AUSTRALIA

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Does research into the health and social security systems. Their site has some excellent on-lien publications on these topics, including lots of public health nutrition information.

Australian and New Zealand Food Authority

The regulatory advisory body serving the two Australasian governments. The site has Information on what it does and its internal structure.

CSIRO Division of Human Nutrition

Information about the Division, search engine for CSIRO public documents, some nutrition related links.

CSIRO Division of Food Science and Technology

Information on the CSIRO and on this Division.

Commonwealth Dpt. of Human Services and Health

National Health & Medical Research Council

Organisational details, current publications and draft documents for public consultation (not many up as yet).

Food Victoria

"Food Victoria is a major initiative of the Victorian State Government which brings together key personnel from industry and government to increase the international competitiveness of the food and food processing industries." Plain text departmental details only.

Victorian Health Department: Public Health Branch

A range of activities described and documents on-line. This includes report into health status of Victorians, the Division's newsletter HealthFocus, and the full text of a review of antioxidant supplementation.

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NORTH AMERICA

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture: the main home page, off which comes the many departments which are listed below.

USDA: Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center

Part of USDA. Provides information on mission, activities and personnel under the Centre's various units and labs, such as food composition, diet and human performance, carotenoids, food survey research etc.

USDA: Food Survey Research Group

Part of Agricultural Research Service, USDA. Site contains information on the group, its activities, and its mailing list (Survey). Short summaries of results from its various national dietary surveys, together with a bibliography of material using this data. Also some links to other government sites.

USDA: Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion

"created in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, December 1, 1994, with the overall mission to improve the nutritional status of Americans by linking scientific research to the consumer". This page has information on dietary guidelines, food pyramid etc., both lay resources and background documents.

USDA: Cooperative State Research, Extension Service

Information and support services for agricultural universities and cooperative extension.

USDA: Food Safety and Inspection Service

Organisational information plus some of their lay publications, news and "Food Safety Educator" newsletter.

USDA: National Agricultural Library

Access to ISIS data base, if you have telnet capability.

USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory

Entry point for learning about the NDL, getting the news on its activities and searching the USDA food tables.

USDA: Food Nutrition Information Center

Access to lots of information on nutrition resources, lay publications, Nat.Agric.Library, dietary guidelines (and full report of that committee), food labelling and food illness.

FDA

Their main home page, with many branches underneath it.

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

A part of the FDA. They offer public health material as well as food science resources.

US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Nothing much of their activities, only the membership and jurisdiction.

Colorado Department of Education: Child Nutrition Unit

Description of the unit and its education and other activities. There is no actual resource material on-line yet.

Health Canada Nutrition Program Unit

Information about various nutrition monitoring programs.

National Institute of Nutrition

Information on the organisation and on public health nutrition in Canada. Sections on consumer trends, access to several newsletters, scientific reports and educational resources. Has a subject index. There are still some technical bugs to iron out in this site, but it has much promise.

British Columbia Ministry Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Information on food legislation and food industry development policies.

Ministry of Agriculture. Fisheries and Nutrition (Quebec)

Content in French.

OTHER COUNTRIES

INTERNATIONAL

NUTRITION: IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS

NUTRITION: OTHER ORGANISATIONS

LISTS OF OTHER NUTRITION ORGANISATIONS

List of NGOs

List of non-governmental organistations. This is not specific to nutrition, but many of them work in the developing world or disadvantaged communities, and have an interest in food security issues.

Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Biotech Companies on the Web

Sherrod Research Co. has produced this list, wiithout annotations..

NAL list: agribusiness and food industry associations

Very large listing of agribusiness, food industry & forest industry associations on the Internet, compiled by Carol Singer of the USDA's National Agricultural Library. Listed by geographical area, including international. This new resource from the Agricultural Trade and Marketing Information Center section of NALUSDA won't win any prizes for graphic appeal, but the breadth of research that went into this document is extraordinary.

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OTHER NUTRITION ORGANISATIONS: INTERNATIONAL

Note: United Nations organisations such as FAO, WHO etc. are listed under: Nutrition Government: international

International Food Information Council Foundation(IFIC)

This is an old site but has been extensively reworked and is now an excellent site for food and food safety information. Lots of links and resources from IFIC (e.g. Gallup poll results, information for consumers, educators, children etc.)

INFOODS

Food composition project still in formative stages. Also list of some nutrition resources.

International Society for Molecular Nutrition and Therapy

"a new scientific society which will focus on the mechanisms of specific effects of nutrients and drugs in chronic diseases, their possible interactions as well as the mechanism of their protective or therapeutic action."

International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine

Brief organisational information plus access to J.Orthom.Medicine.

International Union of Nutrition Sciences (IUNS)

Holds much promise of being an excellent resource. Although not all pages are up yet, the site is intended to have information on IUNS organisational structure and activities, to be a starting point for electronic exchange on nutrition, and also to hold more general information on nutrition organisations and publications, research and education.

Weight Watchers

Contact information for local chapters, news and on-line forum, nutrition facts and eating plans, nutrition facts, interactive quiz.

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OTHER NUTRITION ORGANISATIONS: AUSTRALIA and New Zealand

Australasian Society for Study of Obesity

Information on the Society and some information on obesity issues, including a list of literature references and the Society's position statement on very low calorie diets.

Australian Iron Status Advisory Panel

Public health oriented group of Australian experts in iron status disorders. This site contains a great deal of information on the clinical management of iron disorders, particularly iron deficiency. It includes both practical guides for the health professional and technical papers. It is plannaed to also include lay information and position statements in the future.

Australian Nutrition Foundation

Colourful well produced site on Australia's leading nutrition education organisation. The web site has news, the latest newsletter (nicely illustrated), organisational information and catalogue of pamphlets (but no content on-line).

Children's Nutrition Research Centre (Brisbane)

Information only.

Chinese Health Foundation of Australia

Information about the foundation and its research and education projects amongst the Australian Chinese community. The material is in English, (although there are some Chinese characters scattered around!).

Dietitians Association of Australia

Some nutrition links, and promised but not yet present ("under construction") are: Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, professional articles, case studies, research updates, book reviews.

Meat Research Corporation (Australia)

Links to modest amount of information on meat industry in Australia and overseas.

New Zealand Institute Crop and Food Research

Crop and food science research, INFOODS ("a comprehensive effort, under the United Nations University Food and Nutrition Programme, to improve data on the nutrient composition of foods from all parts of the world").

Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia

Mainly organisational information, but some lay information sheets on-line.

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OTHER NUTRITION ORGANISATIONS: NORTH AMERICA

The Allen Foundation Inc.

Michigan based foundation supporting research and education in healthy nutrition, particularly for children. Organisational information plus annual reports available on-line.

American Academy of Nutrition

This institution offers more alternative-oriented nutrition courses. Their web page contains information on their courses and health food stores.

The American College for Advancement in Medicine.

"A non-profit alternative medicine society dedicated to educating physicians on the latest findings and emerging procedures in preventive/nutritional medicine." This site contains material from their journal .

American College of Nutrition

Very brief amount of organisational information

American Council on Science and Health

Non-profit body aimed at interpreting scientific research for lay understanding. According to the web site it works on "consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. " The site has articles and press releases on a range of nutrition related topics, as well as other public health issues.

The American Diabetes Association

Lay nutrition resources.

American Dietetic Association

Lots of material about the ADA itself, its legislative lobbying program, special interest groups, meetings etc. Some of its lay-oriented nutrition information and ADA press releases, plus lists of affiliated organisations and a few links to other nutrition sites.

American Heart Association

Lots of lay information, including nutrition resources, heart disease risk calculator, exercise advice.

American Society for Nutritional Science

Was called American Institute of Nutrition. Research oriented nutrition science organisation. Information on the Institute, its meetings and publications, including access to their Nutrition Notes newsletter. Also see http://www.edoc.com/nutrition/">mirror site.

American Medical Students Association Task Force on Nutrition and Preventive Medicine

American Medical Students Association: information on the activities of this task force, which has conducted work on nutrition in schools, on medical school nutrition curriculum and other preventive projects. Has email address of current AMSA coordinators.

The American Society for Clinical Nutrition

Organisational information, ASCN meetings and press releases, Am.J.Clin.Nutrition. Promises that will soon have position papers and post-graduate courses.

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Information on the Society and its programs, membership etc. Later on they plan to have newsgroups, news etc.

Infant Feeding Action Coalition (Canada)

Pro-breast feeding organisation. The site contains lay-oriented resources, links and some more `political' elements (formula company boycott etc).

Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research

"Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research was established in 1991 to support and challenge dietitians to include research in their everyday practice." Brief statement of purpose and research focus on this web page which is part of the Dietitians of Canada web site.

Carolina Population Center

Specialising in large scale nutrition surveys, this North Carolina group have organised the Russia, China and Cebu (Phillipines) population dietary studies, and have provided detailed methodology information and access to raw results and lists of published papers on-line.

Center for Cancer Biology and Nutrition: TAMU

Brief organisational information.

Child Care and Nutrition Inc

Non-profit organisation which offers support services to child carers. Their nutrition page has some simple information on nutrition for children, and a list of high-medium-low sugar content for common breakfast cereals.

FANSA

Several press releases from FANSA, a partnership of four professional societies whose members have joined forces to speak with one voice on food and nutrition issues. Member organizations include: The American Dietetic Association, The American Society for Nutritional Sciences, The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, The Institute of Food Technologists. FANSA's combined membership includes more than 100,000 food, nutrition and medical practitioners and scientists.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Nutrition information, research, test your knowledge segment.

Inst.Food Tech. Food Laws and Regulations Division

Home page for information about themselves plus access to links on food law. and information about FOOD-LAW listserv.

Low Carbohydrate Diets Information Center

National Council Against Health Fraud

Mainly complementary medicine.

National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics

American Dietetic Association's public nutrition information centre. Just a description of the service. For lay material, see under ADA's main page.

National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging

Organisational information and a range of documents, bibliographies etc..

OMNI

Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions. Organisation associated with USAID and based in Washington which has focus on public health aspects of micronutrition nutrition, such as vitamin A, iodine, iron etc, particularly paediatric aspects.

Program Against Micronutrient Malnutrition

In collaboration with OMNI (see above). The focus of PAMM is to assist countries with developing their own technical capacity and management systems. Group from Emory University with focus on eliminating micronutrient deficiency. "To accomplish these goals, PAMM works to build public-private sector alliances, strengthen regional and national education and training systems, raise awareness through advocacy at all levels, and to develop standards to establish quality assurance of national micronutrient programs." This page is part of the OMNI site and is descriptive only.

Seafood Information Centre (US)

Links, pictures, regulatios etc. regarding seafood industry.

Child Care and Nutrition Inc

Non-profit organisation which offers support services to child carers. Their nutrition page has some simple information on nutrition for children, and a list of high-medium-low sugar content for common breakfast cereals.

The Vegetarian Youth Network Home Page

Common interest group for vegetarian teenagers. Site has some recipe and book information, reasons to be vegetarian etc.

OTHER NUTRITION ORGANISATIONS: EUROPE AND OTHER

British Nutrition Foundation

As this page is only put up as part of a listing of exhibits at an English Education Exhibition it is not clear how long the page will be up, but whilst it lasts there is some brief information on the Foundation nevertheless.

Center for Nutrition and Toxicology, Stockholm

Part of Karolinska Institute, "performs research on nutrition and toxicology using molecular biology techniques....also provides education on preventive nutrition, nutritional toxicology and molecular biology" Web site has staff and organisational information, bibliography of research papers, some web links etc.

Hungernet (Brown University), Oxfam

A gopher with information on Oxfam, HungerNet, list of publications. No search engine.

Irish nutrition & dietetic institute

At present their newsletter appears here.

PostGraduate Nutrition Dietetic Ctre (UK)

Information page only describing the Centre as providing: "postgraduate training and research opportunities for dieticians, general practitioners, practice nurses, health visitors and other primary health care workers".

Rowett Research Institute (UK)

"Integrated Research in Basic Biological Sciences relating to Nutrition." Institutional information.

Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism - (UK)

Organisational information, newsletter, notice of meetings.

TNO Nutrition & Food Research (Holland)