Credible Nutrition Information

It is often difficult to discern what nutrition information is correct. Following is a list of credible sources for nutrition information. Remember, don’t trust everything you read and do some investigative work with these sources if you have questions. The worst thing you can do is “google” something and believe the first thing you read!

WEBSITES

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthfinder: Will link you to hundreds of responsible sites.
www.healthfinder.gov

American Dietetic Association: Able to search for dietitians in your area, articles, research papers, current events, and position papers and will link you to other sites.
www.eatright.org

Quackwatch: Addresses common food myths.
www.quackwatch.com

WebMD: Provides online, consumer focused information.
www.webmd.com

National Institute of Health: Able to research scientific journal articles and abstracts.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

WEIGHT LOSS WEBSITES

Healthy Weight Network

www.healthyweight.net

Shape Up American

www.shapeup.org

HEALTH NEWSLETTERS

Mayo Clinic Health Letter
www.mayohealth.org

Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter
www.healthletter.tufts.edu

Consumer Reports on Health
www.consumerreports.org

Emily Fonnesbeck RD,CD