for journal and magazine articles covering alternative and complementary health topics.
There is also a complete list of databases the Library has in support of the Health Sciences, many of which you'll become more familiar with as you move into your upper-division coursework. Take some time to explore them, and Ask a Librarian if you have any quesions.
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Websites
When looking for web sites related to Nutrition:
Try using an academic search engine like Scirus, InfoMine, or Complete Planet.
Academic search engines like these often get you better information more suitable for your college-level work faster than general search engines like Yahoo! or Google, and also index large areas of the Web that general search engines don't see.
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