Professional organizations and government health agencies are reliable sources of nutrition information. Some consumer groups and volunteer health agencies can also be good sources for nutrition information. The following is a list of some reputable organizations for nutrition information:

Professional Organizations

• The American Dietetic Association
• The Society for Nutrition Education
• The American Medical Association

Volunteer Organizations

• The American Diabetes Association
• The American Cancer Society
• The American Heart Association

Government Organizations

• The Federal Trade Commission
• The US Deparmtnet of Health and Human Services
• The Food and Drug Administration
• The US Department of Agriculture

Consumer Groups

• The Better Business Bureau
• The Consumers Unsion
• The American Council on Science and Health
• The National Counsil on Science and Health
• The National Council Against Fraud

Reputable (Peer-reviewed) Journals

• Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• Nutrition Reviews
• Topics in Clinical Nutrition
• Journal of Nutrition Education
• Journal of Nutrition
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Journal of the Canadian Dietetic Association
• International Journal of Obesity
• International Journal of Eating Disorders
• International Journal of Sports Nutrition
• British Journal of Nutrition
• Cancer Letter
• Cancer Research
• Cereal Chemistry
• Cereal Foods World
• Clinical Chemistry
• Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly
• Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
• Dairy Council Digest
• European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• Food Engineering
• Food Technology
• Frozen Food Digest
• Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• Journal of Applied Nutrition
• Journal of Food Biochemistry
• Journal of Food Processing and Preservation
• Journal of Food Protection
• Journal of Food Quality
• Journal of Food Safety
• Journal of Food Science
• Journal of Lipid Research
• Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly
• Journal of Nutrition in Recipe and Menu Development
• Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
• Journal of the American College of Nutrition
• Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
• Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
• Kidney International
• Laboratory and Animal Science
• Metabolism/Clinical and Experimental
• Nutrition and the MD
• Nutrition Research
• Nutrition Research Reviews
• Nutrition Society, Proceedings
• Nutrition Today
• Restaurants and Institutions
• Journal of Child Nutrition and Management
• School Foodservice and Nutrition

  And that's just a partial list of journals! In general, reputable journals are found in university and medical school libraries. For a list of online journals, see Tufts University Nutrition website.