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

Credo, Gale, and Oxford offer reference collections that let you cross-search many dictionaries and encyclopedias at once!

CREDO Reference
Background information to start your research. Includes full-text articles from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Online reference works from a variety of publishers.
Oxford Reference
Reference books by Oxford University Press, including the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.