Books currently in the PCC collection include:
Dictionary of Food Ingredients. REF TX551 .I24
Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition. REF TX349 .E56
A Guide To Understanding Dietary Supplements. REF QP771 .T142 G9
Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs. REF RM666 .H33 H468
Nutrition, Diet, and Oral Health. RK281 .R929 N9
Nutrition Desk Reference. REF QP141 .G242 N9
Nutritive Value of American Foods in Common Units. REF TX551 .A211 N9
Pocket Guide to Nutritional Care. CDROM RM216 .M823 P7
---. Book. RM217.2 .M823 P7
The Professional Chef. REF TX820 .C967 P9
Robinson's Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy. RM216 .R658 B3
Smart Medicine for Healthier Living. REF RC81 .A2 Z27

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Electronic books The PCC Library currently accesses about 12,000 ebooks via NetLibrary. For more information and to access it, click here.

Periodicals, both full-text and citations, are located here.

Tip sheets on culinary arts, including materials on nutrition, food, and cooking, can be found here. We also recommend a variety of reliable Internet web sites, listed below.
American College of Sports Medicine
American Dietetic Association
American Society for Nutritional Sciences
Calorie Control Council
Calorie Counter I
Calorie Counter II
Consumer Food and Nutrition Information
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Health and Medicine Reference Desk
InteliHealth (health and nutrition via Aetna)
Mayo Clinic Health and Nutrition
National Council Against Health Fraud
National Institutes of Health
Nutrition Links
Physician and Sports Medicine Journal
Practical Advice on Fitness and Nutrition
Prevention Online (US Dept. of HHS)
Quack Watch (health fraud & quackery)
Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (links to biotechnology, etc)
Wadsworth (publisher of nutrition textbooks)

Prepared June 14, 2006 by Mike Thomason, MLS, PCC Library