Micronutrient Information Center

US Government Sites

• Cancer.gov Cancer Information
  Current information about cancer from the National Cancer Institute.
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  Dietary guidelines published jointly every five years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• Dietary Supplements
  US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
  Information and warnings about dietary supplements from the FDA.
• Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine
  Includes tables of Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients.
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
  Food and nutrition information and resources from the US Department of Agriculture.
• Healthfinder
  A guide to health information from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
• MEDLINE plus
  Health information from the National Library of Medicine.
• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
  Information for consumers and practitioners on complementary and alternative therapies.
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Health Information
  Information regarding cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and sleep disorders.
• National Institute on Aging Health Information
  Information and resources regarding aging, Alzheimer's disease, and related disorders.
• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease Health Information 
  Health information on diabetes, digestive diseases, endocrine (hormonal) and metabolic diseases, hematologic (blood) diseases, kidney diseases, and nutrition.
• National Library of Medicine PubMed
  A search engine for the MEDLINE database.
• Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  Information and resources regarding dietary supplements, including the IBIDS dietary supplements database.
• Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
  NIH resource center for osteoporosis and other bone disease such as Paget's disease, osteogenesis imperfects, and hyperparathyroidism.
• USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory
  Includes a search engine for the nutritional composition of over 8,000 foods.

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)

Full text versions of the recent reports by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine on recommended intakes of specific nutrients

• Dietary Reference Intakes for Phosphorus, Magnesium, and Fluoride
  (1997)
• Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B₆, Folate, Vitamin B₁₂, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline
  (1998)
• Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids
  (2000)
• Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc
  (2001)
• Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrates, Fiber, Fat, Protein and Amino Acids (Macronutrients)
  (2002)
• Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate
  (2004)
• Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D
  (2010)

Other Health-related Links

• American Cancer Society
  Information and resources on preventing, treating, and coping with cancers.
• American Diabetes Association
  Information and resources for consumers and health professionals on many aspects of diabetes.
• American Heart Association
  Information and resources for consumers and health professionals on prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke.
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
  Information and resources for consumers and health professionals on osteoporosis.
• American Federation for Aging Research
  Current research on healthy aging.