MCC LIBRARY RESOURCES

NUTRITION--FAD DIETS

This guide has been prepared by the MCC reference librarians to assist you with research for your class. If you need further assistance, please stop by the reference desk to consult with a librarian.

Reference Sources

Reference Sources are a good place to start your research. They can give you a concise overview of your topic, background information, facts & statistics, plus help you define and spell words, and focus your topic. Reference Sources include both books located in the Reference Collection and databases accessible on the Library Web Site under the link Reference Databases.

Call Number Title
REF QP141.B523 CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition
REF QP141.D529 Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
REF QP141.D75 DRI, Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutirent Requirements
REF QP141.H345 Handbook of Nutrition and Food
REF R111.H4.D548 Diet and Nutrition Sourcebook
REF RA 784.D89 American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide
REF RA 784.N837 Nutrition Almanac
REF RC952.5.H344 Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging
REF RM217.B75 Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition
REF RM222.2.B535 Encyclopedia of Diet Fads
REF RM258.57.T35 The Health Professional's Guide to Dietary Supplements
REF TX551.K7 Calories and Carbohydrates
REF TX551.N399 Complete Book of Food Counts
REF TX551.P385 Food Values of Portions Commonly Used

Reference Databases:

Some reference sources are available not only in print, but also online through the library web site. These sources often combine a variety of information found in other sources. They are full-text, and most are available off-campus with passwords you may obtain from the Reference Desk. Some of the reference databases useful for this subject area are listed below:

Database Name

Vendor Name

Oxford Reference Online/Medicine Category

Oxford University Press

Salem Health Salem Press

Books & Media

The Stacks contain books and audiovisual items that may be borrowed or "checked out" of the library. These resources are useful when you need a more in-depth study of a topic than can be provided in reference sources alone. Use the Library's Online Catalog to determine what resources are available on your topic and the call number and location in the library. If our library does not own the necessary resources for your research needs, you may request additional items be ordered through interlibrary loan.

Possible search terms to use for your topic are:

Sample Keyword Searches

Sample Subject Headings

fad diet

reducing diets

Atkins or Ornish or low carbohydrate, etc.

obesity
diet pills weight loss

Note: There are also books on reserve for this class at Circ Desk.

 

Article Databases

Periodicals consist of popular magazines, newspapers, trade and scholarly journals. Magazine & newspaper articles can be good sources to use for very current information, to focus on specific topics or aspects of a topic, to find reviews, and for opinions. Trade journals are helpful to follow trends and career opportunities within a field, and to find practical tips and techniques to use "on the job". Scholarly journals give details of actual research studies that have been conducted and/or scholarly treatment of discipline specific topics. All of these resources can be located using the article databases located on the library web site.

Recommended Databases for Nutrition

Database Name Vendor Name
CQ Researcher CQ Press
Academic Search Premier EBSCO
CINAHL EBSCO
Health Source Consumer EBSCO
Health Source Nursing EBSCO
ArticleFirst, ECO FirstSearch
MEDLINE FirstSearch
ProQuest ProQuest
Opposing Viewpoints Thomson-Gale
Access these databases at the URLs provided:  

BioMed Central Publisher of 187 peer-reviewed open access journals.

www.biomedcentral.com
PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

Passwords to access the library databases from off-campus are available on the pink handout MCC Library Database Chart. If you have not received this handout, please ask for it at the Reference Desk.

Internet Resources

Recommended web sites for this subject are listed below. For additional web sites on this subject, refer to MCC Library's Web Sites by Subject link on the library web site.

Web Site Address
MCC Library Web Site www.mchenry.edu/library
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
American Society for Nutrition www.nutrition.org
Blonz Guide to Nutrition, Food, and Health Resources www.blonz.com
Discovery Health Nutrition Center health.discovery.com/centers/nutritionfitness/nutrition/nutrition.html
Fad Diets from ABOUT nutrition.about.com/cs/faddiets/
Food and Nutrition Infomation Center fnic.nal.usda.gov
Mayo Health www.mayoclinic.com
Medline Plus www.medlineplus.gov
National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov
Nutrition Analysis Tool 2.0 www.nat.uiuc.edu/mainat.html
Nutrition Source www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/
Nutrition.gov www.nutrition.gov


Remember to carefully evaluate information found on the Internet. Unlike most traditional print sources, Internet sources may not go through any review process before the information is made available to the public. Anyone can create and publish a web site. If you need help evaluating your sources, please ask at the Reference Desk for guidance. For critieria to use to evaluate your sources refer to our handout on Evaluating Sources. It is available at the Reference Desk.

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