Last revised: August 2008
NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE
SCOPE: This guide includes the major reference sources, both electronic and print, for the literature in nutrition and food science. Although some of the sources selected here do include animal nutrition, the main focus of this guide is human nutrition and food for human consumption (for sources specific to animal nutrition consult the Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine guides). Contact the subject area specialist, Damon Austin, at daustin@umd.edu or call (301)314-0014 for more information.
Contents
- Guides to the Nutrition and Food Science Literature
- Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Handbooks and Other Selected Reference Sources
- Locating Sources Using the Catalog
- Review Sources
- Internet Sources
- Hot Topics
Guides to the Nutrition and Food Science Literature
- Brodgon, Jennie, and Wallace C. Olsen. The Contemporary and
Historical Literature of Food Science and Human
Nutrition.
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1995.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX357.C564 1995
Summarizes the development and trends in the published literature of food science and human nutrition over the last twenty-five years in developed countries and the third world, and delineates the differences and overlaps between them. It ranks core journals, major monographs, and valuable reference tools. - Subject
Bibliography SB-291 Nutrition.
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1999.
LOCATION: GOV DOC Quick Reference; NETWORK WWW
CALL NUMBER: SUDOC GP3.22/2:291/999
List of nutrition-related sources available for sale from the U.S. Government Printing Office. Many of these sources are found in our Government Documents collection. - Frank, Robyn C., and Holly Berry Irving. Directory of Food
and Nutrition Information for Professionals and Consumers. 2nd
ed.
Phoenix, AZ.: Oryx Press, 1992.
LOCATIONS: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks, EPSL Reference
CALL NUMBER: TX353.D56 1992
This directory can help you identify sources of food and nutrition information. The emphasis is on nutrition education, food science, food service management, and related aspects of applied nutrition. It lists organizations, academic programs, and bibliographic materials such as reference books, abstracts and indexes, and professional journals and newsletters. - Bellenir, Karen (ed.). Diet and Nutrition
Sourcebook.
Detroit, MI.: Omnigraphics, 1999.
LOCATION(S): McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: RA784.D534 1999
Provides basic consumer health information about dietary guidelines, recommended daily intake values, vitamins, minerals, fiber, fat, weight control, diet supplements and food additives. Includes a special section on nutrition needs throughout life and for people with medical concerns such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- AccessScience
UM only
Browse the topic area Food Science & Technology-Food Engineering for encyclopedia articles on food, food engineering, and food manufacturing and for research updates on food biotechnology, food irradiation and food safety. You can also browse the Nutrition category under the Medicine topic area. - Bender, Arnold E. Dictionary of Nutrition and Food
Technology. 7th ed.
London, England and Boston, MA: Butterworths, 1999.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX349.B4 1999
Includes bibliographical references. - Roberts, Arthur J., Mary E. O'Brien, and Genell Subak-Sharpe (eds.).
Nutraceuticals : The Complete Encyclopedia of Supplements,
Herbs, Vitamins, and Healing Foods.
New York, NY: Perigee Book, 2001.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: RM258.5 .N88 2001
Includes a list of disorders and recommended nutraceuticals. It also lists the top 200 nutraceuticals divided into sections on vitamins, minerals, nutraceutical supplements, and botanical medicines. The appendixes have information on resources and guidelines for buying and using nutraceuticals and a selected bibliography. - Laqua, Rosalinda T. Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference
Dictionary. 4th ed.
New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: RM217.L34 1996
Includes almost 4,000 terms used in nutrition and diet therapy. Contains bibliographical references. - Ensminger, Audrey H, et al. The Concise Encyclopedia of
Foods and Nutrition.
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1995.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks, EPSL Reference
CALL NUMBER: TX349.F573 1995 - Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology. 2nd
ed., 4 vols.
New York, NY: Wiley, 2000.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TP368.2.E62 2000
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Kent, Michael. Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and
Exercise.
Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1997.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: RA784.K397 1997
Topics covered include diets, food ingredients, sports, and exercise. - Ensminger, Audrey H. Foods and Nutrition
Encyclopedia. 2nd ed., 2 vols.
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1994.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX349.F575 1994
Covers commodities, nutrients, concepts, nutrition disorders, and simple nutrition biochemistry. Includes tables, illustrations and index. - Igoe, Robert S., Hui, Y.H. Dictionary of Food
Ingredients. 3rd. ed.
New York, NY: Chapman & Hall, 1996.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER:TX551.I26 1996 - Ronzio, Robert A. Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good
Health. 2nd ed.
New York, NY: Facts on File, 2003.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: RA784.R646 2003
- Russell, Percy J., and Anita Williams. The Nutrition and
Health Dictionary.
New York, NY: Chapman and Hall, 1995.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: QP141.R93 1995 - Sadler, Michele (ed.). Encyclopedia of Human
Nutrition. 3 vols.
San Diego: Academic Press, 1999.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: QP141.E526 1999
Broad coverage of all aspects of nutrition, including dietetics. Has a contents list arranged alphabetically by keyword to link readers to the appropriate article.
Handbooks and Other Selected Reference Sources
- Duyff, Roberta Larson. The American Dietetic Association
Complete Food and Nutrition Guide. 2nd ed.
New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: RA784.D89 2002
Practical resource for healthy eating. - Gropper, Sareen Annora Stepnick. The Biochemistry of Human
Nutrition: A Desk Reference. 2nd ed.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning, 2000.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: QP141.G76 2000
Alphabetical listing of biochemical terms and concepts for nutrition science. It includes structural formulas and biochemical pathways. - Pennington, Jean A.T. Bowes and Church's Food Values of
Portions Commonly Used. 18th ed.
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX551.P385 2005
Major, comprehensive source of American food composition tables. - Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission. Codex alimentarius.
Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : World Health Organization, 2001.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TP374.5.C631 2001
Collection of internationally adopted food standards. - Berdanier, Carolyn D. CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition.
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1998.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: QP141.B523 1998
Alphabetical list of entries range from descriptions of nutrition concepts to brief essays on nutrition topics. It includes tables and diagrams. - Altman, Tracy A. FDA and USDA Nutrition Labeling Guide.
Lancaster, PA: Technomic Pub. Co., 1998.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: KF1620.F66A95 1998
Provides hands-on information about food labeling regulations as well as a "plain-English" analysis of FDA and USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) labeling rules. - Redman, Nina. Food Safety: A Reference Handbook.
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2000.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX531.R44 2000 - Roberts, Cynthia A. The Food Safety Information Handbook.
Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2001.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX531.R57 2001 - Food Safety Sourcebook.
Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1999.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX531.F5685 1999 - Manual of Clinical Dietetics. 6th ed.
Developed by the Chicago Dietetic Association, The South Suburban Dietetic Association, and the Dietitians of Canada.
Chicago, IL: American Dietetic Association, 2000.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: RM216.M29 2000
Practice guidelines for therapeutic nutrition interventions. "Best practices" for nutrition care in North America. - McCance, R. A. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of
Foods.
Compiled by the Food Standards Agency and the Institute of Food Research.
6th ed.
Cambridge, England: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX551.M1
Supplements, I (Fruits and Nuts); II (Vegetable Dishes); III (Fish and Fish Products), (Cereals and Cereal Products); IV(Miscellaneous Foods),(Milk Products and Eggs); VI (Meat Products and Dishes). - Garrison, Robert H. The Nutrition Desk Reference (www.Net Library.com)
New Canaan, CN: Keats Pub., 1995.
LOCATION:MDL WWW
CALL NUMBER: QP141.G33 1995eb
This electronic reference book provides basic nutrition information as well as information about nutrition research. - Gebhardt, Susan E. Nutritive Value of Foods.
Washington, DC: USDA Human Nutrition Information Service, 2002.
LOCATION: GOVDOC
CALL NUMBER: SUDOC A 1.77:72/2002
Chiefly tables. Includes bibliographical references. - National Research Council. Subcommittee on the Tenth Edition of
the RDAs. Recommended
Dietary Allowances. 10th rev. ed.
Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1989.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER:TX551.N393 1989
Locating Sources Using the Catalog
To locate books, search the UM Libraries Catalog. Use a
| diet | foodborne diseases |
| diet therapy | functional foods |
| dietetics | minerals in nutrition |
| enriched foods | nutrition |
| irradiated foods | nutrition and children |
| food | nutrition and aging |
| food allergy | nutrition counseling |
| food biotechnology | nutrition disorders |
| food composition | nutrition extension work |
| food contamination | nutrition policy |
| food industry and trade | nutrition surveys |
| food labeling | nutrients |
| food law and legislation | radiation preservation of food |
| food safety measures | vitamins in nutrition |
| food standards |
To effectively search the catalog and indexes and abstracts of periodicals, you should become familiar with developing a search strategy. For further information, please see Keywords and Boolean Logic
Review Sources
The following serial publications direct the user to articles which survey the current thinking on topic. These articles often contain lengthy bibliographies of up to 100 references or more.
- Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 1981-
.
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: RM214.N751 - Annual Review of
Nutrition
LOCATION: NETWRK WWW (1997-)
Print version: McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX341.A5 (1981-)
- CRC Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.
1980- .
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TP368.C462 - Nutrition Reviews. 1942- .
LOCATION: McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX341.N85 - Proceedings
of the Nutrition Society
Print version: McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: TX551.A1 N8 (1944-) - World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics. 1959-
.
LOCATION(S): McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: QP141.A1.W6
Internet Sources
- American Dietetic Association
(ADA).
[http://www.eatright.org]
The ADA is the largest group of food and nutrition professionals in the United States. This site is a good source for nutrition information. - Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition
[http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov]
CFSAN, a center within the Food and Drug Administration, is "responsible for promoting and protecting the public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled". - Center for Science in
the Public Interest (CSPI).
[http://www.cspinet.org/]
CPSI is a nonprofit organization that "focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of the food supply". - Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), United Nations.
[http://www.fao.org]
FAO is an intergovernmental agency with 183 member countries. It has lead responsibility within the United Nations for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. It is concerned with increasing food production and food security and the improvement of nutrition. FAO hosts the Codex Alimentarius web site. The Codex is the main international system for developing and promulgating food standards. - Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[http://www.fda.gov]
Regulates food products and dietary supplements. - Food and Nutrition
Information Center, National Agricultural Library.
[http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/]
Includes links to food guide pyramids, Dietary Guidelines For Americans, 2000, food composition data, information about dietary supplements, and other resources. - Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA.
[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/index.htm]
Regulates meat, poultry and eggs products. Hosts the U.S Codex web site. - Food Safety Research
Information Office, National Agricultural Library.
[http://www.nalusda.gov/fsrio/]
Provides information on food safety research projects. - International Bibliographic
Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) Database.,
National Institute's of Health Office of Dietary Supplements.
[http://ods.od.nih.gov/databases/ibids.html]
"A database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals." - International Food Policy
Research Institute
[http://www.ifpri.org/]
The mission of IFPRI is to "identify and analyze policies for sustainably meeting the food needs of the developing world". Links to events, research, publications, information about datasets, and web resources. Latest publication Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade. - Martindale's Health
Science Guide: The "Virtual" Nutrition Center
[http://www.martindalecenter.com/HSGuide.html]
A directory of nutrition information. Provides access to literature and patent searches, dictionaries and glossaries, and online nutrition calculators. Contains information on food science, labeling, and food safety. - Nutrient
Data Laboratory Home Page, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service.
[http://www.ars.usda.gov/]
Source of food composition data. Includes the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 15 and data sets for flavonoids, isoflavones, carotenoids, sugar, vitamin K, and more. - Nutrition.gov
[http://www.nutrition.gov]
Portal to nutrition information across the agencies of the Federal Government.
Hot Topics - Nutrition and Food Science in the News
- FDA
Acts to Provide Better Information to Consumers on Trans
Fats, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Links to a fact sheet on trans fatty acids for consumers, provides examples of food labels with information on trans fats, and text of the new regulation. - Mad Cow Disease Information, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- U.S. vs.
E.U. An Examination of the Trade Issues Surrounding Genetically Modified
Food
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology August 2003 -
Genetically Modified (GM) Crops and Foods: Worldwide Regulation, Prohibition and Production
Find global information on the commercialization and labeling of GM crops and food
