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Awards
and Media Mentions
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Awards
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Among
the Best
…."Clear navigation icons on the home page…users
can access food composition data, educational materials, etc.…
"Consumer Corner" links readers to quality sites including
other government sites, universities. A search mechanism simplifies
the job of finding specific information"…..
--Tufts Nutrition Navigator, 2003
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Reference Sources 2002 -- Web Sites
…."perusable site serves as a starting point for the food
and nutrition information needs of consumers, students, teachers,
and researchers."
-- Library Journal, 2002
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Silver
Award-Outstanding Quality
"Honoring the Best Online Health Information…(one of)
the best health information Web sites for consumers and professionals."
--World Wide Web Health Awards, 2003
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Blue Web'N
"You'll find everything you ever wanted to know about food
here. The wealth of resources include searchable databases on topics
like "Food and Nutrition Software and Multimedia programs"
and "Healthy Schools Meals Training Materials."
--Pacific Bell Knowledge Network, 1999
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Clean Bill of Health
Clean Bill of Health award given to top level pages that meet the
"best of the best" quality standards.
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Media
Mentions
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"An
excellent Web site for food and nutrition information is provided
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research
Service at www.nal.usda.gov/fnic."
--St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 2003
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FNIC Resource List Receives Honorable Mention from AICR:
AICR article about reliable resources on health and nutrition….endorses
FNIC's Eating Smart Resource List as "a good place to begin"
when looking for information about good nutrition and healthy eating.
--AICR, 2003
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23/25 Food and Nutrition Information Center
"…covers a wide range of topics including child nutrition,
food safety, the WIC program, dietary supplements, food composition,
dietary guidelines, the food guide pyramid, and more."
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25/25 Eating Smart: A Nutrition Resource List for Consumers
A listing of books and newsletters with reliable nutrition information,
it also links to many full text and interactive web resources. Sections
include "Practical Tools for Planning and Checking Your Diet"
and "Finding Reliable Nutrition Information on the Internet".
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A link to FNIC is prominently featured as the place to go for additional
food and nutrition information. FNIC is the one and only source
recommended here.
--Food and Nutrition Board of Institute of Medicine
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The National Institutes of Health has several links to the Food
and Nutrition Information Center targeted to both professionals
in the health field as well as the consumer.
--The National Institutes of Health
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WIN references numerous links to the Food and Nutrition Information
Center ranging from topics on controlling Diabetes to maintaining
good Heart Health.
--Weight Control Information Network
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Lists the Food and Nutrition Information Center's Web Topic Page
on Vegetarianism and Vegetarian Nutrition Resource List as the number
one useful Web site.
--American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada, June
2003
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Serves the information needs of professionals interested in human
nutrition, food service management, and food technology.
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Listed
as Resource in Widely Distributed High School Text Book
The FNIC Web site is to be published in a high school text book
entitled Personal Fitness: Looking Good Feeling Great.
--Author: Charles Williams, Senior Associate Dean, University of
South Florida
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