Research Guides: Nutrition: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
Covers the significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink
Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
Covers all aspects of food and nutrition, diet and health; explains even the most technical of nutritional terms.
Cambridge World History of Food
CSB TX353 .C255 2000
Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology, and Nutrition
CSB TX 349 .E47 1993

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Dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. from a variety of sources.
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Online reference works from a variety of publishers.
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Reference books by Oxford University Press, including the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.