Dietary Web Sites

• American Dietetic Association
• American Society for Clinical Nutrition
• American Society for Nutritional Sciences
• American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
• Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation --- Professional association for renal dieticians as well as nurses, technicians, social workers, and nephrologists. Includes links to research projects, patient education materials, and the Journal of Renal Nutrition.
• Maryland Dietetic Association

• iKidney --- General information about kidney disease for professionals and the public. Nutrition features of the site include articles and charts about the impact of renal disease on the body's tolerance for various vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements. Also includes dietary compliance tips and recipes for renal patients.
• Health, United States, 2003 --- Health statistics
• MEDLINE via PubMed
• Merck Medicus --- A gateway to many free, full-text resources, including Harrison's Online, Dorland's Medical Dictionary, and the Cecil Textbook of Medicine . Requires a free registration process that includes entering a valid professional license number.
• Nephron Information Center: Nutrition Resources --- List of links about all aspects of a renal diet. Primarily for health consumers.
• Nutrition.gov --- Includes basic information on dietary guidelines, food safety, and government programs. Also provides access to a variety of U.S. government publications on nutrition
• Shape Up America --- Information about healthy living for health consumers as well as medical professionals. Includes practice guideline for treatment of obesity.
• Tufts University Nutrition Navigator --- Well-designed metasite that rates other nutrition sites. Includes links for professionals, journalists, the general public, and health consumers with special dietary needs (renal, cancer, etc).
• USDA: Food and Nutrition Information Center --- Information for dietary professionals on topics such as dietary supplements and food composition.

Online Journals Available at the Bon Secours Health Sciences Library

• Please go to Main Journals Page
• Free Medical Journals --- Gateway to journals that are available free full-text online.

If there is a link that you think should be added to this page, please contact the librarian by phone (410-362-3581) or e-mail (darciemls@hotmail.com). Potential sites will be evaluated using these criteia.