American Academy of Pediatrics

Site includes information and resources from the nation's foremost experts in child health, including a parenting corner and a link to Healthy Children, a quarterly magazine for parents on a wide range of health topics including nutrition and fitness recommendations.

American Dietetic Association

Site from the nation's largest organization of nutrition professionals contains nutrition information such as fact sheets and tips on healthy eating, bibliographies on selected subjects such as diabetes and sports nutrition and link to the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Site offers nutrition professionals learning opportunities that provide education credits.

America on the Move

Portal to extensive online resources compiled by the USDA. Includes information on:

Site promotes healthful eating and active living among individuals and community groups. Offers free, personalized online resources and interactive tools.

The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation

The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, a CEO-led organization, is a national, multi-year effort designed to help reduce obesity–especially childhood obesity–by 2015. It’s a first-of-its kind coalition that brings together more than 100 retailers, food and beverage manufacturers, restaurants, sporting goods and insurance companies, trade associations and NGOs, and professional sports organizations. The Foundation promotes ways to help people achieve a healthy weight through energy balance–calories in and calories out. It focuses on three critical areas–the marketplace, the workplace and schools.

American Academy of Family Physicians

The American Academy of Family Physicians is one of the largest national medical organizations, representing more than 94,300 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students nationwide. The site states that aspartame is not related to ADHD in children or brain tumors in the general population.

American College of Nutrition

Site for professional nutritionists. Offers members education credits for nutrition courses and offers a Review Course on the Fundamentals of Nutrition, which provides all health care professionals with the opportunity to renew their familiarity with the fundamental and applied science of the field of nutrition. Site also provides meeting information, certification and access to the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

American Society for Nutrition

Site of the research society promoting the science of nutrition. Publishes The Journal of Nutrition and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In 2005, the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, the American Society for Nutritional Sciences (formerly the American Institute for Nutrition) and the Society for International Nutrition merged to form the American Society for Nutrition.

American College of Sports Medicine

Resource for sports medicine and exercise science. Includes online materials for clinicians and consumers.

Exercise is Medicine (EIM) (ACSM)

This global initiative provides information and toolkits to help health professionals and consumers improve health through increasing physical activity.

American Overseas Dietetics Association

Works with international nutrition-focused organizations. International affiliate of the American Dietetic Association.

Association of Nutrition Departments and Programs

National association of directors of college and university nutrition departments and programs offers graduate degree programs in nutrition or postgraduate training programs in nutrition in the United States. Includes links to the 81 institutions and programs that are currently members of this organization.

International Confederation of Dietetic Associations

Site from the association of national dietetic associations representing dietetics professionals throughout the world. Hosts the annual International Congress of Dietetics.

Institute of Food Technologists

International not-for-profit scientific society for food science and food technology professionals provides online resources including expert reports and food industry resources.

NAASO – The Obesity Society

Site of the professional society provides member benefits, education credits and link to the journal Obesity.

School Nutrition Association

National, nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who work in school nutrition and service programs. Active in setting guidelines and standards for school nutritional programs (formerly American School Food Service Association).

Society for Nutrition Education

Site from the professional society provides resources including online links to educational materials and curriculums on fitness and nutrition.

International Food Information Council

Includes toolkits for communicating with consumers and opinion leaders on the state of current nutritional science.

European Food Information Council

The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) is a non-profit organisation which provides science-based information on food safety & quality and health & nutrition to the media, health and nutrition professionals and educators, in a way that consumers can understand. In response to the public's increasing need for credible, science-based information on the nutritional quality and safety of foods, EUFIC's mission is to enhance the public's understanding of such issues and to raise consumers' awareness of the active role they play in safe food handling and choosing a well-balanced and healthy diet.

Asian Food Information Council

AFIC provides latest information on food safety and nutrition, consumer research on health and food issues and share media trends analysis in food safety, health and nutrition across Asia. Website resources include Science Behind the Headlines and Foods Facts newsletter.

Calorie Control Council

Designed to help consumers achieve and maintain optimal weight with additional materials for health professionals. Online tools include the calorie calculator that helps individuals with meal planning and managing their diet

American Beverage Association

Site provides the national School Beverage Guidelines developed by the association in collaboration with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (American Heart Association partnership with the Clinton Foundation). Also provides information on health, nutrition, beverage ingredients and school wellness policies.