COD Library - Nutrition Research Guide

Nutrition Research Guide

Library Catalogs

Use the catalogs below to locate print and audio-visual materials.

COD Library Catalog
- Books in the COD Library on General Nutrition
Illinet Online
WorldCat

Reference Works

These books are in the reference collection on the first floor of the Library.

CRC desk reference for nutrition REF QP141 .B523 1998
Food composition and nutrition tables REF TX551 .S733 2000
Encyclopedia of human nutrition REF QP141 .E526 1999 v1-3.
Bender's dictionary of nutrition and food technology REF TX349 .B4 1999
Bowes & Church's food values of portions commonly used REF TX551 .B64 1998

Article Indexes

Following are the health/ medical databases that the College of DuPage Library subscribes to for student use. Please be sure to have your library card available before you use these databases from home.

Health Reference Center, Gale.
Health Source Plus, EBSCO.
CINAHL, First Search.
Medline, First Search.

Internet Sites

The following sites are a good starting place to find nutrition information on the Internet.

Nutrition.gov http://www.nutrition.gov/
Food and Nutrition Information Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org
Tufts Nutrition Navigator http://navigator.tufts.edu
The Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm
The Food Allergy and Anaphyllaxis Network http://www.foodallergy.org
Gateway to Government Food Safety http://www.foodsafety.gov
NIH Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease http://www.niddk.nih.gov
International Food Information Council http://ificinfo.health.org
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov
NIH Weight Control Information Network http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/winnotes/wnotes.htm

Evaluating and Citing Sources

Use this resources to guide your examination of information and to create a bibliography in the proper format.

Debra Kakuk, Reference Librarian
SRC 3149 (630) 942 4305
kakukdeb@cdnet.cod.edu