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Prepared by:
Ana E. Fontoura, MLS
College of New Rochelle
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Updated January 2006
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


RESEARCH GUIDE:  NUTRITION

 

General Information:

Nutrition is the science of food, the nutrients in foods and how the body uses those nutrients. It includes the process of ingestion, digestion, absorption, metabolism, transport, storage and excretion of those nutrients. It also includes the environmental, psychological and behavioral aspects of food and eating.

 

This guide is designed to help you learn more about nutrition in general and to get you started on your research in the area of nutrition.  There are many resources available on this subject.  Some are listed below.  Keep in mind that you may narrow your search in this field by including other terms in your research such as Diabetes (or any other illness), Children, Academic Achievement, Food Supplements, Food Labeling, and much more.  Some of these sources are meant to provide general information, while others are geared toward advanced study in the field.

 

Everything you need to begin your research is found at our homepage - go to:  http://www.cnr.edu/home/library/index.htm

 

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Search The Gill Library CATALOG for books, videos, journal titles and more:

Go to:  Online Catalog

 

For precise results of items relating specifically to nutrition, search by Subject using the term "Nutrition".  Don't forget to browse all the related subjects listed as well. 

 

For results that are not so specific (for example books that may dedicate sections or one chapter to this issue, but are not necessarily devoted to nutrition), search by Keyword using the term "Nutrition" and browse the result list.  For additional help on how to search the catalog, go to:  Catalog Search Tips

 

REMEMBER: If you can't find a book that you need at Gill Library, please search “Other Library Catalogs” on our website, or ask a Reference Librarian for assistance requesting an Interlibrary Loan.

  

SOME resources available in our CATALOG relating to Nutrition:

 

BOOKS 

 

Reference Collection:

 

 

 

 

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SOME resources available in our CATALOG relating to Nutrition:

 

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JOURNALS

CNR subscriptions

(click on each title to see complete holdings information)

 

The American journal of clinical nutrition 

 

Journal of nutrition for the elderly 

 

For a list of full text journals available  in our databases go to:  Full Text Journals in the field of Nutrition.  Click on the databases listed to access each journal.  Examples from this list follow:

 

Food and nutrition

     from 07/01/1999 to present

 

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics

     from 02/01/1998 to 1 year ago

 

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

     from 01/01/1990 to 08/01/2003

 

 

 

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VIDEOS

 

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Browse the Gill Library INTERNET RESOURCES page under "NUTRITION."

Go to:  Selected Internet Resources

 

There you will find links to various sites and organizations relating to the field of nutrition.  For example:

 

            American Dietetic Association - The American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being.

 

            USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory - Government organization whose mission is to develop authoritative food composition databases and state of the art methods to acquire, evaluate, compile and disseminate composition data on foods available in the United States.

 

            Food and Nutrition Information Center - Another government organization that strives to collect and disseminate information about food and human nutrition.

 

(For help on evaluating internet resources go to:  Evaluating web sites)

 

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Search the following Gill Library DATABASES for journal articles: 

(For help on how to search some of our databases go to: Database Search Tips )

 

To search for articles (many in full-text)  search Gill Library's databases.  These databases are arranged by subject, or alphabetically by the database's name. 

 

Specific databases that index articles relating to Nutrition, would be listed under Health.  Different databases should be consulted depending on the focus and scope of your search. 

 

Once you are in a specific database, you should be certain that you are using valid terms. To obtain the best results, however, browse the "subject" or "thesaurus" tab within each database. If you need assistance with this, narrowing your search or any other question, please feel free to ask a librarian.

 

It is recommended that you begin with the database "Academic Search Premier" due to its broad spectrum content.  Once you have a good overview of your topic,  search "CINAHL",  "Health Reference Center Academic"  and "Health and Wellness Resource Center", although you should search as many databases as listed in the above "Health" link.

 

Remember to search using appropriate terms relating to your topic.  For example:

 

            Nutrition and Heart Disease

            Nutrition and Pregnancy

            Nutrition and Children

            Nutrition and Elderly

            Nutrition and Diet Therapy

            Nutritional Counseling

If you need help with narrowing or broadening your search, please feel free to ask a Reference Librarian! 

The following is some information about each of the databases mentioned above:

 

Academic Search Premier - provides full text for nearly 3,180 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

 

CINAHL - Provides selected full text indexing for over 1,200 nursing, allied health and health journals.

 

Health Reference Center Academic - Provides articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMO's prescription drugs, etc.  The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.

 

Health and Wellness Resource Center - provides access to medical, health, and wellness information including the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, HWRC delivers up to date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals and pamphlets from a wide variety of medical sources. Descriptions of and links to several pertinent web sites are included.

 

 

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LISTSERVs:

A LISTSERV® is a commercial mailing list management system that allows you to subscribe to or create, manage, and control an electronic mailing list. Mailing Lists are email-based discussion groups. Each member that is subscribed to a particular mailing list receives a copy of every message sent to that list via E-mail. 

LISTSERVs can be a valuable resource for a researcher as long as one keeps in mind that messages are not necessarily posted by experts in the field.  Information obtained from LISTERVs should be verified whenever possible.  If you need help subscribing, searching archives, or posting a question on a LISTSERV, please see a Reference Librarian.  Some examples are:
FOODASSISTANCE-AT-ERS@LISTSERV.ERS.USDA.GOV
(Topic) Announcements of new food & nutrition assistance program items at USDA ERS (1,532 subscribers)
FOODTALK@LISTSERV.UNL.EDU
Read it... Do it: Food, Nutrition, Food Safety (8,573 subscribers)

 

For a more complete list of active LISTSERVs on Nutrition go to:  Nutrition LISTSERVs

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Internet Tools:

The Internet offers a great variety of information to researchers, however one must be extremely careful to evaluate every source of information.  (For a complete guide on how to evaluate internet sources, go to: Evaluating web sites)  The most common way to search the internet is by using a search engine.  Some common search engines to use are:

            Google

            Vivissimo

            Alta Vista

            Teoma

            Yahoo

            Dogpile

 

For more accurate results, visit each site’s search tips or help screens to make sure you are using the most effective searching techniques.  To minimize results that are not relevant, avoid typing in free text in the search box.  Rather, use each search engine’s advanced search screens to maximize the relevancy of your results.

 

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For Additional Information on Nutrition Contact:

American Dietetic Association

National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics
216 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
(800) 366-1655

Food and Nutrition Information Center

National Agricultural Library
USDA Room 304
10301 Baltimore Blvd.
Beltsville, MD 20745-2351
(301) 504-5719

U. S. Food and Drug Administration


5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville MD 20857-0001
1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332)

 

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