Nutrition, Digestion, and Disease

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Print Resources ~ Physical and digital books prepared by subject-area experts presenting primary and secondary source information as well as statistics, images, facts, and/or narrative.
  • Print resources on specific topics may be found by searching the Online Catalog.

eBooks ~ eBooks from Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click the icon to search the eBook collection or select an article below:

Calcium Toxicity Digestive System
Mineral Toxicity Minerals
Nutrient Deficiency Diseases Nutrient Deficiency Diseases #2
Nutrients Individual Nutrients
Nutrition (General Article) Nutrition and Well-Being A-Z
Vitamins Vitamins, Fat-Soluble
Vitamin Toxicity Vitamins, Water-Soluble
Starvation

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Databases ~ Special collections of information prepared by subject-area experts available digitally in a variety of formats. Invisible to search engines such as Google.

Search Britannica Online for reference information in literature, science, social science, and history. Britannica Online also carries news stories from The New York Times. ~ Reference articles

Nutrient toxicities > Vitamins
Nutrient toxicities > Minerals
Nutrient deficiencies
Dietary and nutrient recommendations > Nutrient recommendations
Six classes of essential nutrients

Search Clipart.com for clipart, photos, fonts and more. User name: smaine Password: south ~ Clipart, photos, fonts, and more

Search the Student Research Center for magazines, newspapers, reference articles, and primary documents. Search NoveList for reviews, annotations and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. ~ Magazine and newspaper articles

Use eLibrary to search for magazine and newspaper articles along with a variety of media including maps, images, audio/video, and television/radio transcripts.~ Reference articles, magazines, newspapers, images, and TV/radio transcripts

Science Resource Center ~ Reference, magazine, journal, and newspaper articles on science topics and issues. Search digestion, digestive system, nutrition, deficiency diseases, mineral toxicity, vitamin toxicity, nutrients, specific names of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.

Search Student Resource Center Gold for reference, periodical, and primary source articles as well as maps and images across all subject areas. ~ Use the Read Speaker Dashboard pictured here: Read Speaker Dashboard to listen to any Student Resource Center Gold document. You may also download articles as an mp3 file. Transfer the file to your iTunes library or other mp3 library and listen to the article.

Search for a specific vitamin, mineral, disease, or use the articles listed below:

Digestive System | Nutrition (Overview) | Malnutrition | Minerals | Mineral Deficiency | Vitamins

Internet Resources

Body Systems -- Digestive System and Digestion Information

General Health and Disease Sites --will include Nutrition, Digestion, Disease, Vitamin & Mineral Information

Nutrition Sites

  • NutritionData ~ a comprehensive database of information based on the USDA's National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
  • Nutrition.gov ~ Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers.
  • Food and Nutrition Information Center ~ a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.

N. Mellendorf, Librarian and D. Reeder, Maine South High School, Library Resource Center, Park Ridge, IL
Created: 6/17/09 Last update: 9/14/09 Contact: nmellendorf@maine207.org