Nutrition
Journals:
Nutrition Bulletin
Produced by the British Nutrition Foundation
Full text electronic version
Professional Associations:
British Dietetic Association
The professional association for dieticians contains lots of useful information including details about training and jobs.
British Nutrition Foundation
Lots of information about healthy eating and the relationship between diet, physical activity and health.
British Society for Ecological Medicine
The principal aim of the Society is to promote the study and good practice of allergy, environmental and nutritional medicine, for the benefit of the public.
Health Professions Council
Regulatory body for arts therapists, biomedical scientists, chiropodists/podiatrists, clinical scientists, dietitians, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, paramedics, physiotherapists, prosthetists/orthotists, radiographers, speech and language therapists.
Nutrition Society
Lots of information about professional nutrition, for both animals and humans. Has jobs section and lots of CPD links.
TechXtra: Food & Beverage
Freely available magazines, white papers and reports. Includes updates via RSS feeds.
Websites:
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Create sustainable improvements in nutrition, especially among nutritionally vulnerable households and population groups; provide information, assessments and analysis to combat hunger and reduce all forms of malnutrition; assist countries in identifying people who are food insecure and vulnerable to nutritional problems; promote food safety and quality, and prevent food-borne diseases; focus on consumer protection and fair practices in food trade.
Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency is an independent Government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.
Includes news updates via RSS feeds.
FoodInfo Quest
A guide to help students, researchers, and professionals find and use food science information.
MRC Human Nutrition Research
MRC Collaborative Centre for Human Nutrition Research exists to develop the evidence underpinning public health nutrition strategies. It provides a national centre of excellence for the measurement and interpretation of biochemical, functional and dietary indicators of nutritional status and health.
Jobs and Careers:
Next Steps careers advice
Job profiles for some nutrition related careers, including consumer scientist.
NHS Careers
Database of information about education and training for careers in the NHS, includes qualifications and pay scales.
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