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General Foods and Nutrition

Keyword search terms

Below are some possible subject terms to use in your subject or keyword search in the library catalogue or databases. This is not an exhaustive list, but will help to get you started.

Amino Acids Calcuim Calories Cholesterol
Dairy Products Diet Diet Therapy Dietitian
Dietetics Digestion Disease - Prevention Drugs
Drug - Nutrient Interaction Eating Disorders Ecological Engineering Food - Additives
Food - Allergy Food - and Drugs Food - Animals Food - Biotechnology
Food - Chains Ecology Food - Composition Food - Contamination Food - Crops
Food - Habits Food - Handling Food - Industry and Trade Food - Labelling
Food - Law and Legislation Food - Microbiology Food - Poisoning Food - Preservation
Food - Prices Food - Quality Food - Relief Food - Safety
Food - Service Food - Supply Foodborne Disease Genetically Modified Food
Herbal Supplements Hormones Human Ecology Human Ecology - Canada
Human Ecology - History Human Ecology - Philosophy Human Ecology - Aspects International Nutrition
Lactose Intolerance Life Cycle Nutrition Lipids/Fats Local Nutrition
Malnutrition Metabolism Metabolic Rate Minerals
Nutrient Nutrient - Functions Nutrition Nutrition - Athletes
Nutrition - Communication Nutrition - Children Nutrition - Disease Nutrition - Education
Nutrition - Infants Nutrition - Older People Nutrition - Policy Nutrition - Policy - Canada
Nutrition - Requirements Nutrition - Trends Nutritional Aspects Nutritional Aspects - Pregnancy
Nutritionally Induced Diseases Organic Living Proteins Sports Nutrition
Sugars Supplements Vegetables Vegetarianism
Vitamins Water