Nutrition & Food Science

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  • December 19, 2025 - January 4, 2026
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  • Monday, February 16, 2026
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Key Databases


Over 6,400 active full-text journals, more than 5,700 being peer-reviewed titles, providing access to critical information unique to this database. Covering STEM research, including biology, and other topics.


Search the health and medical journals within ProQuest databases, including Research Library and Physical Education Index.


Nearly 30 full text, peer-reviewed food science & nutrition journals, covering topics like food processing and engineering, nutritional policies and nutrition biochemistry.

National Library of Medicine

Published by the National Institute of Health, NLM is the world鈥檚 largest biomedical library. It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology. There are four databases available to the public:

  •  which uses  to index citations. 
  • , which provides easy-to-understand information on various medial topics
  • , which contains both full-text and paywalled articles (use ILL to request paywalled articles)
  • , which only contains articles with full text available for free

For a complete understanding of these three databases go to the .

Websites

Other Resources


2,200 journals covering the agricultural sciences, including food science and human nutrition. Full text not included, but may be available through other sources.


Open access journal articles covering diabetes and other medical conditions, nutrition, lipids, and metabolism. Free registration required.


Literature related to agriculture and human nutrition from 1975 to the present. Material includes citations from scientific journals, grey literature such as unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, conference papers, government publications, and more. Some links to full text.


Courtesy of Cornell University, this digitized collection includes select titles historically important to the fields of agriculture, food science, and human nutrition, published between 1800 and 2000.

Streaming Video


Over 5,000 videos on nutrition, including food safety, nutrition and fitness, nutrients and energy, and more.

Online Encyclopedias


Provides a unique source of information on food, nutrition, food labels, and associated legislation, organizations, and diseases and conditions. Coverage includes various topics related to nutrition and food labels.


Two-volume reference examines the relationship between food and health and analyzes how nutrition has affected quality of life, health and fitness on a historical, national and personal level.

Citing Sources

Zotero
A citation generator and management tool, Zotero can help you keep all of your citation information together and generate a bibliography for you.

National Library of Medicine Style

Books

Interlibrary Borrowing
eBook Resources
Open Education Resources

Updated 6/2/25