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The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceAetna InteliHealth: Healthy Lifestyle
From Aetna. Part of the larger Aetna InteliHealth site, this portion focuses on a healthy lifestyle. Medical content created by Harvard Medical School faculty and Natural Standard. Special interest: Drug Resource Center | Index of Herbal Medicines and Supplements | Nutrition

The American Dietetic Association
From the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The ADA aims to give reliable, objective food and nutrition information. Special interest: Frequently Asked Questions | Nutrition Fact Sheets

Center for Science in the Public Interest
The focus of Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is food safety and nutrition. Special interest: Nutrition Action Healthletter.

ConsumerLab.com
For information on national supplements. This site must be subscribed to to get the full information, but still supplies some free information.

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceDrWeil.com: Balanced Living 
Part of the larger DrWeil.com site. Access health information from Dr. Weil, a Harvard Medical School graduate who also holds an AB degree in biology (botany) from Harvard University, and is a clinical professor of internal medicine. Dr. Weil is an internationally recognized expert on medicinal herbs, mind-body interactions, and Integrative Medicine. Special interest: Food As Medicine | The Healthy Kitchen | Home Health Remedies | Vitamins & Supplements.

FCIC:Food
From the Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC). Access information on nutrition and food safety.

Food And Drug Administration
From the United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA). This agency is charged with regulating food, medical devices, drugs, biologicals (vaccines, blood products, etc.), animal feed and drugs, cosmetics, and radiation-emitting consumer and medical products. The FDA provides extensive consumer health information in the areas over which they have regulatory control. Special interest: Consumer Advice | Cosmetics | Dietary Supplements | Food Ingredients and Packaging | Food Labeling and Nutrition.

Health World: Nutrition Center
From Health World. The emphasis on this site is on healthy living and alternative medicine. Special interest: Alternative Medicine | Dietary Supplements | Find a Professional | Expert Columns | Healthy Recipes.

herbalgram.org
From the American Botanical Council, a nonprofit educational and research organization. The aim of this organization is to provide reliable, scientifically sound information about medicinal herbs.

HerbMed
HerbMed is a project of the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc. This herbal database provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. Special Interest: Information Resource Guides.

HMS: Harvard Health Publications
From Harvard Medical School. Access full text samples from Harvard's excellent health letters. The entire letters are available through subscription or a fee.

Your Best Bet for a great resource.MayoClinic.com: Food & Nutrition Center
From the world renowned Mayo Clinic. This portion focuses on nutrition. All content offered on this site, with the exception of the drug database, is original. MayoClinic aims to make all content timely,  reliable, practical and easy to understand. Special interest: Drug Search | Food pyramid: The shape of a healthy diet | Herbs | Recipe File | Vitamins & Minerals.

Medherb.com
From Medical Herbalism, a quarterly journal of herbal medicine. This site is designed to educate the consumer regarding herbs.

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceNIH: Food, Nutrition and Metabolism
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the U.S. Special interest:
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) | IBIDS Database | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Office of Dietary Supplements | What are Dietary Supplements?

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceNLM: Medline Plus: Nutrition
Updated Daily. From the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources. Special interest: Drug Information | Herbal Medicine | Nutritional Support | Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.

Nutrition.gov
This is is designed to be a one-stop portal to all US government sites with nutrition information. 

Nutrition Navigator
From Tufts University. Rather than publishing content on nutrition, this site lists and rates other sites that have information on nutrition.

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourcePDRhealth
Access health information on disease, health, drugs and supplements, including content from Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) publications, such as PDR Family Guide To Over-The-Counter Drugs, PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs, PDR for Nutritional Supplements, PDR for Herbal Medicines. Special interest: Disease Overviews | Drug Information | Natural Medicines & Healing Therapies.

Prevention.com: Recipes & Nutrition
This site is more than just the online version of the print magazine, it is "intended to heighten awareness of health information." As the name implies, the emphasis is on healthy living and the prevention of disease and includes information on alternative treatments. 

Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
From the Rosenthal Center at Columbia University. The Rosenthal Center's goals are to contribute to the informed research and practice of complementary and alternative medicine and to foster the development of a more comprehensive and inclusive medical system. Special Interest: Botanical Medicine Resources on the Web | CAM Resources for Patients and Consumers | Internet Resources Grid.

RxList
On over 4,000 prescription drugs get: Description, Clinical Pharmacology, Indications and Usage, Contraindications, Precautions, Drug Interactions, Adverse Reactions, Overdosage, Dosage and Administration, and How Supplied.

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceUSDA: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion 
The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), part of the USDA, combines scientific research and the nutritional needs of the American public. Special interest: Dietary Guidelines for Americans | The Food Guide Pyramid | Interactive Healthy Eating Index | Nutrition Insights.

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceUSDA: Food And Nutrition Information Center
The Food And Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
is the portion of the USDA responsible for collecting and disseminating information about food and human nutrition. Information is from a variety of reliable resources. All About Food | FNIC Databases | Dietary Supplement and Herbal Information | Just for You: Practical Tools You Can Use | Nutrient Data Laboratory | Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation | Vitamins and Minerals.

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceWebMDHealth: Diet & Nutrition
From WebMD. WebMD's mission is to make available "the most objective, trustworthy, and accurate health information on the Web." Special interest: Drugs & Herbs.

Yahoo! Nutrition & Fitness
Access health information from a variety of sources. Special interest: Drug Index | Herbal Medicines | Recipe Search.

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