Other Nutrition Issues

This page includes links to information about nutrition issues not covered on the Nutrition/Food Content Labeling, Nutrition Assessment Tools, and Weight Management pages. There is some overlap in content with these pages.

• Nutrient Content /Nutrient Intake/Exposure
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Nutrient Content /Nutrient Intake/Exposure

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition/Committee on Toxicity	Advice on Fish Consumption: Benefits & Risks Report that weighs nutritional benefits against toxicological risks of fish, especially oily fish, consumption and develops dietary advice regarding fish consumption. Includes discussion of fish consumption in the UK, LC PUFA, fish consumption and cardiovascular disease, dioxins and PCBs, mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium, and more. Annexes include "Fish consumption in the UK," "DHA requirements in pregnancy and lactation," "Updated COT statement on a survey of mercury in fish and shellfish," "COT statement on brominated flame retardants in fish from the Skerne Tees rivers system," and "COT statement on the tolerable daily intake for dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls". (more) Publication Year: 2004	Sep 3, 2004
	Devaney, Barbara; Kim, Myoung; Carriquiry, Alicia; Cama?o-Garcia, Gabriel	Assessing the Nutrient Intakes of Vulnerable Subgroups Assessment of nutrient intakes based on 1994-96 and 1998 CSFII data for adolescent females, older adults, overweight and obese individuals, food-insecure individuals, low-income individuals, and those involved in food and nutrition assistance programs. Includes as an appendix "Usual Nutrient Intake Distributions: Individuals in Food Insufficient Versus Food Sufficient Households". (more) Deadline: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Publication Month: October 2005	Oct 12, 2005
	Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, documentation, questionnaires, and publications related to this telephone survey of health risks in the United States. The data set may be downloaded, or tables and charts of prevalence data or trend data may be generated for the desired behavior or circumstance and the desired state (or nationwide). Data are available for 1995-2001. Prevalence data categories include cardiovascular disease, cholesterol awareness, demographics, diabetes, health status, hypertension awareness, nutrition, risk factors and calculated variables, weight control, and more. Trend data is available for the negative behaviors/circumstances diabetes awareness, not enought fruits and vegetables, obesity by body mass index, overweight by body mass index, and others. (more)	Jul 7, 2003
	Nutrition Research Division, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Food Directorate, Health Canada	Canadian Nutrient File, 2001b Downloadable, bilingual food composition database that provides nutrient information for thousands of Canadian foods. Publication Year: 2001	May 10, 2004
	Community Nutrition Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Community Nutrition Mapping Project CNMap This site gives data in tabular form and mapped for the U.S. states for nutrient intakes and healthy eating patterns. Includes data on percentage of individuals meeting REI/RDA for 18 nutrients, percentage of individuals meeting the Pyramide Serving recommendations, and other nutrition-related intake data. Figures on physical activity and body weight indicators, food security indicators, and demographics are provided in tabular form only. These indicators have been compiled from a variety of sources. There is also information on local community studies. (more)	Jul 14, 2003
	Capps, Oral, Jr.; Clauson, Annette; Guthrie, Joanne; Pittman, Grant; Stockton, Matthew	Contributions of Nonalcoholic Beverages to the U.S. Diet Analysis of nonalcoholic beverage purchase choices by U.S. households and of effects of these choices on intake of calories, calcium, vitamin C, and caffeine. (more) Publication Month: March 2005	Apr 20, 2005
	Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases	Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases Report of the Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases held in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28-February 1, 2002. Includes background information, information on global and regional food consumption, a discussion of diet, nutrition, and chronic diseases, population nutrient intake recommendations for preventing some chronic diseases, and recommendations for policy and research. There is also an annex entitled "Summary of the strength of evidence for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), cancer, dental disease and osteoporosis". (more) Publication Date: Monday, March 3, 2003	Mar 5, 2003
	Division of Cancer Prevention and Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health	Dietary Assessment Calibration/Validation Register Searchable register of calibration/validation studies and publications related to dietary assessment methods.	Jul 21, 2004
	Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine	Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrates, Fiber, Fat, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients) This report presents Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for energy, carbohydrate, fat, fiber, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein, and amino acids. It is one in a series of reports designed to expand upon and replace the U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowances and the Canadian Recommended Nutrient Intakes. It includes defintions of many terms related to these macronutrients. (more) Publication Year: 2002	Sep 24, 2002
	Gillin, Edward	FAOSTAT: The Statistical Database of FAO This presentation was given at the 1st International Conference on Microbiological Risk Assessment: Foodborne Hazards, held in Adelphi, MD on July 24-26, 2002. It provides an overview of FAOSTAT, including data sources, data processing, database usage statistics, and examples of data queries and use. The pdf version of this presentation is available here. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, July 25, 2002	Aug 16, 2002
	Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Fast Facts, Reports/Articles, and Tables (2003-2004) Includes 1)Factsheet on What We Eat in America NHANES 2003-2004; 2) Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies, 2.0; 3) Tables of Nutrient intakes. (more) Publication Date: Friday, December 14, 2007	Feb 11, 2008
	Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies Database of foods, their nutrient values, and weights for typical food portions is used to analyze data from the survey What We Eat in America (WWEIA), the dietary intake component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which includes 10 data files, plus comprehensive documentation and user's guide for ease of use. (more) Publication Date: Monday, February 11, 2008	Feb 11, 2008
	Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies 2.0 Database of foods, their nutrient values, and weights for typical food portions, including data for food energy and 62 nutrients/food components. The database is available for download in Microsoft Access or ASCII delimited file format. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 Publication Date: Thursday, August 3, 2006	Aug 9, 2006
	Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Food Consumption (per Capita) Data System Data on food availability, nutrient availability, and Food Guide Pyramid Servings. Data are available to download in spreadsheet form, or customized tables and charts may be produced. Related reports are also available. (more)	Oct 1, 2003
	Community Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	FoodLink Databases that link food codes from USDA survey databases and the Nutrient Database for Standard Reference to information on ingredients and commodities, portion sizes, food group classifications, and other data. (more) Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2005	Nov 3, 2005
	Smiciklas-Wright, Helen; Mitchell, Diane C.; Mickle, Sharon J.; Goldman, Joseph D.; Cook, Annetta	Foods Commonly Eaten in the United States, 1989-1991 and 1994-1996: Are Portion Sizes Changing? This report examines trends in portion sizes consumed per eating occasion from 1989-1991 and 1994-1996 based on CSFII data. (more) Publication Month: January 2003	Jun 3, 2003
	Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Healthy People . . . tracking the Nation's health This page provides data, documentation, and publications from Healthy People 2010 and Healthy People 2000. Focus groups for Healthy People 2010 include Food Safety, Cancer, Environmental Health, Health Communication, Nutrition, and more. To access data for Healthy People 2010, follow the link for DATA2010; you may log on to CDC WONDER as an anonymous user. (more)	Jul 17, 2002
	National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Healthy Weight, Overweight, and Obesity Among Persons 20 Years of Age and Over, According to Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States, 1960-62, 1971-74, 1976-80, 1988-94, and 1999-2000 Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1982-84), and National Health Examination Survey (1960-62) are provided. The data are also available in a downloadable spreadsheet here. (more) Publication Year: 2002	Jul 7, 2003
	Reed, Jane; Frazão, Elizabeth; Itskowitz, Rachel	How Much Do Americans Pay for Fruits and Vegetables? Analysis of the costs to consumers of fruits and vegetables (per pound and per serving) based on ACNielsen Homescan data from 1999. Includes discussion of what fruits and vegetables are being bought, costs of meeting dietary recommendations, the most and least expensive forms (fresh, frozen, canned, etc.) of fruits and vegetables, and more. (more) Publication Month: July 2004	Aug 11, 2004
	Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	How Much Do Americans Pay for Fruits and Vegetables? Data files that present calculations of total pounds or pints purchased at retail, total dollars spent, average retail price, serving size, servings per pound or pint, and dollars per serving for many fruits and vegetables, based on data from ACNielsen Homescan 1999 household food purchases from all types of retail outlets. The data supported the report with the same title issued by ERS in July 2004. The report can be accessed from this page. (more) Publication Month: August 2004	Aug 11, 2004
	International Food Policy Research Institute	IFPRI: Datasets Listing of datasets provided by IFPRI, including geospatial datasets, household- and community-level surveys (some of which contain food consumption and nutrition-related data), and more. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, September 13, 2005	Sep 13, 2005
	Food and Nutrition Programme, United Nations University	International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS) Resources on the nutrient composition of foods. Includes links to regional data centers, publications including the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, a directory of food composition tables/databases, food composition and dietary assessment software, and more. (more)	Aug 31, 2001
	EuroFIR	Issues of Data Quality in Food Composition Databases Article on data quality considerations when using food composition databases. Deadline: Monday, December 5, 2005	Dec 5, 2005
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization	Microbiological Hazards in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Report of the Expert Meeting FAO and WHO convened on 19–21 October 2007 to consider how to adequately address the extensive request for scientific advice received from the 38th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) on the microbiological hazards associated with fresh produce. (more) Publication Year: 2008	Feb 22, 2008
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization	A Model for Establishing Upper Levels of Intake for Nutrients and Related Substances: Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Technical Workshop on Nutrient Risk Assessment, 2-6 May 2005 Report describes an international model for nutrient risk assessment resulting from a workshop set up determine the risks of high intake levels of nutrients and related substances. The report is accompanied by a background paper, the original call for experts, and the responses received. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, January 13, 2006	Mar 1, 2006
	Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Continuous survey of health and diet in the U.S. This website provides links to NHANES documentation and summary data, ordering information, and online access to datasets. (more)	Nov 1, 2001
	New Zealand Food Safety Authority	New Zealand Total Diet Survey This page provides information about the 2003-04 New Zealand Total Diet Survey, in which foods are analyzed in the form they are consumed in order to estimate exposure to chemical residues, contaminants, and nutrients. Links are provided to the report from the 1997/98 New Zealand Total Diet Survey as well as to similar studies conducted by other countries. (more)	Oct 1, 2003
	Johnson, Clifford	NHANES: A Potential Database for Risk Assessment This presentation was given at the 1st International Conference on Microbiological Risk Assessment: Foodborne Hazards, held in Adelphi, MD on July 24-26, 2002. It discusses the NHANES surveys, including sample design, process, topics, nutrition assessments, dietary assessment, and measures of exposure to environmental chemicals. The pdf version of this document is available here. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, July 25, 2002	Aug 16, 2002
	Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Nutrient Data Laboratory Information on food composition and nutrient content, with ability to search and download the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. (more)	Aug 31, 2001
	Nutrition Research Division, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Food Directorate, Health Canada	Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods Tables giving the nutrient contents of many foods marketed in Canada. Nutrient values are taken from the 1997 version of the Canadian Nutrient File. (more) Publication Year: 1999	May 10, 2004
	Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research	Nutrition Monitoring in the United States: The Directory of Federal and State Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Activities Directory of projects related to nutrient measurement, food composition, and food and nutrient consumption. Publication Month: April 2000	May 28, 2002
	National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Overweight Children and Adolescents 6-19 Years of Age, According to Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States, Selected Years 1963-65 Through 1999-2000 Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1982-84), and National Health Examination Survey (1963-65 and 1966-70) are provided for the years 1963-65/1966-70, 1971-74, 1976-80, 1988-94, and 1999-2000. The data are also available in a downloadable spreadsheet here. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2003	Jul 2, 2003
	Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Past Surveys - USDA Nationwide Food Surveys, 1935-1998 The data available from past USDA food consumption surveys reflect the foods and their nutrient values that were available at the time of the particular survey. (more) Publication Date: Friday, December 14, 2007	Feb 11, 2008
	Nielsen, Samara Joy; Popkin, Barry M.	Patterns and Trends in Food Portion Sizes, 1977-1998 This report examines trends in portion sizes of food consumed in the United States from 1977-1978 to 1998. Data sources include the Nationwide Food Consumption Survey (1977-78) and the Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals (1989-91, 1994-96, 1998). Trends are determined by eating location and food source. Subscription is required to view full text. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2003	Jun 3, 2003
	Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Studies, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health	Pyramid Servings Database for NHANES III Database to support analysis of dietary data from NHANES III based on servings from the Food Guide Pyramid's food groups. The database may be downloaded in its entirety or as a subset that includes only those codes in NHANES III without one-to-one matches in CSFII. SAS programs are available for supporting the analysis. The database may also be searched online for desired foods and food servings. (more)	Jul 21, 2004
	Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Studies, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health	Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods: Publications Listing of publications from the Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch of the National Cancer Institute, including many that relate to dietary intake studies and assessment methods. Includes publications related to "Monitoring Risk Factors," "Methods for Assessing Risk Factors," "Epidemiology Studies & Related Methods," and "Guidance & Policy Research". (more)	Jul 21, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies, European Food Safety Authority	Safety of Synthetic Lycopene - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies Opinion adopted on April 1oth 2008 regarding the safety of synthetic lycopene used both as a food supplement and as a food ingredient. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008	May 19, 2008
	United Kingdom Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition	Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition: Review of Dietary Advice on Vitamin A Draft of review of dietary advice on vitamin A. Comments are invited. There are eight annexes, including: "Current Legislation regarding food supplements and food fortification", "Tolerable Upper Intake Levels of preformed Vitamin A", "Human studies of retinol intake and bone health", "Comparison of diets in UK, US, and Sweden", "Adjustment of NDNS estimates of retinol intake using data from EPIC-Oxford", and "Percentage of consumers whose intakes fall above/below Guidance Level and LRNI under different scenarios". (more) Deadline: Friday, April 8, 2005 Publication Month: December 2004	Jan 11, 2005
	Dunn, Julie E.; Liu, Kiang; Greenland, Philip; Hilner, Joan E.; Jacobs, David R., Jr.	Seven-Year Tracking of Dietary Factors in Young Adults: The CARDIA Study Report of a study of nutrient intake of young adults. Full text is available with subscription. Publication Month: January 2000	Aug 15, 2002
	United Kingdom Food Standards Agency	Soup Survey Release, report, and data tables from a survey of sodium, salt, fat, and sugar levels in soups as declared on product labels. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 16, 2004	Dec 16, 2004
	World Health Organization	SuRF Report 1 This report presents recent, nationally representative prevalence data on risk factors for noncommunicable diseases for WHO Member States. The datasets are held in the WHO Global NCD Infobase. Risk factors included in this report are low fruit/vegetable intake, obesity, cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure, physical inactivity, and tobacco and alcohol use. Appendices include "Acronyms and Abbreviations," "Glossary," and "Tables of Regional Data". (more)	Jan 27, 2004
	Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Total Diet Study Data on dietary intake of food contaminants, including pesticide residues, industrial chemicals, toxic and nutritional elements, vitamins, and radionuclides. (more) Publication Month: September 2004	Aug 31, 2001
	Institute of Food Science and Technology	Trans Fatty Acids (TFA) Information statement on trans fatty acids, including discussion of dietary intake, effects, legislation, analysis, and more. (more) Publication Month: November 2004	Nov 22, 2004
	Guthrie, Joanne F.	Understanding Fruit and Vegetable Choices - Research Briefs Research briefs regarding fruit and vegetable consumption and the economic, behavioral, and social factors that affect consumers' fruit and vegetable choices. (more) Publication Month: November 2004	Nov 17, 2004
	Nutrient Data Laboratory, Food Composition Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods - 2003 This database gives the flavonoid content of 225 foods, as compiled from many data sources (which are given). Subclasses of flavonoids included are flavonols, flavones, flavanones, flavan-3-ols, and anthocyanidins. The file should be available in ASCII format for downloading from this site in the future. (more) Publication Month: March 2003	Mar 13, 2003
	Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies, 1.0 Database of food descriptions, food weights and portions, and nutrient values. It is used to process data from the dietary intake component of NHANES 2001-2002, What We Eat in America, as well as other applications. The database is available for download in Microsoft Access or ASCII delimited file format. (more) Publication Year: 2004	Jul 21, 2004
	Nutrient Data Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA Food Composition Data Access to the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16-1, the USDA Database for the Choline Content of Common Foods - 2004, the USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods - 2003, Nutritive Value of Foods (HG-72), the USDA Table of Nutrient Retention Factors, Release 5 (2003), the USDA - Iowa State University Database on the Isoflavone Content of Foods - Release 1.3, 2002, data on Selected Foods Containing Trans Fatty Acids, Keyfoods, data on the Oxalic Acid Content of Selected Vegetables, and more. (more)	Aug 31, 2001
	Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA Healthy Eating Index Downloadable datasets and reports from the USDA's Healthy Eating Index project. In this project overall diet quality and the degree to which diets comply with the Dietary Guidelines and the Food Guide Pyramid are examined. Total and saturated fat consumption as a percentage of total food energy intake, cholesterol and sodium intake, and variety in diet are also examined. Data are downloadable in SPSS Portable or SAS 6.12 formats. The 1999-2000 Food Guide Pyramid Servings database may also be downloaded from this site. (more)	Dec 17, 2003
	Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 16 This database gives nutrient content of foods for different portion sizes. From this page you may download the complete dataset or portions thereof. There are nutrient lists for selected foods and nutrients that are sorted by food description and nutrient content. You may also search the database by typing in a keyword. Updates to earlier releases are available here for those with previous versions of the dataset. (more) Publication Year: 2003	Aug 1, 2003
	Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 17 This database gives nutrient content of foods for different portion sizes. From this page you may download the complete dataset or portions thereof. There are reports of all foods in the database and nutrient lists for selected foods and nutrients that are sorted by food description and nutrient content