Nutrition : Dietary Guidelines/Websites

Learn about the USDA's dietary guidelines, food groups, 2015-2020 dietary guidelines, physical activity, weight loss, information for specific populations, tips & resources, vegetarian diets, WIC Factsheets and more.

Award winning site from the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services.

Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers.

Science.gov is a gateway to government science information provided by U.S. Government science agencies, including research and development results.

Food & Addiction, weight bias & stigma, schools & communities, food marketing, front of package la beling, menu labeling.

Search for current food policy and obesity legislation filed by Congress, states, and select cities and counties. Bill status is monitored and the database is updated regularly. Users can generate Excel spreadsheets of search results.

Overviews, news, diets for specific conditions, alternatives to fad diets, clinical trials, journal articles, research, dieting and children/teens, patient handouts, organizations and more.

Nutrition Bytes is a digital and paper publication containing the best papers submitted by David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA medical students on topics pertaining to diet and nutrition.

Information on diets & weight loss, diabetes, heart health.

From Yale University, this is a non-profit research and public policy organization devoted to improving the world's diet, preventing obesity, and reducing weight stigma.

For information on 8,000 foods, search by food item, group, or list to find the nutrient information for your food items. Resource list for nutrition professionals and consumers: child nutrition and health, ethnic/cultural, food allergies, food composition, food & nutrition education, food safety, herbal & dietary supplements, food assistance, weight control, school food service, nutrition during pregnancy.

Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why?
Welcome to the Food Timeline! Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts.